WILTON — Four candidates are vying for one of two open seats on the Board of Selectpersons and one school board director is running unopposed for re-election. Polls will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, June 14, at the Town Office. Selectperson Tiffany Maiuri and Regional School Unit 9 Director Cherieann Harrison […]
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Mt. Abram’s top two students motivated in all aspects of life
SALEM TOWNSHIP — Whether it’s in the classroom, on the soccer field or in their community, the top two students in the Class of 2016 at Mt. Abram High School always put forth their best effort. Valedictorian Courtland Talmage of Kingfield and salutatorian Bailey DeBiase of Carrabassett Valley took time out of their busy schedules recently […]
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Top-ranked Spruce Mountain students ready for college
JAY — Diligent attention to their studies has paid off for Spruce Mountain High School Valedictorian Liesel Krout of Fayette and Salutatorian Amber Delaney of Livermore. Asked how she felt about earning the top academic standing in the Class of 2016, Krout said, “I guess just satisfaction, because all the hard work I do paid off.” […]
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Dixfield woman taken to hospital from Wilton accident
A Dixfield driver was taken to Franklin Memorial Hospital by NorthStar ambulance after she crashed her Subaru Legacy into the back of a tractor-trailer Monday afternoon. Paul Hinkley of Wilton was attempting to make a left turn onto Main Street from Routes 2 and 4 just before 3 p.m. when Dana Burns, 30, didn’t stop […]
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Rangeley board, superintendent reach severance agreement
RANGELEY — Regional School Unit 78 directors and Superintendent Jay McIntire have come to a mutual agreement to go separate ways. McIntire was expected to begin a three-year contract July 1 following the conclusion of a contract for a one-year interim superintendent position that expires June 30. A severance agreement between the board and McIntire […]
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Industry man pleads guilty in drunken driving death of Farmington woman
FARMINGTON — Friends and family of Ricky Gaboury and Tena Trask hugged, kissed and wiped tears as they waited Monday to hear an Industry man plead guilty to drunken driving in a crash that killed their daughter, Taylor Gaboury. Some in attendance wore purple, Taylor’s favorite color, and carried purple flowers. Some held photos of […]
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Franklin County recognizes longtime employee Melinda Caton
FARMINGTON — Melinda Caton, a longtime Franklin County employee, was recognized Monday for her decades of service, which includes working as a corrections officer, dispatcher and most recently, a dispatch supervisor. Communications Center Director Stan Wheeler commended her on 34 outstanding years of dedicated service to the Sheriff’s Office and Communications Center. Caton has retired. […]
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Rangeley voters to consider secret ballot
RANGELEY — Townspeople are being asked to consider changing the method of voting on the town warrant from an open town meeting to voting at the polls in a secret ballot referendum. If approved at the annual town meeting at 6 p.m. on June 16 at Rangeley Lakes Regional School, the referendum process would not […]
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Regional agenda
Monday Bethel: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office Farmington: Franklin County Commission, 9 a.m., county building Hartford: Food Bank, 4 p.m., Town Hall Hartford: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Town Hall Jay: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office New Vineyard: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Smith Hall Peru: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Rumford: Annual town meeting, 7 p.m., Mountain […]