STRONG — Selectmen were told Tuesday evening that progress is being made to deliver affordable high-speed internet access in Franklin County. “We are, right now, at the stage where we’re listening to the providers,” Greater Franklin Development Council Executive Director Charlie Woodworth said. Those showing interest include Charter Communications, now called Spectrum, and FairPoint, which is now […]
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RSU 9 hires Farmington woman as curriculum coordinator
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 directors voted Tuesday to hire Laura Columbia of Farmington as curriculum coordinator for the district. Columbia has been serving as interim coordinator since August 2017. Prior to that, she was a science teacher at Mt. Blue High School. Her current salary is $75,000 for a 210-day contract. The board’s […]
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Avon Little League field vandalized
AVON — Police are investigating vandalism to the town’s ball field Monday on Avon Valley Road. Bleachers were overturned and broken, garbage thrown around and the storage building was damaged, according to Wilton Police Chief Heidi Wilcox. Wilcox was helping Maine State Police cover Franklin County while deputies and officers attended the funeral […]
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RSU 9 voters send proposed $35.54 million budget to a validation referendum
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 voters approved a proposed $35.5 million budget Tuesday at Mt. Blue Campus that will go to voters for a validation referendum May 15 in the district’s 10 towns. The budget is $1.91 million more than this fiscal year, which ends June 30. That’s a 5.68 percent increase. There about […]
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Former Phillips man pleads guilty to sexually abusing children
FARMINGTON — A former Phillips man pleaded guilty Monday to sexually molesting two girls under age 14. Michael Harriman, 28, pleaded guilty to two felony charges of unlawful sexual contact in separate cases in Franklin County Superior Court. A conviction is punishable by a up to 10 years in prison and $20,000 fine. The state […]
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Franklin County men plead guilty in case of torching bulldozer, damaging excavator
FARMINGTON — Two of three co-defendants pleaded guilty Monday for their parts in torching a bulldozer and damaging an excavator last fall in Sandy River Plantation. Devon Clark, 19, of Rangeley and Alexander Allan, 38, of Dallas Plantation appeared in Franklin County Superior Court. Clark pleaded guilty to a felony charge of aggravated criminal mischief in an […]
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This week's agenda
Monday Peru: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Tuesday Buckfield: Community Day Committee, 6 p.m., Municipal Center Buckfield: Selectmen and Budget Committee, 6:30 p.m., Municipal Center Casco: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Casco Community Center Eustis: School Committee, 5:30 p.m., Stratton Elementary School Farmington: RSU 9 board of directors, 6:30 p.m., Mt. Blue Campus Paris: Planning Board, 7 […]
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Fun, families and food found at Maine Fiddlehead Festival
FARMINGTON — A tang of cooking ferns filled the air at the 7th Annual Maine Fiddlehead Festival, which drew hundreds to the Emery Community Arts Center on Saturday. Ashley Montgomery found the wind to be a bit challenging as she added fresh lemon zest to a pan of fiddlehead risotto. Beside it, tomatoes simmered in […]
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Staff's training saves student at Livermore school
LIVERMORE — There was no time to think Thursday. Quick actions and prior training kicked in when a kindergarten student choked during lunch at Spruce Mountain Primary School. Educational technicians Monique Cunningham and Diana Pomerleau, both of Jay, were on lunch duty. “Everyone had sat down,” Cunningham said. “A little boy came up to us […]
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South China man faces drug, speeding charges
STRONG — A South China man was arrested Thursday after a deputy stopped a vehicle for speeding and reported finding marijuana. Deputy Brian McCormick conducted a traffic stop on Route 4, when a vehicle was clocked going 79 mph in a 55 mph zone. As a result of the stop, Derek Farnsworth, 20, of South China […]