Moderator Mike Chase, left, of Farmington and Regional School Unit 9 Director Craig Stickney of Chesterville listen to questions Wednesday night at a Chesterville forum hosted by Stickney. (Franklin Journal photo by Dee Menear) CHESTERVILLE — The Board of Selectmen voted 4-1 Thursday evening not to put an article on the March 11 town meeting […]
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Banking on balance in Jay
Fifth-graders, from left, Breanna Lee and Isabelle Martin, both of Jay, and Izaiah Hiscock of Livermore Falls walk along a snowbank Thursday on the playground during recess at Spruce Mountain Elementary School in Jay. (Sun Journal Photo by Donna M. Perry) Fifth-graders, from left, Breanna Lee and Isabelle Martin, both of Jay, and Izaiah Hiscock of Livermore Falls walk along a snowbank on […]
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Livermore Falls voters to decide on treatment plant upgrade, firetruck
LIVERMORE FALLS — Selectmen voted Tuesday to hold a special town meeting Feb. 26 to ask voters to finance a $5.75 million upgrade of the Wastewater Treatment Plant and pay for a firetruck. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. at the Town Office. The treatment plant was built in the 1970s and underwent a nearly […]
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Carrabassett Valley Police Department employee summonsed for operating without a license
NEW VINEYARD — A Carrabassett Valley Police Department employee was summonsed to court on a charge of operating without a license following a Route 27 crash Jan. 28. James Nicholas, 28, of Temple was operating a red 2005 Honda Element when the crash occurred at about 4:30 a.m., according to Franklin County Deputy Derick Doucette. […]
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Jay woman sentenced to one year in prison for selling cocaine, heroin
FARMINGTON — A Franklin County judge sentenced a Jay woman Wednesday to one year in prison for selling cocaine and heroin from her apartment July 30, 2018, according to court documents. Angie Braley, 38, pleaded guilty Jan. 31 to a felony charge of unlawful trafficking in scheduled drugs and violation of condition of release. Braley was […]
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Jay plow truck slides, hits RSU 73 bus
JAY — The plow on a town truck hit the front of a school bus on icy Morse Hill Road on Tuesday morning, Police Chief Richard Caton IV said Wednesday. None of the eight children or two drivers on the Regional School Unit 73 bus was injured, according to Caton. The 2013 Thomas bus was […]
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Strong spellers in Franklin County
Daxx Williams of Rangeley Lakes Regional School waits at the microphone Tuesday night during the Franklin County Spelling Bee at Mt. Blue High School in Farmington. Seated behind Williams, from left: Moriah Reusch, Mt. Blue Middle School; Daniel Wilson, Spruce Mountain Middle School; Meadow Kerbo, MBMS; Dillon Kneeland, SMMS; Kyran Katzenbach, MBMS; and Mackenzie Curtis, SMMS. (Livermore […]
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Wilton voters to decide CMP support, Forster Mill funding
WILTON — The Board of Selectpersons voted unanimously Tuesday to schedule a public hearing and special town meeting to address continued support of Central Maine Power’s transmission line and cleanup of the former Forster Manufacturing site. “Originally, I was going to suggest the select board remove support of the CMP project and remain neutral,” Selectperson […]
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Farmington man pleads guilty to alcohol-related charge
FARMINGTON — A local man pleaded guilty Monday to allowing minors to possess or consume liquor at a birthday party at the Farmington Community Center. The state dismissed a misdemeanor charge of criminal mischief against Yussuf Adow, 23, at Franklin County Superior Court. Adow entered an agreement that delays sentencing for a year and outlines […]
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RSU 9 budget timeline unveiled
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 directors have approved the process and timeline for developing the 2019-20 budget. “A five-member school board budget committee will be formed,” Superintendent Tina Meserve said in a phone call following the Jan. 28 board meeting. “The committee will begin meeting Wednesday, Feb. 27.” The initial committee meeting will be […]