FARMINGTON — The cause of a power outage affecting 13,600 customers around Franklin County is yet undetermined, said Gail Rice, Central Maine Power spokesman. A transmission problem at the Sturtevant substation on the Farmington Falls Road is suspected the cause of the outage that occurred shortly before noon, she said. The company was switching power […]
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Kingfield celebrating 200th birthday
KINGFIELD — Kingfield Festival Days will offer the town an opportunity to showcase its 200 years of history. The bicentennial-themed festival will begin Thursday with events and activities through Sunday. Museums and historic locations will be open free of charge. Several locations will offer breakfast, lunch, dinner and finger foods throughout the weekend. An exhibit […]
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RSU 9 voters to consider lower school budget
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 will hold a districtwide vote on a proposed $32.74 million budget for 2016-17 at 7 p.m. Thursday, July 14, in the Bjorn Auditorium at Mt. Blue Campus. School board directors made $224,071 in reductions from an initial budget proposal of $32.97 million, rejected by 137 votes at the polls […]
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New Sharon Water District to hold public meeting Tuesday
NEW SHARON — The New Sharon Water District will hold a public meeting Tuesday, July 12, to discuss a grant/loan application to the United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development for system upgrades. The meeting is at 3 p.m. at the Town Office. The board of trustees is seeking $125,000 in federal funding in a […]
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Oxford County arrest log
* Ronald Bartlett Jr., 44, of Fryeburg, violation of bail conditions, 12:20 a.m., July 10 in Fryeburg, Fryeburg Police Department. * Misty Blue, 32, of Mexico, two counts, failure to appear, 11:58 p.m., July 9 in Mexico, Mexico Police Department. * Mitchell Bolduc, 20, of Holden, Mass., domestic violence assault, 10:27 p.m., July 8 in […]
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This week’s agenda
Monday Bethel: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office Casco: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Casco Community Center Dixfield: Selectmen, 5:30 p.m., Ludden Memorial Library Hartford: Food bank, 4 p.m., Town Hall Hartford: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Town Office Hebron: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office Jay: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Paris: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office Peru: Selectmen, […]
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Farmington cinema owner planning drive-in theater
FARMINGTON — If John Moore’s plans come together, area residents can take a nostalgic trip to a drive-in movie theater in downtown Farmington next year. “We’ll tap into the nostalgia of going to a drive-in,” he said last week. Moore recently went before the Planning Board for permission to fill in an area behind his […]
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Andro, Oxford GOP to hold special nomination caucus
BETHEL — Katrina Waite, chairwoman of the Oxford County Republican Committee, and Patti Gagne, chairwoman of the Androscoggin County Republican Committee, have scheduled a special caucus to select a replacement for the Senate District 18 Republican nominee. In a recent letter to Maine’s Secretary of State, Gary Knight withdrew as the Republican nominee for Senate […]