FARMINGTON — A Farmington man faces a felony drug trafficking charge after police found evidence of sales made from his home near a town park. During a bail check Thursday on Travis Lambert, 27, who lives on the Morrison Hill Road, police found more than five grams of heroin, scales, individual packets or “tickets” or […]
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News and information about Franklin County from the Sun Journal.
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Regional agenda
Monday Bethel: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Casco: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Casco Community Center Dixfield: Selectmen, 5:30 p.m., Ludden Memorial Library Hebron: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office Jay: Selectmen, 5:30 p.m., Spruce Mountain Middle School Jay: Public hearing on warrant articles for April 25 town meeting, 6 p.m., Spruce Mountain Middle School Mexico: Selectmen, […]
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Proposed Jay budget
A story on Page B1 on Saturday should have reported that the proposed Jay municipal budget is $750,802 more than the current budget. After factoring in anticipated revenues, the net budget is $504,102 more than what taxpayers raised last year. It was a reporting error.
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Livermore Falls: Selectmen propose eliminating Police Department
LIVERMORE FALLS — At its meeting Tuesday, the Livermore Falls Board of Selectmen proposed eliminating the Police Department and contracting with the Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Office. “I don’t know where they’re coming from,” Police Chief Ernest Steward Jr. said Friday. “I was totally blindsided by it.” Selectmen instructed Town Manager Kristal Flagg to contact Androscoggin County […]
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Public hearing addresses Chesterville roads
CHESTERVILLE — Selectmen held a public hearing Thursday night on a proposal to formally reopen Adams and Gordon Hill roads for town maintenance. Voters will decide the issue at the annual town meeting March 27. The county stopped maintaining the roads in the 1930s, and the town voted to discontinue maintenance of Adams and Gordon […]
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State dismisses sexual abuse charge against Jay man
FARMINGTON — The state has dismissed a sexual abuse case against a Jay man because of insufficient evidence, according to a court document. Jay police arrested Terry L. Greenleaf, 51, on Jan. 4, 2016, on a felony charge of unlawful sexual contact after conducting an investigation. He was indicted on the charge in October. Greenleaf […]
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Livermore Falls selectmen discuss pay increase
LIVERMORE FALLS — The Board of Selectmen on Tuesday debated increasing members’ annual pay from $1 per person to $2,100 per person in the proposed town budget. Last year, they voted to receive $1 each, for a total of $5 for the five board members. Previously, they had each received $2,100, for a total of $10,500. […]
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Livermore Falls selectmen hike sewer rates
LIVERMORE FALLS — The Board of Selectmen on Tuesday voted to increase the town’s 2017 sewer rates by 19.38 percent to cover a shortfall in the Sewer Department. Before taking a vote at their regular meeting, selectmen, who also serve as sewer trustees, held a public hearing regarding the rate increase. At the 2016 rate […]
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Farmington man faces charges after police wait for him to return
FARMINGTON — Police said a Farmington man faces five charges after returning to the scene of a domestic incident to find an officer waiting for him. Gary Phillips, 31, was arrested early Wednesday morning on charges of domestic assault, domestic criminal mischief, unauthorized taking of a vehicle, driving under the influence and driving with a […]