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 […]
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RSU 73 sets budget timeline for FY 2020
LIVERMORE FALLS — Regional School Unit 73 set the budget timeline Thursday for fiscal 2020. Plans call for budget workbooks to be distributed at the Jan. 24 board meeting. All budget meetings will begin at 6 p.m. and will be held at different schools throughout the district. The location of each meeting will be announced when […]
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Ice-fishing is 'biggest passion' for Oxford man
OXFORD — Jeff Witham eats, sleeps and breathes ice-fishing — and that’s not just a tired cliche. Witham runs Jeff’s Bait and Tackle from the bottom half of his trailer on Fore Street in Oxford. “Ice-fishing is one of my biggest passions,” he said. With very cold weather freezing up smaller ponds in the area, […]
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New Sharon man faces assault charge after victim hit repeatedly with a shot glass
NEW SHARON — A local man has been accused of striking another man multiple times with a shot glass Wednesday night at a York Hill Road residence. Deputies Brian McCormick and Keith Madore of the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a disturbance at 8:16 p.m. As a result of the deputies’ […]