LIVERMORE — Selectpersons on Monday accepted Robert Hastings’ high bid of $10,550.50 for the town truck damaged in a snowstorm March 8. Hastings is from Chesterville. The broken-down plow truck was being towed by Dutch Gap Auto to Murray’s Garage when it slid down a hill on River Road, causing both trucks to jackknife. The plow […]
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Jay cuts $20,000 from rejected article, sends it back to voters
JAY — Selectpersons and Budget Committee members voted Monday to approve $181,215 for a professional services article to go back to voters on June 12. The initial article for $201,215 was rejected by voters April 24 by a vote of 261-213. It was the only article to fail out of a proposed $6.18 million budget. […]
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Franklin County communications center director to retire June 30
FARMINGTON — Stanley “Stan” Wheeler, director of the Franklin County Regional Communications Center, plans to retire June 30. Wheeler, 68, of Farmington submitted his letter of intent to retire to county commissioners on Monday. He was hired as director of the dispatch center on Nov. 27, 2013. He started in 2000 as a dispatcher in […]
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This week's agenda
Monday Livermore: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Peru: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Tuesday Buckfield: Public hearing on automobile graveyard permit, 6 p.m., Municipal Center. Selectmen and Budget Committee to meet following the hearing; selectmen to meet following the joint meeting. Farmington: Franklin County Commission, 9 a.m., county building Farmington: RSU 9 annual budget meeting, […]
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Memorial Day Parade group requests funding, participants in Jay, Livermore Falls
LIVERMORE FALLS — A planning committee for the Memorial Day Parade in the Jay and Livermore Falls area is seeking members, parade participants and money to cover liability insurance. “We are really having a struggle because we are in dire need of funding to cover the parade,” member Gail Kerns-Dube said. Liability insurance has cost […]
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RSU 9 bus accidentally backs over car in New Sharon
NEW SHARON — A Regional School Unit 9 bus backed over the front of a car Friday morning on Industry Road, according to a news release from Frankin County Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. No one was injured, including five students on the bus, he said. Deputy Andrew Morgan responded to the accident at 7:53 a.m. Bus driver Bonita […]
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RSU 73 board OKs improvements to athletic facilities
LIVERMORE FALLS — The Regional School Unit 73 board of directors gave concept approval Thursday for the Hollandstrong Community Foundation Proposal Project to improve the Spruce Mountain High School athletic facilities. Deborah Roberts of Wilton, representing the Hollandstrong Community Foundation, said the foundation has already done significant fundraising for the project. The first phase will be upgrading […]
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Mt. Blue junior starts website, mobile app business
FARMINGTON — Mt. Blue High School junior Matthew Gallant has been working with computers since he was 13 years old. Now 17, Gallant is building websites and mobile apps for customers. Gallant of Farmington said he is self-taught and did a lot of learning online. He is also a programmer and co-captain of the Blue […]
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Farmington men face off for open state House seat
FARMINGTON — After losing a squeaker two years ago, Scott Landry is again seeking to represent District 13 in the Maine House of Representatives. With incumbent Rep. Lance Harvell, R-Farmington, stepping down at the end of his term, Landry will face Republican Paul Brown in the Nov. 6 general election. Brown said his background in […]
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Fairfield man accused of stalking former girlfriend in Industry
INDUSTRY — A Fairfield man was arrested early Thursday when a deputy responded to a report of a disturbance on Time Square Road. A person reported at about 12:24 a.m. that Mitchel MacArthur was in his driveway threatening him and refusing to leave, Franklin County Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. wrote in an email. “It was […]