With the subzero temperatures the Northeast has been experiencing lately, some folks may be considering hibernation, and limiting their time outside to getting the mail and getting into their cars. Then there are the brave few. On Saturday, several local outdoor enthusiasts gathered at the Bethel Inn Resort Cross-Country Ski and Snowshoe Center on a […]
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Family displaced in Wilton fire
WILTON — A family of three was displaced from their home Saturday afternoon by a fire that started in the bathroom around 2 p.m., Wilton Fire Chief Sonny Dunham said. A mother and her two children were in their home at 1378 Main St. when the fire started and spread to the kitchen, but they […]
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State lowers Jay valuation for third consecutive year
JAY — Maine Revenue Services has reduced the town’s state certified valuation by $61.55 million for 2016 and 2017, and 2018 proposal because of downsizing at the Verso Corp.’s Androscoggin Mill. The town applied for a reduction through the state’s Sudden and Severe Disruption of Valuation Program in 2017. It is the third consecutive year […]
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Rangeley voters to consider airport runway extension
RANGELEY — Voters are expected to decide Tuesday whether they want to extend the runway at the town airport by 1,100 feet to accommodate LifeFlight of Maine’s medical airplane. Voting hours are 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Town Office. LifeFlight, through the Federal Aviation Administration, is proposing the extension to allow its King Air B200 […]
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Deadlines loom on Forster mill abatement work
WILTON — Asbestos abatement work at the former Forster mill on Depot Street is expected to resume by next week, Town Manager Rhonda Irish told selectpersons Tuesday. EnviroVantage began the abatement work on Dec. 19 and worked that week. They planned to break over the holidays and resume the first week of January, David Massaro, […]
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Jay crew readies to hit the roads
The Jay Public Works crew was fueling up, checking snowplows and wings, and loading up to hit the roads Thursday morning when snow started falling earlier than predicted. “We are about all ready,” crew member Fred Richards said at about 7:30 a.m. at the Public Works Department. (Donna M. Perry/Sun Journal)
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Helix Generation owns project
FARMINGTON — Stories published Dec. 9 and 21 in the Region edition and Dec. 9 and 20 at sunjournal.com should have said Helix Generation LLC is the owner of the Kibby wind energy facility in Kibby and Skinner townships in northern Franklin County. It was a reporting error.
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Chesterville meeting postponed
CHESTERVILLE — The Jan. 4 selectmen meeting has been rescheduled for 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 11, because of the impending snowstorm. (Chesterville Facebook page photo)
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Farmington begins 2018 budget process
FARMINGTON — Selectmen on Tuesday reviewed initial budget requests for town departments. Requests for capital improvements and public services total $5.76 million, a decrease of $136,882 from last year. The Police Department budget includes a $70,000 increase in personnel services, Chief Jack Peck said. He made small cuts in other areas, including fuel, to keep […]
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State dismisses arson charges against Rumford man
FARMINGTON — A state prosecutor has dismissed two arson charges against a Rumford man for insufficient evidence, according to a Franklin County court document. James Bigos, 55, was accused of setting a fire that destroyed a large workshop/shed on Route 43 in Temple next to a residence where his ex-wife was living on Dec. 20, […]