Craig Davis of Wilton cross-country skis Monday on the field of Academy Hill School in Wilton. (Donna M. Perry/Sun Journal)
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News and information about Franklin County from the Sun Journal.
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This week's agenda
Monday Casco: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Town Office Dixfield: Selectmen, 5:30 p.m., Ludden Memorial Library Hebron: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office Jay: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Paris: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Peru: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Sumner: Fire Department Auxiliary, 6 p.m., Town Office Waterford: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Tuesday Bethel: […]
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The Studio has become a family supporting one another and the community
WILTON – Cyra Morrill, who opened The Studio in the Bass-Wilson Building on March 1, 2017, is a proponent of health and fitness, small businesses and her community. Morrill, who moved to Wilton six years ago, worked at gyms for 20 years while teaching at private schools. She wanted a career change, so two years […]
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No planes, but good company at Bowman Fly-In
LIVERMORE FALLS — The cloud ceiling was too low Saturday for planes to fly in, but Bowman Field Flying Club members still enjoyed some good company at the eighth annual Bowman Field Fly-In at Bowman Field. When the ceiling is low, with a lot of precipitation, the moisture will freeze on the plane wings, making them heavy […]
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Two Farmington residents seek RSU 9 seat
FARMINGTON — Voters will have one contested race to consider when they go to the polls from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on March 26 at the Community Center. Incumbent Iris Silverstein and Nancy Porter will square off for one, three-year term on the Regional School Unit 9 board of directors. Heather Ahern-Huish is uncontested […]
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Guess who's coming to dinner
Two deer appeared Friday in the yard of Wilton resident Eileen Adams, attracted to the corn she feeds her geese. Minutes later, the deer leaped the fence and ate the corn. Adams said the geese obliged the interlopers by gathering in a cluster at the other end of the pen. She said she’s seen deer […]
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Two vehicles collide in Farmington
A 2008 GMC pickup truck driven by Nelson Town, 73, of Livermore Falls and a 2014 Dodge Caravan driven by Emmarie Reeve, 63, of Jay collided in front of Irving Big Stop on Routes 2 and 4 in Farmington on Friday morning, police officer Jesse Clement said. Town received cuts on his head and Reeve complained […]
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Liquor sales, land ordinance topics at Chesterville hearing
CHESTERVILLE — Residents at Thursday night’s public hearing generally supported articles on liquor sales and land use ordinance changes added to the March 12 annual town meeting warrant. Tiffany Estabrook, acting chairwoman of the Board of Selectman, said adopting laws on liquor sales in town would be the first step to cover all the bases […]
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Early RSU 73 budget figures show slight increase
JAY — The initial proposal of the 2019 RSU 73 budget is $18,804,544, an increase of $749,907 from this year. At Thursday’s board of directors meeting, Superintendent Kenneth Healey explained that the proposed budget represents preliminary figures and that he does not yet know how state funding will offset the increase. Of the budgeted amount, […]
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McGrane announces run for District 17 senator
FARMINGTON — Democrat Gary McGrane, a longtime advocate for Franklin County and its people, announced his campaign for state senator in District 17. The seat is held by Republican Sen. Thomas Saviello of Wilton. “The people of our district need a senator who will fight for them, and represent them in Augusta,” McGrane said. “I […]