WILTON — Voters Tuesday elected Ruth Cushman to serve on the Board of Selectpersons. She received 271 votes. Irving Faunce received 196 votes, David Leavitt 154, and Betty Shibles 77. Scott Taylor chose to not seek re-election. Selectperson Tiffany Maiuri was re-elected to her seat on the board with 506 votes. Regional School […]
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Livermore Town Office closing early June 30
LIVERMORE — Selectpersons on Monday night approved closing the Town Office at noon Thursday, June 30, so staff can close books for this fiscal year. The request was made by Town Clerk Renda Guild. Treasurer and Administrative Assistant Amy Byron reported in May that over $50,500 was collected in excise taxes. So far in June, […]
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Franklin and Oxford county polling places, times
Franklin County Avon: 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., Community Room Carrabassett Valley: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Town Office Carthage: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Town Office Chesterville: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Town Hall Coplin Plantation: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Town Office Dallas Plantation: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Town Office Eustis: 8 […]
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RSU 73 student expelled; reason not revealed
LIVERMORE FALLS — The Regional School Unit 73 board expelled a student last week after an executive session. Superintendent Kenneth Healey declined to disclosed the nature of the infraction. He said the student will be evaluated by school psychologist Nick Rehagan, and a school re-entry plan devised. Also at Thursday’s meeting, Healey said student enrollment […]
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Woman injured in motorcycle crash in Rangeley
RANGELEY — Police said a Rangeley Plantation woman was injured Friday night when she lost control of her motorcycle on Route 4 in the vicinity of Mingo Loop Road. Lauren Singer, 19, fell off her motorcycle and hit her head on the pavement, Police Chief Russell French said Monday. A passerby found her in the […]
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Franklin County panel to hold hearing on $6M budget
FARMINGTON — The Franklin County Budget Advisory Committee will hold a public hearing on a proposed $6.27 million spending plan at 5:30 p.m. Thursday at the county courthouse. It includes the jail budget of $1.89 million. The committee made $213,993 in tentative cuts on May 12 to the commissioners’ proposed budget. County Clerk Julie Magoon […]
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Farmington man faces burglary charge
FARMINGTON — A local man is charged with burglary and theft of a prescription medication from a home on Owen Mann Road at about 2 p.m. Sunday, police said. Travis Lambert, 26, was arrested by Farmington Detective Darin Gilbert and taken to Franklin County Detention Center, Deputy Chief Shane Cote said. Lambert was released on […]
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Bingham man charged with Farmington restaurant burglary
FARMINGTON — Police charged a Bingham man with burglary and theft at the Thai Smile & Sushi Restaurant on Thursday night. Reda Sabri, 38, was arrested Sunday in Augusta on a warrant, Deputy Chief Shane Cote said. A door at the Narrow Gauge Square restaurant was forced open, but Cote declined to say what was […]
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Mt. Blue teacher retires after 50 years
FARMINGTON — When business teacher Priscilla Conner retires Tuesday and walks out the door of Mt. Blue Campus, she won’t turn around. “I will just have to go to my car and drive,” she said. “This is my family.” The nearly 75-year-old Norridgewock woman has taught for 50 years at Mt. Blue High School/Foster Career […]
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Regional agenda
Monday Casco: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Casco Community Center Hebron: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office Paris: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office Peru: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Rumford: Park Commission, 5 p.m., Hosmer Field Waterford: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Tuesday Buckfield: Community Day Committee, 6 p.m., Municipal Center Casco: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Casco Community […]