JAY — A move to Maine 27 years ago has helped Mike, a recovering heroin addict, stay clean of the drug and methadone. Mike shared a tale of life on the streets of New York City, jail sentences, detox centers and methadone use with participants in the first of two community drug forums hosted Monday […]
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Jay board raises firefighter wage to meet state minimum
JAY — Selectpersons voted Monday to bring the wages of any firefighter not making $9 an hour up to that amount for the year. They also voted to increase the minimum wage for firefighters to $10 an hour from Jan. 1 through June 30, 2018. Both changes are to comply with Maine’s new minimum-wage law […]
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One injured in snowmobile crash in Rangeley
RANGELEY — Fire Rescue Chief Tim Pellerin said Monday that snowmobilers need to slow down and give the right of way to emergency rescue sleds responding to accidents. On Sunday, a snowmobiler was injured in a crash on ITS 89 about 5½ miles from the crossing at Boy Scout Road, he said. Three of the […]
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Kingfield gets good news on ambulance cost
KINGFIELD — Administrative Assistant Leanna Targett told selectmen Monday night that NorthStar ambulance service has reduced the town’s financial commitment for the 2017 fiscal year by about $12,000. “That’s a third less than we paid last year,” Selectman John Dill said. Targett also shared her recurring daily struggles with phone line and system problems. The […]
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Wanted Livermore Falls man spotted in Rumford
RUMFORD — A vehicle believed to be driven by a Livermore Falls man wanted by several police departments was found abandoned early Monday morning in Fayette after a high-speed chase, police said. Michael Gatcomb, 33, is wanted in a high-speed chase with New Hampshire State Police on Interstate 95 on Dec. 21. He is said […]
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Farmington Police Department offers Citizen’s Police Academy
FARMINGTON — The Farmington Police Department is once again offering a Citizens’ Police Academy, free of charge. The academy will run from 6 to 9 p.m. every Wednesday for nine weeks starting Feb. 8. Applications are available at the department at 116 Franklin Ave. There are no tests or grades in the class, said Detective […]
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Regional agenda
Monday Bethel: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Casco: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Casco Community Center Farmington: RSU 9 board of directors, 6:30 p.m., Forum, Mt. Blue campus Hartford: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Town Office Hebron: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office Paris: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office Peru: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Rumford: Rumford Public […]
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New ways with an old craft
BETHEL — Although Ellen Marshall never knew her grandmother who passed away in 1941, she feels her influence every day. “She was a rug hooker,” said Marshall, of Albany. “I grew up with her rugs and loved them. That’s how I got into it.” A class several years ago with Connie Fletcher, then-owner of Artful […]
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Face Time: Austin Gilboe — not thinking beyond the hour
To say Spruce Mountain High School senior Austin Gilboe is active would be a colossal understatement. The list of things he’s involved in at school and in the community is far too long to detail here, but to give you just a taste: Two varsity sports (baseball and soccer) and two KVAC team selections, youth […]
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Jay to mail fliers connected to free smoke alarms, installation
JAY — A flier will be mailed the week of Jan. 9 to inform residents that the Fire Rescue Department will be offering installation of free smoke alarms later in the month in conjunction with the American Red Cross. The fliers from the Red Cross, which are being delivered to the Town Office on Monday, […]