NEW SHARON — The Board of Selectmen set the tax rate at $16.89 per thousand dollars of assessed property value. It’s $1.09 more than the $15.80 in 2015. Tax bills will be mailed this week. The state has increased the homestead exemption this year to $15,000, up from $10,000. It means the first $15,000 of […]
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Kids flock to fairgrounds for Agriculture Education Day
FARMINGTON — Just before 9 a.m. Sept. 19, the sheep barn on the Farmington Fairgrounds was calm and quiet. Shortly after a rooster crowed, the air was filled with excited chatter and the sound of footsteps as the first busload of students made their way into the barn. The 26th Annual Agriculture Education Day at […]
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Farmington to hold 2 voter registration days at UMF
FARMINGTON — Ballot clerks here are holding two voter registration days at the University of Maine at Farmington prior to Election Day on Nov. 8. Registration days will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday, Oct. 3, and from 2 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 4, at the Olsen Student Center on South […]
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Wilton holds special town meeting Tuesday
WILTON — Voters will be asked at a special town meeting Tuesday to clarify the process for using funds from the town’s Tax-Increment Financing account. A presentation by Central Maine Power on the proposed substation project is also on the agenda, as well as a public hearing on junkyard permits. The public hearings and presentation […]
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Farmington Fair off to a good start
FARMINGTON — An early-morning shower and some afternoon humidity could not dampen spirits as the 176th annual Franklin County Agricultural Society’s Farmington Fair which started Sunday. “It is looking good,” said Neal Yeaton, society secretary. The fair continues through Saturday, Sept. 24. Feya the cow was being showered and brushed down near the cow barns […]
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New Sharon woman in court to answer summons
FARMINGTON — A New Sharon woman facing charges of contempt of court and refusing to submit to arrest and stop for an officer responded to a court summons on Friday. Carol Murphy, 72, appeared told Franklin County Superior Court Justice William Stokes she never received a notice to appear for the two cases earlier […]
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ATV stolen from Jay business
JAY — Police said a 2002 Honda Rubicon all-terrain vehicle was stolen Monday night from Autobahn High Performance Inc. in North Jay. About 9 a.m. Tuesday, the business owner called police to report the chain holding a customer’s four wheeler had been cut overnight and the ATV was missing. The vehicle was chained to other […]
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Chesterville board changes bill-paying procedures
CHESTERVILLE — Selectmen agreed Thursday night to have two board members review town bills and match them to the warrant for payment. Board of Selectmen Chairman Guy Iverson proposed the change. One selectman will read each bill and provide information on what it was for and another will match the warrant with the bills. The […]
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Correction: Laptops allowed for home use
BETHEL — The headline on a story published on Page B3 of Thursday’s Region edition should have said students are now allowed to take school laptops home. It was an editing error.