WILTON — The Board of Selectpersons has agreed with neighboring towns that now is not the right time to invest in a retail strategy. Farmington, Jay, Livermore Falls and Wilton were asked to collaborate on a retail development contract with Texas-based Buxton Co. to help attract retailers to the area. What happens in one town helps […]
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Jay woman who survived horrific crash getting her life back
Lauren Faeth survived a horrific car accident and overcame a traumatic brain injury five years ago to go to college and become a nurse. This week, the 23-year-old from Jay is taking her nursing board exams. The next day, she’s having her right leg amputated below the knee. She calls it part of getting her life […]
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Bethel man among four charged in N.H. vehicle inspection investigation
The New Hampshire State Police recently concluded a six-month investigation of state safety inspection facilities that resulted in four arrests. Allen Demers, 57, of Gorham, New Hampshire, Alan Moody, 51, of Whitefield, New Hampshire, Randall Grondin, 44, of Bethel, Maine, and Luke McGillicuddy, 24, of Gorham, New Hampshire, were arrested on a variety of charges, […]
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Emerging from a faith crisis
FARMINGTON — God reaches out to help us where we are, the Rev. Susan Crane says of her own experience with a faith crisis. Crane grew up in church, but lost her faith during college. “I couldn’t believe in God if I couldn’t prove that he existed,” she said. She didn’t want to be disingenuous, […]
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A call to open a business
WILTON — Talking to God and about God is just part of who Mona Linder is. “The older I get, the more I realize how good God is,” said Linder, 91, of East Wilton. Her faith and love of people guided her to open a business while she was in her late 60s. Linder and […]
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Church offers a place to heal
FARMINGTON — Church can become home, as shared by testimonies of two members of Living Waters Assembly of God Church. We offer their stories, which they shared with Pastor Steve Bracy. Steve Moseley I have never been a church-going person or a religious person. But, for the past 15 months when I walk through the […]
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Strong presence in times of grieving
FARMINGTON — God is real to Dorothy Meldrum every day, but perhaps even more so during times of grieving. “The Lord has been closest to me then,” she said about feeling His presence during the loss of loved ones in her life. Deborah Joy, a daughter Meldrum had with her first husband, died when she […]
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Wilton man faces aggravated domestic violence charge
WILTON — Police say a Wilton man faces a charge of aggravated domestic violence assault after an incident escalated to an attempt to strangle a household member with his hands. Andrew Ryder, 31, was arrested on the charge after police were called to his residence about 5:30 a.m. Friday morning, Wilton police officer Ethan Kyes […]
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Jay to discuss raising the hourly base pay for firefighters to $9
JAY — Selectpersons will discuss raising the base pay for firefighters and ballot clerks to $9 per hour Monday, Dec. 26, to meet the new minimum wage law that goes into effect Jan. 7. The meeting is at 6 p.m. at the Town Office. There are eight firefighters who were identified as needing changes to […]