LIVERMORE FALLS — In their roles as sewer trustees, selectmen received an update Tuesday on what is needed to upgrade the Livermore Falls Wastewater Treatment Plant. Livermore Falls owns and operates the plant, which underwent a $5.8 million upgrade in late 1990s. Not everything was upgraded at that time, however, and some of the concrete at […]
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Wilton man accepts plea deal in arson incident
LEWISTON — Two arson charges against a Wilton man were dismissed this week after he pleaded guilty to a charge of aggravated criminal mischief. Colton Webster, 26, was charged in February with setting fire Jan. 19 to his father’s garage on Fayette Road in Livermore Falls. Under the plea deal reached in Lewiston District Court, […]
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Livermore Falls board to decide next step on failed budget articles
LIVERMORE FALLS — Selectmen will meet July 17 to discuss what to do about two budget articles that failed at the polls June 12. There will be no board meeting July 3. Voters rejected warrant articles in the administration budget of $283,291 by a vote of 262-248 and the elected officials budget of $39,153 by […]
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Strong voters approve spending
STRONG — Voters at a special town meeting Tuesday decided to pave both the town tennis court and a little more than a mile of Pond Road. Several residents noted that the tennis courts on Burbank Hill are heavily used, starting early in the morning during warm weather. Voters at the March town meeting declined […]
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Phillips voters headed to town meeting
PHILLIPS — The annual town meeting Thursday will ask residents to decide on sidewalks, a property-maintenance ordinance and taking ownership of the former Skowhegan Savings Bank property. The meeting, scheduled to begin at 6 p.m., will be held at the Phillips Area Community Center. Selectman Lincoln Haines’ term is up this year, and voters can […]
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Farmington man’s guilty verdict overturned
Wesley M. Villacci (2018 submitted photo) FARMINGTON — Maine’s highest court has overturned the domestic violence assault conviction of a 23-year-old Farmington man after finding a Franklin County court erred when giving instructions to the jury. Wesley M. Villacci, 23, was convicted in a 2017 trial of felony domestic violence assault and violating conditions of […]
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Livermore Falls house stripped of copper, electrical wires
LIVERMORE FALLS — Police are investigating a burglary at a house on Leeds Road, where all of the copper pipes, joints and electrical wiring were stolen. The burglary, reported Monday, occurred within the past five weeks, based on when the owner was last there, Police Chief Ernest Steward Jr. said Tuesday. Two other vacant buildings have also had copper […]
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Recount set for Thursday in Livermore Falls selectman race
LIVERMORE FALLS — A recount of votes cast June 12 for a selectman seat will be conducted at 9 a.m. Thursday at the Town Office. Former selectman Ron Chadwick asked for the recount after he lost his bid for election by a vote. Incumbent selectman Nixon Ortiz received 252 votes to Chadwick’s 251. Nixon Ortiz (Livermore […]
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Kingfield selectmen discuss burial policy
KINGFIELD — Selectmen must decide whether to approve a new policy for burials in the town-owned cemeteries of Sunnyside, Riverside and Durrell. At a meeting Monday night, Administrative Assistant Leanna Targett said that in the 11 years she had worked for the town, the policy was still in limbo. Cemetery plots are bought and owned by […]
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Wilton approves amendment allowing marijuana businesses
WILTON — Residents voted at Monday night’s annual town meeting to amend the town’s zoning ordinance to allow marijuana-related businesses and establishments within the town. Marijuana retail sales, indoor cultivation, manufacturing, processing and testing is now allowed in farm and forest, commercial and industrial zones, with Planning Board approval. Marijuana outdoor cultivation will be allowed […]