SALEM TOWNSHIP — Voters approved a $9.39 million budget for Regional School Unit 58 on Tuesday night after adding money for instruction. Eighty-nine voters from Strong, Phillips, Kingfield and Avon gathered at Mt. Abram High School to act on the 16-article warrant. The most discussion revolved around $123,585 in cuts to instruction, reducing the number […]
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Safe and money stolen from Elm Street house in Jay
JAY — A house on Elm Street was burglarized and a safe with an undisclosed amount of money in it was taken, Police Chief Richard Caton IV said Tuesday. The burglary was reported Sunday but could it have happened on Friday or Saturday, he said. Anyone with information is asked to call the Jay Police […]
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Vehicles, equipment shot with BB's in Jay
JAY — Police are investigating several reports of vehicle windows being shattered or shot out by BB’s on the Old Jay Hill Road over the Memorial Day weekend. Windows and doors were damaged in five private vehicles, a bulldozer and two dump trucks owned by C.H. Stevenson Inc. of Wayne, Police Chief Richard Caton IV […]
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Police seek driver in Sandy River Plantation crash
SANDY RIVER PLANTATION — Franklin County deputies are looking for the driver of a truck that went off Route 4 and down an embankment near Smalls Falls on Sunday morning. Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said a witness reported the driver received facial injuries and fled the scene. Photos on Rangeley Fire and Rescue Department’s Facebook […]
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Fire heavily damages camp in Dallas Plantation
DALLAS PLANTATION — A fire heavily damaged a camp and charred a corner of a detached woodshed Monday on Sunnyside Lane, off Camp Waya Awi Road on Gull Pond. Firefighters from Rangeley, Eustis and Phillips responded to find the camp three-quarters involved in fire, Tim Pellerin, chief of the Rangeley Fire Rescue Department, said Tuesday. Children […]
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Farmington homeless shelter plans downtown expansion
FARMINGTON — Leaders from Western Maine Homeless Outreach are optimistic about the possibility of moving into a new space downtown that would nearly double the capacity of Franklin County’s only homeless shelter. The shelter is in the basement of the Living Waters Assembly of God church on Route 2. It is eyeing a new space […]
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Weld observes Memorial Day
WELD — The Old Crow Indian Band led a parade from the Town Hall to the library to kick off the annual Memorial Day observances Monday afternoon. Sean Minear greeted everyone and gave updates on two construction projects at the library. When complete, the library will have a new entrance, new lights and a reading […]
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Veterans’ sacrifices remembered in Jay and Livermore Falls
JAY — Jay and Livermore Falls residents lined the streets Monday for the annual Memorial Day parade and ceremony. “Our purpose here today is to commemorate the sacrifice of the men and women who have lost their lives in the service of our country,” said Rep. Tina Riley, D-Jay, the keynote speaker at the ceremony. […]
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Veterans’ sacrifices honored, remembered in Farmington
FARMINGTON — The sacrifices of veterans were remembered on Memorial Day with a parade, music, speeches and a wreath-laying ceremony. At Roderick-Crosby American Legion Post 28, Maine Attorney General Janet Mills, who is seeking the Democratic nomination to be Maine’s next governor, said every day should be Memorial Day. “For 150 years, we have celebrated Memorial […]
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This week's agenda
Tuesday Livermore: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town office Sumner: Scholarship Committee, 6 p.m., Town Office Wednesday Buckfield: Buckfield Village Corp., 6:30 p.m., Municipal Center Dixfield: Annual town meeting, 6 p.m., Dirigo High School