WILTON — A food-recycling program began Tuesday at the Transfer Station. AgriEnergy is providing two totes for scraps, which will be taken to Exeter in Penobscot County and turned into biogas to produce electricity for a dairy farm next to the Agri-Energy digesters. The byproduct is used for bedding for dairy cows. Residents can collect […]
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Police seek suspect in Chesterville store theft
FARMINGTON — The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public to help identify a suspect in a theft at the Chesterville Corner Store. The theft occurred at 5:45 p.m. Saturday, according to a release from Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. The suspect is described as a man in his late 40s or early 50s. He […]
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RSU 9 board wants clear budget process
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 directors brainstormed ideas Tuesday on how the budget process will work and how to best get that information to the public in a way that people will understand. The discussion came during a board workshop at Mt. Blue Campus. No action was taken on any topic; the ideas will […]
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Farmington man faces aggravated assault charge
FARMINGTON — Police say a Farmington man faces an aggravated assault charge after an incident Saturday evening in which a woman told police he tried to strangle her. Mark McCormick, 33, was arrested on the felony charge and taken to Franklin County Detention Center after police responded to a Mosher Hill residence for a domestic […]
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Wilton crash sends five to hospital
WILTON — Five people were taken to a hospital after a collision at Route 133 and McCrillis Corner Road on Sunday morning, according to police. Phil Roy, 69, and his passenger, Paulette Roy, 68, of Jay were taken to Franklin Memorial Hospital in Farmington after their car and a pickup truck driven by Dakota Dunham, […]
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Farmington man sentenced, brother to be sentenced in heroin case
FARMINGTON — A local man was sentenced to five years with all but six months suspended for selling heroin. Under a plea agreement, the state sought a one-year sentence for Anthony Gage Jr., 27, of Farmington. A total of 135 days, already served, will be credited toward it. A stay until after the holidays was […]
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Regional agenda
Monday Bethel: Sign Committee, 4 p.m., Town Office Farmington: Franklin County Commission, 9 a.m., county building Hartford: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Town Office New Vineyard: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Smith Hall Peru: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Rumford: Library board of trustees, 3 p.m., Rumford Public Library Tuesday Buckfield: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Municipal Center Casco: Selectmen, […]
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Pearl Harbor to be remembered in Jay
JAY — A Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day ceremony will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 7, at the Jay POW/MIA Remembrance Bridge. Members of Frank L. Mitchell VFW Post 3335, Lane-Dube AMVETS Post 33 and George Bunten American Legion Post 10 will participate. Auxiliary and AMVETS Sons members will also take part in the service honoring those […]
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Earmuffs plentiful at Chester Greenwood Day
FARMINGTON — Earmuffs were the theme, but Christmas, crafts, competition and cold water also played roles on Saturday during Chester Greenwood Day in Farmington. This was the 40th year Farmington native Chester Greenwood has been celebrated for his invention of earmuffs, and the day was presented by the Franklin County Chamber of Commerce. “Chester Greenwood […]
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Franklin County justice amends bail for Wilton murder suspect
FARMINGTON — A Franklin County justice lowered bail Friday from $80,000 to $60,000 worth of real estate for a Wilton man accused of killing a New Sharon man on June 1 in Wilton. Bail for Timothy Danforth, 25, was set by Justice William Stokes at $150,000 cash with a Maine pretrial contract in September. Danforth […]