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 […]
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Livermore Falls board to discuss truck repairs, burned house
LIVERMORE FALLS — Selectmen will meet Wednesday to discuss options for demolishing a Main Street building and repairs to a firetruck. The meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. at the Town Office. It was moved from Tuesday because two selectmen are unavailable that day. Town Manager Stephen Gould will review options for a house at 100 […]
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Jay man accused of pointing gun at woman in Walmart parking lot
FARMINGTON — A woman told a dispatcher on Sunday afternoon that she was walking in Walmart parking lot and someone got upset with her and pointed a handgun at her, police officer Ryan Rosie said Monday. Police met up with the woman in the parking lot after she called to report the incident at about […]
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Hermon man arrested after failing to stop for police
FARMINGTON — A Hermon man faces charges after a Franklin County sheriff’s deputy tried to stop a vehicle he was driving on Sunday for a traffic violation on Farmington Falls Road. The driver, Kyle Goehringer, 32, of Hermon refused to stop at about 7 p.m. and sped off with Deputy Andrew Morgan in pursuit, according […]
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Farmington man charged after ex-girlfriend’s SUV rammed several times in Walmart parking lot
FARMINGTON — A local man is accused of ramming his ex-girlfriend’s vehicle on Sunday, while it was stopped to exit Walmart at the traffic lights, after a verbal confrontation in the parking lot. Police met with the victim at about 9 p.m. in the lot of an adjacent restaurant. Based on officers Michael Lyman and […]
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Regional agenda
Monday Casco: Open Space Commission, 6:30 p.m., Casco Community Center Jay: Selectmen, 3 p.m., Town Office Peru: Selectmen, 5:30 p.m. bid opening, 6 p.m. meeting, Town Office Tuesday Buckfield: Holiday Lighting-Decorating Committee, 2 p.m., Zadoc Long Free Library Buckfield: Public hearing on retail marijuana moratorium ordinance, 5 p.m., Municipal Center Buckfield: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Municipal […]
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Jay VFW Post holds kids' Christmas party
Keyanna Rivers accepts a present from Santa and Mrs. Claus, who are played by VFW Post 3335 Commander Kenny Blake and, wife, Mary Blake, during the Post’s kids’ Christmas party in Jay on Saturday. The Post offered the children an opportunity to meet Santa, take home a gift and participate in activities including painting, coloring […]
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Security cameras installed in downtown Farmington
FARMINGTON — The Farmington Police Department has installed 10 security cameras downtown in an effort to increase security around municipal parking lots, intersections and businesses. Only about half of the cameras had been activated, so far, Town Manager Richard Davis said Wednesday during a meeting of the Downtown TIF Advisory Committee. “They’re working very well […]