LIVERMORE FALLS — The main room in the newly renovated Fire Station will provide space for training for the Fire and Police Departments, Fire Chief Edward Hastings IV said. Tables and chairs set up in diagonal fashion face a large-screen television. A grant from the Walmart Foundation paid for the TV and a significant number of […]
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New Hampshire man arrested on drug charges in Wilton
WILTON — A New Hampshire man is accused of selling crack cocaine and heroin, Police Chief Heidi Wilcox said. Davian Torres Rodriguez, 27, was arrested Saturday at a home on Masterman Avenue on charges of aggravated trafficking in scheduled drugs and unlawful possession of a scheduled drug, Wilcox said. Police found multiple packages of […]
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Farmington man, two children injured in Lagrange ATV crash
LAGRANGE — A Farmington man and two children were injured Sunday night when the ATV they were riding went off a rail bed trail and struck trees in this Penobscot County town, according to Maine Warden Service. Driver Danny Adams, 53, was seriously injured in the crash, Lt. Kevin Adam, search and rescue coordinator for […]
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Four rescuers and a helicopter get hiker with broken ankle off Bigelow Mountain
WYMAN TOWNSHIP — A hiker from London, England, was rescued early Friday from the West Peak of Bigelow Mountain after she broke her ankle, the Maine Warden Service said. Jennifer Custer, 38, was taken to Franklin Memorial Hospital in Farmington for treatment, Warden Service Sgt. Scott Thrasher said in a news release. The Warden Service […]
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This week's agenda
Monday Bethel: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Casco: Open Space Commission, 6:30 p.m., Casco Community Center Jay: North Jay Water District, 6 p.m., Town Office Jay: Jay Village Water District, 7 p.m., Town Office Peru: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Wilton: New England Clean Energy Connect informational meeting, doors open at 6 p.m. and program […]
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New Sharon man now can be considered an award-winning dancer
NEW SHARON — Jeff Harris was taught as a child that he could do anything if he set his mind to it. The real estate agent, auctioneer, farmer and Regional School Unit 9 director can now add award-winning dancer to his resume. When Harris, 54, did a benefit auction more than a year ago, he said […]
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Livermore Falls class holds 69th reunion
The Livermore Falls High School Class of 1949 held its 69th class reunion at LaFleur’s Restaurant in Jay on Saturday. Celine Wells stands while greeting Joe “Pete” Dube as Romeo Langelier and Bernice Bilodeau look on. (Pam Harnden/Livermore Falls Advertiser) The Livermore Fall High School Class of 1949 held its 69th class reunion at LaFleur’s […]
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Wilton hosting public session on CMP power line project
Franklin County residents and elected officials will have the opportunity Monday night to question Central Maine Power Co. authorities about a proposed Quebec-to-Massachusetts power line that would run through six towns and about 33 miles of the county. A meeting and question-and-answer session with CMP will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Mt. […]
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Verso to gain $42 million in settlement with Canadian paper industry
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, is praising a recent decision by the U.S. Department of Commerce that allows the Verso mill in Jay to reach a settlement with the Canadian paper industry. Earlier this year, Verso Corp., owner of the paper mill in Jay, entered into an agreement with Canadian paper producers that might well […]
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Transient accused of trafficking in heroin
FARMINGTON — A transient was charged Thursday with dealing heroin, after he agreed to sell $150 worth of the drug in a police sting operation. A Maine Drug Enforcement agent arrested Scott Edward Towers, 28, on a charge of felony unlawful trafficking in scheduled drugs. According to the agent’s probable cause affidavit filed in Franklin […]