WILTON — A local man is accused of lighting a receipt for chips and Chapstick on fire and throwing it onto the floor in the entryway at Dollar General on Route 2 on Thursday. A customer stomped out the fire and alerted the clerk, according to an affidavit filed by state fire investigator Jeremy Damren with […]
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Livermore Falls chief to shop for firetruck
LIVERMORE FALLS — Selectmen directed the fire chief Wednesday to get prices and options for a combined ladder/pumper/tanker truck. It would replace the 1988 ladder truck and the 1993 Engine 1. Fire Chief Edward Hastings IV has applied for a $500,000 grant through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to buy a truck. A new one […]
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Livermore Falls board accepts bid for property, sets public hearing
LIVERMORE FALLS — Selectmen voted Wednesday to accept a bid for $875 for a 0.28-acre property next to 63 Park St., across from Cedar Street. The bid was from Julien St. Pierre, the new owner of the house at 63 Park St. Town Manager Stephen Gould said he checked with the abutter on the other side […]
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Strong board reviews firefighters' pay
STRONG — Local firefighters this week questioned selectmen about how the Fire Department payroll in calculated. Long-serving fireman Ian Shamp said some firefighters put in extra hours that they weren’t compensated for, even though there appeared to be money in the department’s budget. Shamp attended a selectmen meeting Tuesday with Ryan Allen and Matt Stevens, […]
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Main-Land Development Consultants recognized by Paul LePage for excellence award
The companies were selected for their high standards and commitment to their communities and employees.
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Livermore Falls woman sentenced for dragging Jay officer
FARMINGTON — A Livermore Falls woman was sentenced Tuesday to nine months and a day in jail for assaulting a Jay police officer last year. Melissa J. Couture, 35, admitted in October to dragging officer Dylan Rider about 50 feet during a traffic stop on Riley Road on Dec. 8, 2017. She pleaded guilty to […]
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Good times at Titcomb Mountain
Jordan Fried of Farmington, left, Tucker Barber, center, of Wilton and Isaiah Reid of Kingfield ski Tuesday afternoon at Titcomb Mountain in Farmington. (Sun Journal Photo by Donna M. Perry) Jordan Fried of Farmington, left, Tucker Barber, center, of Wilton and Isaiah Reid of Kingfield ski Tuesday afternoon at Titcomb Mountain in Farmington. (Sun Journal […]
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Wilton Fire Department faces increase in calls
WILTON — Fire Chief Sonny Dunham told selectpersons Tuesday that the department was facing an increase in calls. It received 76 calls in the past quarter, an increase of about 60 percent. For the year, the department has responded to 25 percent more calls than last year. He said the incidents were not of any particular […]
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Franklin County sheriff calls for removal of tax caps on jail funding
Lawmakers who met with the sheriff Tuesday night agreed to help draft legislation addressing shortfalls in jail funding left over from the state’s failed jail consolidation plan.
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Jay approves second cruiser purchase
JAY — Selectpersons on Monday approved the purchase of a 2019 Ford Interceptor police cruiser from Quirk Auto Group for $33,187, Town Manager Shiloh LaFreniere said Tuesday. The board also agreed to withdraw requests for proposals for curbside trash and recycling service for 2019-20 after legal review of an existing contract, she said. It is […]