FARMINGTON — A Rumford man was found guilty Tuesday of hitting a Jay woman with a metal cane, causing a wound that required 14 stitches to close. The incident happened on Dec. 31, 2017. Justice Robert Mullen sentenced Ronald E. Tarckini, 66, to four years in prison with all but 264 days suspended and four […]
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Fournier retires after 38 years with Jay PD
Cpl. Jeffrey Fournier, known as J3, has retired after after 38 years with the Jay Police Department. Fournier’s final day with the department was Friday. (Submitted Photo) Cpl. Jeffrey Fournier, known as J3, has retired after after 38 years with the Jay Police Department. Fournier’s final day with the department was Friday. (Submitted Photo)
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Freshman move in at UMF
The last of Sandi Wood’s 10 children are out of the house. Wood helped her 18-year-old daughter, Melissa, move into Mallett Hall on the University of Maine at Farmington campus Saturday morning. “I am the baby of the family,” said Melissa Wood, one of the nine children adopted by Sandi and David Wood. They have […]
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Thomas Eastler, Maine’s “father of the racewalk,” remembered for persistence
FARMINGTON — Thomas Eastler, who helped make racewalking a high school sport in Maine and contributed to its popularity throughout the state and nation, died Thursday at age 73. The Farmington resident, a professor of natural sciences at the University of Maine at Farmington for 41 years, was a USA Track & Field official for […]
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Man accused of driving toward kids in Kingfield
FARMINGTON — A Salem Township man remained jailed Friday, accused of driving down an embankment toward children who had thrown his protest signs into the Carrabassett River in Kingfield, according to law enforcement officials. James O’Brien, 68, was arrested Thursday on misdemeanor charges of violation of condition of release, reckless conduct, criminal mischief and driving […]
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Livermore Falls, Jay to share costs of treatment plant upgrade
LIVERMORE FALLS — Selectmen voted Thursday to appoint two sewer trustees, the town manager and the superintendent of the Sewer Department to a Sewer Project Steering Committee. Jay will also have officials on the committee to oversee an upgrade to the Livermore Falls Wastewater Treatment Plant. Livermore Falls Selectmen George Cummings and Rod Heikkinen, as […]
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Voters approve two budget articles in Livermore Falls
LIVERMORE FALLS — Residents voted Thursday to approve two budget articles that failed at the polls on June 12. They include money for wages, selectmen stipends, office supplies and legal services. Ron Aseltine moderated the town meeting, which was attended by 22 voters. Resident and former Selectman Tom Barker asked that the votes be conducted […]
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Chesterville adopts Food Sovereignty Ordinance
CHESTERVILLE — Voters unanimously passed a Food Sovereignty Ordinance at a special town meeting Thursday. The law allows food producers and processors to sell locally grown or processed food directly to consumers without being subject to state licensing and inspections. Producer-to-consumer transactions must be conducted where food or food products are produced, such as at […]
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Franklin County officials release details of CMP request, cry foul
A group of Franklin County officials have requested millions of dollars’ worth of investment from Central Maine Power Co., including internet expansion, scholarships, tax relief and economic development, to compensate for a proposed $950 million, Canada-to-Massachusetts power line that would cut across the region. But the memorandum of understanding request by local officials, which they earlier […]
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Mt. Blue's Ryder earns prestigious national teaching award
FARMINGTON — A Mt. Blue High School language arts teacher has been recognized as one of the nation’s top educators. The National Education Association Foundation on Monday named Dan Ryder of Jay as a recipient of the prestigious 2019 Horace Mann Award for Teaching Excellence. Horace Mann representative Jake Kenyon surprised Ryder and his peers […]