LIVERMORE — Voters at town meeting Wednesday rejected two petitions that would have changed the treasurer and town clerk positions from elected to appointed. Budget Committee member Brenda Merrill circulated a petition asking voters to consider the change. Merrill said the committee discussed financing the treasurer and administrative assistant positions and putting the two jobs […]
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Director: Money needed to address high rate of child sex assault in Franklin County
FARMINGTON — Franklin County has the highest rate of child sexual assaults per capita than any other county in the state, according to the executive director of Sexual Assault Prevention & Response Services. Marty McIntyre asked the Franklin County Budget Advisory Committee to restore the $10,000 that the agency requested, during a public hearing on […]
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Farmington vigil honors Orlando shooting victims
FARMINGTON — Western Mountain Peace Action Workshop, Women in Black and Veterans for Peace will observe a silent vigil Friday to mourn the deaths of the victims of the massacre in Orlando, and to offer a small sign of support for the victims’ families and friends. The vigil will be held from noon to 12:30 […]
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Wilton voters to decide annual budget
WILTON — Voters will consider a $2.09 million budget at the annual town meeting Monday, June 20. It starts at 6:30 p.m. at the Academy Hill School cafeteria. Selectpersons will serve residents a barbecue supper at 5:30 p.m. Selectpersons and Finance Committee members recommend $15,000 for waste treatment plant debt and $15,000 from the Tax Increment […]
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Farmington man faces aggravated drug trafficking charge
FARMINGTON — A Farmington man was arrested Wednesday on a felony charge of aggravated trafficking of Suboxone. David Engler, 32, was arrested by Farmington Police Officer Michael Lyman on a warrant following an investigation that started last fall. Police said it is an aggravated charge because Engler was trafficking the drug at an apartment building […]
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Fire destroys camper in Sandy River Plantation
SANDY RIVER PLANTATION — A fire that destroyed a 32-foot camper Wednesday was most likely caused by an electrical malfunction behind a refrigerator, Rangeley Fire Chief Tim Pellerin said Thursday. The camper was parked on the property of its owner, William Keirstead, at 6 Dad’s Way, off Route 4. No one was staying in it. […]
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Farmington accepts bids on foreclosed properties, hires new town treasurer
FARMINGTON — The Board of Selectmen accepted five bids on eight foreclosed properties Tuesday. They included: Whittier Road land, Cory Boyker, $950; Industry Road land, $700, Fred Barton; land at 137 Ramsdell Road, $1,855, George Josselyn; New Vineyard Road land, $1,575, John LaBrecque; and land/buildings at 126 Holley Road, Andrew Marble, $12,501. Bidders have 30 days to complete the sale. […]
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Livermore voters OK sand and salt shed money
LIVERMORE — Voters at Wednesday’s town meeting overwhelmingly approved appropriating up to $400,000 to build a sand and salt shed. The vote was 103-1. Selectperson Tom Gould said the town is listed as a priority three on the state’s list for needing a shed. The reasons are the outdoor pile is sitting over a sand […]