LIVERMORE — Selectpersons Tuesday appointed Cea Jay Pitcher to fill the vacant Regional School Unit 73 school board director position. Former Director Mark Holt did not run for re-election this year. Holt had said he chose not to run because of family and work obligations. Town Clerk Renda Guild said she had contacted those whose […]
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Wilton driver accused of texting, OUI
LIVERMORE FALLS — Police said a Wilton man was driving drunk and texting when his truck hit a traffic light pole on Main Street on Sunday night. Officer Vernon Stevens arrested Robert Danforth, 50, on a misdemeanor charge of operating under the influence with one prior, Police Chief Ernest Steward Jr. said Monday. Danforth’s truck […]
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New Hampshire couple rescued from Rangeley area lake
RANGELEY PLANTATION — A New Hampshire couple and their dog were rescued from Mooselookmeguntic Lake on Sunday afternoon after their canoe tipped over as they were headed to Toothaker Island. Emily Lord, 29, and Darin Radatz, 30, both of Middleton, New Hampshire, were wearing life jackets, which is probably what saved their lives, Warden Patrick […]
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Third man charged in Farmington heroin operation
FARMINGTON — A third man has been charged in a case involving the sale and distribution of heroin in the Franklin County area. Chris A. Crockett, 56, of Farmington was arrested Friday on felony charges of aggravated trafficking in scheduled drugs and possession of a firearm by a prohibited person, according to a complaint filed […]
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Jay man accused making threats to neighbor, firing shotgun outside
JAY — Police said a local man is accused of loading a shotgun and threatening a neighbor on Crash Road before shooting off a round outside his apartment early Saturday morning. Tristan Franchetti, 25, of Jay, is charged with felony criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon and misdemeanors of threatening display of a weapon and […]
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Livermore Falls special town meeting this Tuesday
LIVERMORE FALLS — Livermore Falls residents will gather at the Town Office Tuesday, Aug. 16, at 6:30 p.m. for a special town meeting to address several warrant articles that failed to pass at the June annual town meeting. The amounts of the warrant articles, and the amounts that were on the failed articles, are listed below: […]
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This week’s agenda
Monday Canton: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Casco: Open Space Commission, 6:30 p.m., Casco Community Center Farmington: Franklin County Commission, 9 a.m., county building New Vineyard: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Smith Hall Peru: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Tuesday Buckfield: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Municipal Center Hartford: Road Committee workshop, 7 p.m., Town Office Livermore Falls: Selectmen, […]
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Franklin County to hold meeting on proposed TIF amendment
FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners will hold an informational meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 16, on a proposed amendment to the 2008 tax-increment financing agreement the county has with TransCanada Maine Wind Development Inc. The meeting will begin at 5:30 p.m. in the Superior Court room at the Franklin County Courthouse. A second informational meeting will […]
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Wrong amount given
JAY — A story appearing on Page B1 of the Region section on Aug. 9 regarding the estimated annual amount that Regional School Unit 73 would be charged by the town for sharing its fuel facility with the district was incorrect. The amount that RSU 73 would be charged is about $3,500, including a $1,000 annual […]