But Opoku made it count twice, scoring two goals in a row as the Bobcats opened up on the Beavers with a 3-0 victory at Garcelon Field on Wednesday night. The Beavers were forced into a defensive posture for most of the game thanks to the Bobcats’ ball handling and passing. Opoku broke the ice […]
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Field hockey: Mt. Blue gives Messalonskee the slip
FARMINGTON — Jody Harmon has spent the past five years enthusiastically rebuilding the Mt. Blue field hockey team and trying to put the Cougars on equal footing with their opponents. The cement foundation that Harmon painstakingly constructed has cured. Harmon and the Cougars shook off the past and handily beat the Messalonskee Eagles, 4-2, on […]
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Livermore Falls police looking for driver who fled scene
LIVERMORE FALLS — Police are investigating an accident on Moose Hill Road where a caller reported early Monday that a car was “all smashed up” on the side of the road and a utility pole was snapped off. The driver had left the scene, Police Chief Ernest Steward Jr. said. The accident was reported at […]
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Jay woman, child taken to hospital after crash
JAY — A local woman and her daughter were taken to the hospital Tuesday after the truck they were riding in went off Crash Road and hit a rock embankment, Sgt. Russell Adams said. Kayla Emerson, 21, of North Jay, was heading south toward Livermore when her daughter, Lorraine, 2, called to her mother and […]
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Wilton man faces aggravated assault charge
WILTON — Police say a Wilton man is charged with choking a person during a domestic incident. Jason Jarvis, 30, of 14 Depot St. was arrested Sunday on a charge of aggravated assault and a charge of domestic violence terrorizing, Wilton Police Chief Heidi Wilcox said. Wilton officer Ethan Kyes was called to the Depot […]
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Wilton board considers participating in fire coverage meeting
WILTON — The Board of Selectpersons agreed Tuesday to consider participating in a multitown meeting on fire coverage, but were concerned about not asking the chiefs of local fire departments to attend. Joshua Bell, chairman of the Farmington Board of Selectmen, told Wilton selectpersons that he and another Farmington selectman have gone to seven other […]
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Livermore hires office help
LIVERMORE — Selectpersons voted to hire Sherry Baker, Rhonda Couture and Desiree Dubreuil as temporary office workers. Voters in June approved money to hire temporary office help. At the last selectpersons’ meeting, Administrative Assistant/Treasurer Amy Byron said she, Town Clerk Renda Guild and Deputy Clerk Jean Tardif had come up with three people who would consider the position. […]
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Franklin County approves advertising for bids for new jail HVAC system
FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners voted Tuesday to allow Jail Administrator Doug Blauvelt to advertise for bids to replace the heating, ventilation and air conditioning system at the jail. The system has to be replaced and updated, County Clerk Julie Magoon said. Mechanical Services, which has several offices around Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont, drew […]
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Livermore Falls tax rate decreases
LIVERMORE FALLS — Townspeople will see a decline in their property taxes next year: Selectmen voted 3-2 Tuesday to lower the rate for 2016-17 to $20.90. Last year’s rate was $21.10. Town Manager Kristal Flagg said assessor Paul Binette recommended a tax rate of $21 and Chairwoman Louise Chabot recommended the board go with that “because we […]