Monday Jay: Budget meeting, 6 p.m., Spruce Mountain Middle School Paris: Oxford County Commission, 3 p.m., county building Peru: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Tuesday Buckfield: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Municipal Center Farmington: Franklin County Commission, 9 a.m., county building Farmington: RSU 9 board of directors, 6:30 p.m., Mt. Blue campus Jay: Budget meeting, 6 p.m., […]
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Rangeley hosts New England Pond Hockey Festival
RANGELEY — Wrapped head-to-toe in insulated hockey gear, teams of men and women skated doggedly over the weekend in the name of tradition. On Sunday, they also skated for the honor of having their team name on the trophy that hangs on the wall at Sarge’s Restaurant in Rangeley. This 12th Annual New England Pond […]
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Jay board, committee to vote on department budgets
JAY — Selectpersons and Budget Committee members are scheduled to meet at 6 p.m. Monday to review and vote on the proposed budget for 2018-19. The meeting will be held at the Spruce Mountain Middle School cafeteria. A second meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. Tuesday at the school to vote on the library budget […]
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Families enjoy outdoors at Mount Blue State Park
WELD — Attendance may have been down at the 11th Annual Take It Outside: Winter Family Fun Day at Mt. Blue State Park Saturday, but everyone there was having a good time. Park Manager Bruce Farnham blamed the drop in attendance on the cold. “It’s still a good crowd. Everybody’s having fun. You have to […]
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Volunteer chaplain listens, supports patients at Franklin Memorial Hospital
Volunteer chaplain Audrey Brown FARMINGTON — A volunteer chaplain at Franklin Memorial Hospital wants to leave patients feeling supported and with a sense of hope. Audrey Brown of New Sharon thinks empathy, showing respect and being nonjudgmental are also important. While doctor and nurse interactions with patients can be brief, the chaplains and volunteer chaplains […]
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Livermore Falls man charged in arson case
LIVERMORE FALLS — A local man accused of setting fire to his father’s garage last month turned himself in to authorities Thursday, after being released from a hospital, Maine Department of Public Safety spokesman Stephen McCausland said in a news release. Colton Webster, 26, was booked at the Androscoggin County Jail in Auburn, where he […]
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Franklin County commissioners hear radio concerns about emergency radio communications
FARMINGTON — Police Chief Jack Peck and Wilton Police Chief Heidi Wilcox told Franklin County commissioners Thursday they are concerned for the safety of officers, firefighters, emergency responders and the public because of problems with radio transmissions. Among the concerns: Responders not hearing dispatchers or part of transmissions, dispatchers not hearing responders or responders not […]
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Tractor-trailer jackknifes in Farmington, hits car
A tractor-trailer was operating too fast for conditions Thursday when it jackknifed on Town Farm Road in Farmington, according to Farmington officer Jesse Clement. The truck, driven by Lewis Phillips, 64, of Wilton, struck a car driven by Laurie-Anne Targett-Brown, 56, of Strong, causing minor damage to her vehicle. There were no injuries. The tractor-trailer is […]
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Wilton, the small town that keeps growing
WILTON — Plenty has been happening over the past year on Main Street in downtown Wilton. Five new businesses have found a home, multiple apartments were filled and offices, service businesses and other commercial concerns have relocated to or opened in or near the downtown area. And they all moved into spaces that were sitting idle. […]
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Residents want timeline for improved internet service
FARMINGTON — Nearly 100 people at a public meeting Wednesday night asked when western Maine could have affordable high-speed internet service like the rest of the state. The answer: There appears to be a plan but no definite timeline. The meeting at Franklin Memorial Hospital was a step forward in a grassroots effort to inform […]