FARMINGTON — Nomination papers for two seats on the Board of Selectmen and two seats on the Regional School Unit 9 board of directors have been returned, according to Town Clerk Leanne Dickey. Selectman Stephan Bunker will seek re-election. Scott Landry has also submitted papers for selectman, Dickey said. Selectman Andrew Buckland is not seeking re-election. […]
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Pickup truck, tractor-trailer truck collide in Farmington
FARMINGTON — A pickup truck and a tractor-trailer flatbed collided Wednesday morning on Route 27, just south of the Barker Road intersection, officer Ryan Rosie said. There were no injuries, he said. When the southbound pickup truck went around a corner, the northbound tractor-trailer truck was moving over to go around a Maine Department of […]
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RSU 9 approves more nonunion raises
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 directors, in a weighted vote, approved raises for some nonunion employees Tuesday, Superintendent Tom Ward said Wednesday. The average of the raises is 2 percent, he said. The vote included accepting the Contract Resolution Committee’s recommendations on compensation. Among the employees included are the school psychologist and business manager, […]
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Police investigate accident involving Farmington grader
FARMINGTON — Police are investigating a Feb. 9 accident involving a town grader on High Street, Police Chief Jack Peck said. A man driving a 1998 Lincoln Navigator SUV struck a grader working on High Street near to South Street, Peck said. Although the SUV was damaged, the driver continued down High Street and drove […]
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Farmington police propose K-9 program for drug detection
FARMINGTON — The Farmington Police Department has proposed renewing a K-9 program specifically for drug detection. Police Chief Jack Peck and officer Michael Lyman presented their proposal to the Board of Selectmen last week. The board tabled a vote until more information on insurance and liability for the dog is obtained. As Maine faces a heroin […]
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RSU 9 budget frozen for third year
FARMINGTON — For the third year in a row, the Regional School Unit 9 budget has been frozen because of unbudgeted expenses connected to students moving into the district who require special services. Superintendent Tom Ward said Tuesday that he froze the budget in early December 2016. The unbudgeted expense is $300,000. It is the […]
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Farmington board accepts forfeit assets
FARMINGTON — The Board of Selectmen unanimously agreed Tuesday to accept a state grant and drug forfeiture assets for the Farmington Police Department. The department will keep 20 firearms and a 2006 Honda Accord confiscated during a drug arrest in July 2016, Police Chief Jack Peck said. The vehicle was stopped by police as it […]
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Ex-treasurer pleads guilty to stealing $306,000 from Farmington food closet
FARMINGTON — The ex-treasurer of the Care and Share Food Closet in Farmington pleaded guilty Tuesday to stealing $306,000 from the nonprofit organization over a period of nearly 10 years. Mary O’Donal, 74, of Farmington was the sole handler of finances for the organization from the 1970s until she resigned in November 2015. The embezzlement […]
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Dog sled races planned in Farmington
FARMINGTON — The annual Down East Sled Dog Club races are gearing up for competitions Feb. 18 and 19 off Routes 2 and 27, also known as the Farmington Falls Road. The races are held in Bussie York’s corn maze field, said Joy Turner, who with her husband, Mark, organize the event. There is snow and hopefully […]
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Police find missing Livermore man
Updated 7 p.m.: LIVERMORE — Maine State Police searched for a Carlton Enos, who was missing after he left home to plow properties. Police did not offer any details about where Enos was. Carlton Enos