UPDATE: Sexual assault suspect found dead in Franklin County Jail cell FARMINGTON — A Strong man is accused of sexually assaulting a girl and possessing sexually explicit photos of girls. Stephen Tripp, 35, of Strong, was arrested Friday on felony charges of gross sexual assault and possessing sexually explicit material, according to an affidavit filed in a […]
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News and information about Franklin County from the Sun Journal.
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This week's agenda
Monday Bethel: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Casco: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Casco Community Center Peru: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Tuesday Buckfield: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Municipal Building Farmington: Franklin County Commission, 9 a.m., county building Paris: Oxford County Commission, 9 a.m., county building Paris: Conservation Committee, 7 p.m., Town Office Sumner: Planning Board, 6:30 […]
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Jay Dems to meet Wednesday
LIVERMORE FALLS — The Jay Democratic Committee will meet at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 7, in the back meeting room of the bank building in Livermore Falls.
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Livermore school library volunteers lauded for work
LIVERMORE — Spruce Mountain Primary School librarian Cheryl Mills said the commitment and consistency of her crew of volunteers are essential to the library’s operations. “I believe it takes a village to raise a child and a great community to have good schools,” she said. “We have that here at SMPS. The volunteers are vital to the […]
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Fire destroys hunting camp, ATVs in Jay
JAY — A hunting camp owned by a Vermont man and two side-by-side ATVs were destroyed by fire Friday night, Fire/Rescue Chief Mike Booker wrote in a text Saturday. The camp off Morse Hill Road burned to the ground, he wrote. The fire was reported at about 8:50 p.m. Firefighters were called back at about […]
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Wellington man faces OUI charge after crash in Carrabassett Valley
Sean Glynn, 30, of Wellington was charged with driving drunk Friday morning on Route 27 in Carrabassett Valley when his vehicle left the road, vaulted over Bracket Brook Road and struck a utility pole, according to Police Chief Mark Lopez. Glynn faces misdemeanor charges of operating under the influence and driving beyond license restriction. (Carrabassett Valley Police Department) […]
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Wilton retail marijuana
A story on Page B1 of the regional edition Friday should have reported that the Wilton Planning Board granted a permit for a retail medical marijuana storefront, following a site plan review. It was an editing error.
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Farmington to vote on $1.2 million dam removal project
FARMINGTON — Residents will have the opportunity to vote Tuesday on whether to authorize the town to move ahead with a $1.2 million proposal to remove the Walton’s Mill Dam and upgrade a surrounding public park. The proposal would be funded entirely by the Atlantic Salmon Federation and includes the removal of the dam and […]
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Snapped pole leaves Livermore Falls teen stuck in truck
JAY — A Livermore Falls teenager was stuck in her father’s pickup truck for about 30 minutes Friday after it snapped a utility pole on Claybrook Road and wires fell on it, Sgt. Russell Adams said. Ashlyn Williams, 17, was driving west toward Spruce Mountain High School when she lost control of the truck on […]
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When and where to vote on Election Day
Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 6. Polling places in some cities and towns open as early as 6 a.m. All polling places will close at 8 p.m. Here are the times and locations for voting in Androscoggin, Franklin and Oxford counties: Andover: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Town Hall Auburn: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. […]