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 […]
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Jay school artists share STEAM project with board members
LIVERMORE FALLS — Students in Regional School Unit 73 are showing their artistic sides. Specifically, the district’s board of directors learned Thursday about an art program at Spruce Mountain Elementary School. Art teacher Tamara Lindsey said her fifth-graders have been working on a STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics) project, and learning about Alexander Calder, […]
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Voter intimidation or voter education?
FARMINGTON — The Secretary of State’s Office has no plans to take action on a local activist’s banner displayed outside the Community Center polling station Tuesday, a spokesman said Wednesday. The banner by Bill Crandall of Farmington apparently intimidated some University of Maine at Farmington students, causing them not to vote, according to emails, texts […]
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Wilton country club owes more than $17,000 in back taxes
WILTON — Selectpersons decided Tuesday to send a letter to the owner of Wilson Lake Country Club concerning unpaid real estate and personal property taxes that now total more than $17,000. Chairperson Tiffany Maiuri said the town will send a “courtesy letter” to Wilton Golf Holdings LLC “as a friendly reminder of their pledge to […]
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Crowd turns out in Farmington to celebrate Governor-elect Janet Mills' win
FARMINGTON — The celebration started before Governor-elect Janet Mills arrived late Wednesday afternoon in her hometown. More than 100 people gathered inside and outside The Homestead Kitchen, Bar and Bakery on Broadway as they waited to congratulate Mills on becoming the first female to be elected governor in the state. The state’s attorney general will […]
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N.Y. man sentenced for selling crack in Jay
FARMINGTON — A New York man pleaded guilty Monday to selling crack cocaine from a Jay apartment and was sentenced to four years in prison, according to court documents. Darnell Smith, 21, of the Bronx also faced a charge of aggravated drug trafficking, which was dismissed. A conviction on the cocaine trafficking charge is punishable […]