RANGELEY — Police charged a local man Tuesday in a break-in at a residence at 125 Carry Road in Oquossoc while the owners were out of state. Rangeley police received a burglary complaint at 10:18 a.m. Saturday after residents reported that their alarm company saw a man enter their property and steal alcohol, Police Chief […]
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Farmington VFW post faces membership crisis
FARMINGTON — The future of the local Veterans of Foreign Wars post is uncertain. The James A. McKechnie VFW Post 10881, founded about 27 years ago, is in a membership crisis. In an attempt to avoid closure, a letter is being drafted to send out to members, Cmdr. Gordon Webber said. The hope is […]
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3 longtime RSU 9 teachers retiring
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 directors voted to adopt a calendar Tuesday for the 2017-18 school year that includes 35 late-arrival days. The first day of school for students in kindergarten through grade nine will be Aug. 30. Grades 10 through 12 will start Aug. 31. Students will have their first day off on […]
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Budget moves to Jay selectpersons for finalization before vote
JAY — Selectpersons are expected to adopt a budget at 6 p.m. Monday, Feb. 13, at Spruce Mountain Middle School. The spending plan will go to voters April 25. Selectpersons and the Budget Committee have heard from both sides, those who want significant cuts and those who would like to keep some services intact. The […]
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Farmington Fire and Ice Festival planned March 11
FARMINGTON — Plans are underway to bring the Fire and Ice Festival back to town on March 11. Anna Lyon, assistant vice president-marketing director of Franklin Savings Bank, John Moore, owner of Narrow Gauge Cinemas, and Tammy Parsons, owner of Divine Inspirations, along with a couple of other Front Street merchants, are once again planning to host […]
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Special Olympics Winter Games open at Sugarloaf
CARRABASSETT VALLEY — Cheers, smiles and excitement welcomed the first full day of the 2017 Special Olympics Winter Games at Sugarloaf on Monday. “Just to see their faces light up with smiles and the positivity — you can feel it,” said Liz Villies, a volunteer from Unity College. She and other students timed and recorded […]
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Correction: RSU 9 meeting is Tuesday
FARMINGTON — An agenda published on Page B2 of the Region edition Monday should have listed the Regional School Unit 9 board of directors meeting under Tuesday, Jan. 31. It was a reporting error.
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Four injured in Carrabassett Valley rollover
CARRABASSETT VALLEY — Four people were injured Saturday when a vehicle they were riding in hit ice on the S-curves on Route 27, rolled over and landed on a snowbank, according to police. Rolando Cedeno, 39, of Yonkers, New York told police he hit ice and lost control, according to police officer Rick Billian’s email […]
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Hi-Point handguns missing from Jay residences
JAY — Police are investigating unrelated reports of Hi-Point handguns being stolen from two residences. Detective Michael Mejia said Monday there was no forced entry to the houses. A .40-caliber handgun was reported missing Jan. 14 on Warren Hill Road. A 9 mm handgun was reported missing from a Granite Heights residence on Friday. There […]
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This week’s agenda
Monday Jay: Budget Committee, 6 p.m., Spruce Mountain Middle School Peru: Public hearing for Powell junkyard, 5 p.m., Town Office Peru: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Tuesday Farmington: RSU 9 board of directors, 6 p.m., Forum, Mt. Blue campus Sumner: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Rumford: Planning Board, 6 p.m., Town Office Wednesday Otisfield: Selectmen, […]