FARMINGTON — Volunteer Hailey Jarvis chased first-grader Ruby Alexis in a game of tag Thursday during recess at the Mallett School. In Emily Schanck’s kindergarten class, volunteer Allicia Hilton worked with students Isaac Reynolds, Bowen Lawless and Irelynn Kangas. Jarvis and Hilton are sophomores at the University of Maine at Farmington who participate in the […]
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RSU 73 facing possible personnel layoffs
LIVERMORE FALLS — The budget process for Regional School Unit 73 will be painful, Superintendent Kenneth Healey told directors Thursday. He said that in conversations with school administrators, in order to meet the school board’s target budget figure, personnel cuts will have to be made at all levels. “Even if we did have additional retirements, we […]
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Foss Jewelry Store to close, misses century mark
LIVERMORE FALLS — After almost a century of business, Foss Jewelry Store at 37 Main St. is closing. Owner Katy Botka-Quirrion announced her decision Wednesday on the store’s Facebook page. She had not set a closing date, the post said. “I hate change. I’m having a hard time being completely done,” she said. “I really […]
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Chesterville board hires clerk, reopening Town Office Thursday
CHESTERVILLE — Selectmen formally voted Tuesday morning to hire New Sharon Town Clerk Pamela Griswold as interim town clerk, tax collector and Freedom of Access officer, allowing the Town Office to reopen this week. Griswold will serve the remainder of Heather Wheeler’s term, which ends in March. Griswold’s hours will be 9 a.m. to 4:30 […]
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Jay proposed budget stands at $4.79M
JAY — Town Manager Shiloh LaFreniere on Tuesday presented a proposed $4.79 million municipal budget for 2017-18. It included reductions proposed during Monday’s budget workshop. The proposed net budget is $3.19 million after factoring in revenues. It represents a decrease of $691,127, or 17.8 percent, from the current budget. It does not include the second […]
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Teenager injured when snowmobile hits rocks in Rangeley
RANGELEY — A 14-year-old girl was injured when her snowmobile hit rocks along the shoreline of Rangeley Lake in City Cove on Saturday night, Maine Warden Service spokesman Cpl. John MacDonald said. The girl struck her hip and was treated and released from Franklin Memorial Hospital in Farmington, MacDonald said. She was operating alone and there […]
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Livermore Falls woman charged after vehicle rammed in Wilton
WILTON — Police say a Livermore Falls woman rammed her car into a family member’s vehicle parked at a Main Street house Monday night. Christina Maberry, 37, was arrested on charges of domestic violence terrorizing, reckless conduct, criminal mischief and violation of condition of release, according to Wilton Officer Brian Lynch’s report. Police were called […]
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Mt. Blue freshmen create tiny houses based on book characters
FARMINGTON — Freshmen in Dan Ryder’s English class at Mt. Blue Campus built tiny houses as part of their reading of John Steinbeck’s novel, “Of Mice and Men.” They read the book and created houses based off the physical and emotional needs of the characters, student Clay McCarthy said. Houses were either built physically or […]
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Farmington board accepts grant to combat drunken driving
FARMINGTON — The Board of Selectmen on Tuesday accepted a grant of $8,319 for the Police Department to conduct patrols for drunken drivers. “We have a demonstrated need as proven by the fatal accident last New Year’s morning and our over 100-plus OUI arrests last year,” Police Chief Jack Peck wrote in a memo to […]