KINGFIELD — Voters approved a nearly flat-funded budget of $839,110 for the 2016-17 fiscal year and elected two incumbent selectmen and a school board director at Saturday’s town meeting at Kingfield Elementary School. The budget was less than one half of one percent over last year’s budget, according to Administrative Assistant Leanna Targett. Two candidates, Johanna Prince […]
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Kingfield man charged with giving teen girls alcohol and pot
KINGFIELD — Police said a local man is accused of giving marijuana and alcohol to two 16-year-old girls at an apartment on Mill Street. Scott Mclean, 24, of Kingfield was arrested Thursday on two felony charges of aggravated furnishing of scheduled drugs and two misdemeanor counts of furnishing liquor to a minor and furnishing a […]
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Wilton Group hosts candidate meet and greet
WILTON — Candidates for the Board of Selectpersons and Regional School Unit 9 board of directors will share their views with residents during a meet-and-greet forum Monday, June 6, at Calzolaio Pasta Company. The Wilton Group will host the event from 6:30 to 8 p.m. The evening begins with light refreshments and a cash bar […]
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Verso to produce new GlazeGuard paper product in Jay
JAY — Verso announced Thursday it will produce its new line of paper products for the food service at the Androscoggin Mill. GlazeGuard is a grease-resistant paper designed for uses such as sandwich and deli wraps, foodservice liners, microwave popcorn bags and laminated food pouches, according to a company statement. Verso plans to produce GlazeGuard on […]
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RSU 9 budget meeting contentious at times
FARMINGTON — The first shot against the proposed Regional School Unit 9’s $32.97 million budget was fired just after the discussion began on Article 1 on Wednesday night. From there, it was a volley of shots between those who were in favor of validation and those opposed. According to comments overheard in public and on […]
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RSU 9 director asks 2 Farmington voters to hold budget questions
FARMINGTON — A Regional School Unit 9 school director asked two Farmington women to hold questions Wednesday night while they were waiting for the districtwide budget meeting to vote on a proposed $32.97 million school budget. Director Nancy Porter of Farmington gave a handwritten note to Elaine Graham and told her to pass it to […]
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Farmington barn fire started by electrical malfunction
FARMINGTON — Officials determined Wednesday that an electrical malfunction caused a fire that destroyed a pole barn at 656 Mosher Hill Road on Tuesday, Fire Chief Terry Bell said. “It was accidental; it just happened,” Bell said. The barn was well wired at the time it was built, but a malfunction occurred, he said. Bell and […]
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More questions than answers after bids for shed received
LIVERMORE — Selectpersons on Tuesday evening reviewed five bids to build a sand and salt shed, but made no decision after seeing the significant differences in prices. The bids, which ranged from $389,000 to $647,700, and options will be presented at a public hearing at 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 8, at the Livermore Elementary School. […]
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Livermore Falls women step up to organize tri-town July 3 Parade
LIVERMORE FALLS — Two graduates of Livermore Falls High School are taking the job of organizing the Independence Day parade on July 3. The Tri-Town July 4th Parade Committee, which had organized the parade for years, disbanded Thursday. Member Barbara Cook of Jay cited lack of participation and money among the reasons. Erica Tripp, 32, […]