JAY — Selectpersons on Monday approved a preliminary proposed spending plan of $6.25 million for 2018-19. The amount includes changes proposed by the board and voted on during the budget workshop, Town Manager Shiloh LaFreniere said Tuesday. The proposal is an increase of $126,222 from this year’s budget. After factoring in $1.76 million in anticipated […]
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Carrabassett Valley house fire ruled accidental
CARRABASSETT VALLEY — A fire that destroyed a home on Fox Hollow Road last week originated near a wood stove in the living room, Fire Chief Courtney Knapp said Tuesday. “It was truly an accidental fire,” he said. A woman who was a guest at the rented two-story house escaped safely from the burning structure, […]
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Jay accepts Livermore Falls company's bid to replace roof
JAY — Selectpersons voted Monday to award a contract to Crapotts Corp., contingent upon references checking out, to replace the roof on the Public Works Department storage barn. Crapotts of Livermore Falls was the low bidder among four. It offered to remove and replace the shingles on the 50- by 100-foot barn for $18,300. Selectpersons […]
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Cleaning up in Jay
Donna White, a custodian at Regional School Unit 73, vacuums the hallway Monday afternoon at Spruce Mountain Middle School in Jay. (Donna M. Perry) Donna White, a custodian at Regional School Unit 73, vacuums a classroom Monday afternoon at Spruce Mountain Middle School in Jay. (Donna M. Perry/Sun Journal)
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This week's agenda
Monday Dixfield: Selectmen, 5:30 p.m., Ludden Memorial Library Hebron: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office Paris: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Peru: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Waterford: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Tuesday Casco: Zoning Board, 7 p.m., Casco Community Center Livermore: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Paris: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Town Office Sumner: […]
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Snowmobile races highlight of Rangeley Snodeo
RANGELEY — Mother Nature favored this Western Maine town and the Rangeley Snowmobile Club with plenty of snow and mild weather Saturday for the annual Snodeo. Each year, the club organizes three days of fast-paced competition and family fun. This 35th year has been one of the best, according to committee Chairman Jonny Wakefield. He […]
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Fire destroys home in Carrabassett Valley
CARRABASSETT VALLEY — A woman safely escaped a fire Thursday night that destroyed a home on Fox Hollow Road, Fire Chief Courtney Knapp said Friday. The woman, who was a guest at the rented two-story house built in the early 1970s, reported the fire at about 8:45 p.m. About 25 firefighters from Carrabassett Valley, Eustis, […]
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Raymond woman injured in snowmobile crash
RANGELEY — A Raymond woman injured her leg Friday morning when a snowmobile she was on rear-ended another on ITS 84 in Oquossoc village, Cpl. John MacDonald of the Maine Warden Service said. Jennifer Hall, 42, was on the back of a snowmobile driven by her husband, David Hall, 61, of Raymond. A friend, Daniel […]
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Phillips man indicted in sexual assault against third child
FARMINGTON — A Phillips man who was indicted in November on sexual assault charges against two children under age 14, was indicted again Thursday on a sexual assault charge against a third child. Michael R. Harriman, 27, was indicted on a Class A charge of gross sexual assault against a child under age 14, a […]
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Temple man arrested after stand-off
TEMPLE — A local man was arrested after a standoff with police Thursday night and charged with assaulting his father at 34 Cummings Hills Road. Brian Mackin, 27, was charged with Class B aggravated assault, Class D domestic violence terrorizing and Class E violating conditions of release, according to a release by Franklin County Sheriff […]