LIVERMORE FALLS — Selectmen and interim Town Manager Stephen J. Gould on Tuesday discussed problems that have appeared during the fire station renovation. Electrical panels in the back of one bay needed to be torn out because the wall was taken down and Gould said if they can’t be put back “we’ll have to go with new […]
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Sweeper goes off road, hits tree in Jay
A street sweeper owned by Cousineau Inc. in Wilton and driven by Samuel Ramsdell, 29, of Jay, received minimal damage Tuesday afternoon when it went off Keep Road in North Jay and struck a tree, Police Chief Richard Caton IV said. Samuel Ramsdell, 29, of Jay was driving a street sweeper owned by Cousineau Inc. […]
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Woman, 2 children escape Livermore Falls fire
A fire that started around a wood stove destroyed the mobile home of Joshua Lola, 26, his fiancee, Erin Dyke, 21, and two young children Wednesday morning at 7 Laurel Lane in Livermore Falls. LIVERMORE FALLS — A woman and two young children escaped a fire that started near a wood stove Wednesday morning in […]
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Strong barn ignited by faulty wiring; chickens perish
A fire early Wednesday destroyed a barn and damaged a house owned by siblings Frank and Gayle Donahue on North Main Street in Strong. Fire Chief Duayne Boyd said the fire was determined to have been caused by faulty wiring connected to a chicken pen in the barn. Fifteen to 20 chickens perished in the […]
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AYS request of Livermore board goes nowhere
LIVERMORE — Selectpersons on Tuesday night took no action on a funding request from Area Youth Sports for money to heat the former Livermore Falls High School. The AYS board of directors had sent two letters to the town seeking help with the cost of heating the gym in the former high school. Last year, […]
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RSU 9 enters purchase-sales agreement for 2019 school bus
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 directors voted Tuesday to enter a five-year lease-purchase agreement to buy a 2019 Blue Bird school bus. The 77-passenger bus will replace a 2003 model that was totaled in an accident, board Chairwoman Jennifer Zweig Hebert said. The cost of the bus is $98,600 but after subtracting the $15,558 […]
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Livermore Falls may share fire truck with Jay
LIVERMORE FALLS — Serious mechanical problems with the Fire Department’s 1988 ladder truck are causing town officials to look at all of the options, including sharing the Jay Fire Department ladder truck. At Tuesday’s selectmen meeting, Livermore Falls Fire Chief Edward Hastings IV said one of the hydraulic rams on the ladder blew a seal […]
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Wilton taking bids on former Forster Mill asbestos, demo work
WILTON — Bid packets for asbestos removal and demolition at the former Forster Mill have been sent to 24 contractors, Town Manager Rhonda Irish told selectpersons Tuesday. “We had a lot of interest,” she said. “Sending out 24 bid packets before the work is advertised is a lot.” An ad for the bids will run […]
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Wilton police charge juvenile, recover money taken from town office
WILTON — A local teenager was charged with taking more than $21,000 in cash and checks from the Town Office on Monday, Police Chief Heidi Wilcox said Tuesday. Police recovered all but $51 of the $2,800 in cash and a stack of checks valued at $18,900, she said. The 17-year-old apparently saw an opportunity to […]
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Franklin County tables discussion on island name change
FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners Tuesday tabled a discussion on a proposed name change of Doctors Island to Maneskootuk Island in Rangeley Lake to see if anyone is opposed. They will take up the discussion at their 9 a.m. meeting Nov. 7 at the Franklin County Courthouse. The U.S. Board on Geographic Names has received […]