FARMINGTON — Several residents addressed Regional School Board 9 directors Tuesday about budgetary, bullying and procedural issues they felt required attention. Tiffany Estabrook of Chesterville noted several recent meetings in which public notice was not given. “On Nov. 7 I was here at Mt. Blue High School for a different reason. There was a policy committee […]
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Selectmen consider request from senior housing manager
STRONG — The Board of Selectmen decided Tuesday evening to talk with the management of Valley Brook Village senior housing about having an authorized town representative available for emergencies. Board Chairman Dick Worthley said he spoke with the manager of the Main Street complex that has 20 units for low-income senior and disabled individuals. she […]
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Livermore board accepts property bid, hears from Rep. Morris
LIVERMORE — The Board of Selectpersons on Tuesday evening accepted a bid for a tax-acquired property and heard from newly elected House District 75 Rep. Joshua Morris. Constance Gregory and David McNaught submitted a $5,000 offer for the Norton Road property previously owned by Mary Crocker. It was the only bid in the second attempt to sell the […]
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Selectmen appoint RSU 9 board member, schedule town meeting
FARMINGTON — The Board of Selectmen on Tuesday night appointed Ryan Morgan to an interim seat on the Regional School Unit 9 board of directors. Morgan, of Farmington, fills a seat vacated by Heather Ahern-Huish, whose resignation was announced in October. Morgan was one of three candidates seeking the interim seat, which will be filled […]
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Former Phillips man sentenced to 10 years in sexual abuse case
FARMINGTON — A Franklin County justice sentenced a former Phillips man Tuesday to serve three years of a 10-year sentence for sexually abusing two girls under age 14. Michael Harriman, 28, will serve the sentence after he completes the four years he is serving for a probation violation in an Androscoggin County case. Harriman pleaded […]
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Snow, freezing rain causes havoc on Franklin County roads
FARMINGTON — A mix of snow and freezing rain kept police, firefighters, dispatchers and other emergency responders, and plow and tow truck drivers busy Tuesday. Several tractor-trailer trucks jack-knifed, blocking major routes in Franklin County beginning about 6 a.m. Minor accidents were also reported throughout the day with no serious injuries in Franklin and northern Androscoggin […]
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Jay authorizes police chief to get quotes on new cruiser
JAY — Selectpersons authorized the police chief Monday to get at least three bids for a new cruiser. They also voted to allow him to use money from the forfeiture reserve account to pay for past laboratory testing of drugs seized. Chief Richard Caton IV asked the board if he could start the bidding process to […]
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Alert issued for missing Rangeley man
RANGELEY — Connecticut State Police are asking for the public’s help to find Robert Wetherbee, 76, of Rangeley and Connecticut, who left Maine on Nov. 8 to go to North Windham, Connecticut, but has not arrived. It is the second year in a row that a silver alert — a public notification about a missing person, especially […]
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This week's agenda
Monday Hebron: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office Jay: Board of Assessors and Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Paris: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Peru: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Sumner: Fire Department Auxiliary, 6 p.m., Town Office Waterford: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Tuesday Bethel: Ordinance Review Committee, 5:30 p.m., Town Office Buckfield: Community Day […]
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Farmington man led relief efforts during WWI
FARMINGTON — Volunteers from local and state historic preservation groups chose a special way to honor a local World War I veteran. Col. George McLellan Presson’s contributions were behind the scenes but important to recognize, state archivist Sam Howes said, and he wanted to commemorate the Nov. 11, 1918 armistice and the end of World War […]