Farmington residents will have the chance to provide feedback on a proposed 490-acre solar farm off Route 2 on Monday, as the town’s planning board is working to move the project away from a residential area. A public hearing, followed by a regular planning board meeting, is scheduled for 6 p.m. at the Farmington Town […]
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Halloween Mud Bash in Livermore
David Lamarch of Salisbury, Massachusetts, burns down the course Sunday in his nitrous-fueled mud dragster during the Halloween Mud Bash at Barnyard All Terrain in Livermore. The two-day event hosted competitions Saturday and freestyle Sunday. “Today was just a go out and have fun day,” said Chad “Bad Apple” Apple of Lewiston. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) […]
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Biking trails a boon for Kingfield area
FREEMAN TOWNSHIP — For years, land owned by Spencer Lee’s family in the unorganized territory of Franklin County sat untouched. Then Lee and his father, Peter, decided to do something about it, tapping into their passion for mountain biking and the growing popularity of the sport. In July, the father-son team opened the Freeman Ridge […]
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History comes alive at The Norlands in Livermore
Emmet Logsdon of Rumford demonstrates how to chop cornstalks at the Washburn-Norlands Living History Center’s fall festival in Livermore on Saturday. “Everything on the farm is an exercise program,” Logsdon told visitors. (Pam Harnden/Livermore Falls Advertiser) Lucille Lavoie of Livermore fries potato doughnuts in a cast-iron skillet on a wood stove during the fall festival at […]
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RSU 73 board OKs Spruce Mountain junior prom at The Great Outdoors
JAY — The Regional School Unit 73 board of directors gave approval Thursday night for the junior class at Spruce Mountain High School to hold its prom at The Great Outdoors in Turner. The Great Outdoors is a function and event facility on Pleasant Pond. Principal TJ Plourde told the board Edward Little High School had used […]
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Break from class in Farmington
Fifth-grader Ben Waite swings during recess Wednesday at Cascade Brook School in Farmington. (Donna M. Perry/Sun Journal) Fifth-grader Ben Waite swings during recess Wednesday at Cascade Brook School in Farmington. (Donna M. Perry/Sun Journal)
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No one injured after tractor-trailer rear ends Honda Civic in Farmington
FARMINGTON — A Bridgton man was summonsed for following too closely and operating 2,500 pounds overweight when the tractor-trailer he was driving Wednesday afternoon rear-ended another vehicle, Farmington officer Jesse Clement said. Isaac Ferrari, 20, of Windham was headed north on Wilton Road in a 2003 Honda Civic. He was stopping for a red light […]
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Woman runs over 87-year-old mom picking apples in Livermore orchard
LIVERMORE — An 87-year-old Mexico woman was injured Monday afternoon when her daughter accidentally ran over her with a car in an apple orchard, according to Lt. Walter Grzyb of the Maine State Police. Vivian Buotte was picking apples at the Berry Fruit Farm, off Crash Road, when her daughter, Nina Langervan, 53, of Dixfield […]
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Road paving to continue in Strong
STRONG — The plan to pave 1.1 miles of the Pond Road is another step closer to completion. At their meeting Tuesday, selectmen signed the Franklin Savings Bank loan documents to finance the work. The loan for $145,288 and a one-time fee of $250 for processing is payable over three years at 5 percent interest. […]
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RSU 9 committee reports favorable budget health
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 Director Irving Faunce of Wilton presented a Personnel and Finance Committee update to the board Tuesday night. “We’ve started an education process with Business Manager Kris Pottle to understand monthly financial statements and the components we need to track,” Faunce, the committee chairman, said. During the Sept. 25 meeting, Faunce […]