BETHEL — The Bethel Area Chamber of Commerce will no longer host the Maine State Triathlon “due to declining participation in the event and changes within the organization,” according to a newsletter. The event featured athletes competing in swimming, cycling and running on a loop that included Route 5 and Vernon Street, beginning and ending […]
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Wilton church begins bicentennial celebration
WILTON — The Wilton Congregational Church, UCC, began a yearlong celebration of its bicentennial on Friday night with a dinner prepared by members of the Bicentennial Committee. “Welcome to the beginning of our celebration of the 200th anniversary of our church,” Church Council Moderator John Backus said. Backus and the Rev. David W. Smith were […]
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Sen. King tours Farmington center
U.S. Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, tours the Woodlands Senior Living Memory Care Center in Farmington on Friday to see the 36-bed facility and the ongoing expansion of a 58-bed assisted living residence and 22 studio apartments this year. King said Fridays are his “Maine days” and that he had met with town managers from Jay […]
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Massachusetts automotive upholstery company moving to Wilton
WILTON — The Planning Board on Thursday approved an application for a Massachusetts upholstery business to set up shop in the Bass-Wilton building at 284 Main St. LeBaron Bonney Co. owner Scott Holbrook said he plans to hire 11 to 15 people for his automotive upholstery plant and begin operations May 1. It will be […]
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100-Day Challenge addresses youth homelessness
FARMINGTON — There is a movement underway in Franklin County to create a network to provide options for homeless youth, giving them a safe place to stay and creating long-term solutions to the problem. Franklin County has been chosen as one of five sites nationally to participate in the 100-Day Challenge to end youth homelessness. […]
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A fire truck for all seasons
An old firetruck marked Durham Fire Department Tank No. 1 sits in the snow in front of Barnyard All Terrain Park on Boothby Road in Livermore on Wednesday. Park operator David Lovewell owns it but said the International Fleetstar is just for show – it does not compete in mud runs at the park. “Some […]
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Wilton man charged in Wilson Pond ice shack damage
WILTON — A local man has been charged in connection with damaging an ice shack on Wilson Pond last week, Maine Warden Kris MacCabe said Thursday. The man was issued a summons on a charge of driving to endanger, MacCabe said, but he declined to identify him because of the continuing investigation. The man is […]
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Rangeley Winterpaloozah features dog, sled, bike races
RANGELEY — Visitors to the third annual Winterpaloozah this month can cheer on dogs pulling full kegs and empty beer cans, watch an exhibition of snow kiting, race a cardboard sled, ride a fat tire bike or snowshoe across Haley Pond. The celebration will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 18. Winterpaloozah, […]
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Rangeley man pleads to federal drug charges
FARMINGTON — A Rangeley man has pleaded guilty at U.S. District Court in Bangor to selling fentanyl last year in Franklin County, according to court documents. Steven Butler was 24 when he was indicted by a federal grand jury Sept. 14, 2017, on three felony counts of distribution of a mixture or substance containing fentanyl. Butler had […]
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Selectmen given update on Front Street culvert replacement
FARMINGTON — Selectmen received an update Tuesday night on the Front Street culvert replacement project. Town Manager Richard Davis said he had met with Dirigo Engineering and engineers from Fairpoint. “FairPoint has agreed to relocate their cables,” Davis said. “They’ll fan them out on top of the culvert rather than have them go through as […]