KINGFIELD — With the town meeting less than a month away, selectmen heard a plea Monday to reconsider their support for a downtown development project. Village Enhancement Committee member Polly MacMichael suggested that former committee Chairwoman Cynthia Orcutt’s proposal should be reconsidered at the June town meeting. In April, Orcutt presented selectmen with a plan to […]
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Livemore board hires administrative assistant
LIVERMORE — Selectpersons on Monday night voted 3-1 to hire Amy Byron as administrative assistant. Peter Castonguay, Megan Dion and Tom Gould voted in favor of the motion, while Mark Chretien voted against. Selectperson Timothy Kachnovich was absent from the meeting. Byron, who also serves as town treasurer, was appointed interim administrative assistant in March […]
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Franklin County awards $17,111 in scholarships
FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners voted Monday to approve three scholarships for employment skills training totaling $17,111. The money will come from the tax-increment financing agreement with TransCanada Maine Wind Development Inc. related to Kibby Wind Power. The TIF agreement targets specific areas in the unorganized territory of Franklin County. The county has $55,107 in […]
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This week’s agenda
Monday Casco: Open Space Commission, 6:30 p.m., Casco Community Center Farmington: Franklin County Commission, 9 a.m., county building Hartford: Town Office closed New Vineyard: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Smith Hall Peru: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Tuesday Buckfield: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Municipal Center Otisfield: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Town Office Paris: Oxford County Commission, 9 a.m., […]
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Fire destroys unoccupied Wilton home
WILTON — WGME Channel 13 is reporting that an overnight fire leveled a home in Wilton early Saturday morning and is being investigated as suspicious. Before 3 a.m. Saturday, firefighters responded to 1090 Route 2 West in Wilton, finding a two-story home engulfed in flames. The fire destroyed the home, which was unoccupied for the […]
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UMF grads told: ‘Chase your dreams’
FARMINGTON — Under a clear blue sky Saturday morning, more than 335 bachelor’s and master’s graduates participated in the 2016 commencement ceremony of the University of Maine at Farmington. UMF President Kathryn A. “Kate” Foster welcomed everyone including several members of the 50th reunion Class of 1966. “Thank you for keeping UMF in your heart […]
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Somali grad ‘leaving with much more’ than a degree
FARMINGTON — It’s been a long time coming for Abdirahman Ahmed Hussein, who graduated Saturday from the University of Maine at Farmington. Originally from Somalia, he and his family left his birthplace to live in Kenya. From there, Hussein said, “We took the opportunity to come to the U.S.” He added that he believed without […]
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Work day planned at Jay recreation area
JAY — A work day will be held Sunday, May 15, to continue reinvigorating the French Falls Recreation Area on French Falls Lane, off Route 4. The town’s Recreation Committee has planned a number of projects for the day beginning at 9 a.m. These include installing a snow fence around the softball field, weed-whacking, removing […]
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Franklin County budget panel eliminates nonunion raises, commissioners’ benefits
FARMINGTON — The Franklin County Budget Advisory Committee went on a tentative cutting spree Thursday night after learning the proposed $6.2 million budget was $96,520 over the county’s state-mandated tax cap. Among the cuts was money to give nonunion employees 2 percent cost-of-living raises in 2016-17. The budget panel unanimously voted to give each of […]
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Two injured in Livermore Falls crash
LIVERMORE FALLS — Two people were injured Thursday morning when a car attempting to turn left off Water Street onto Route 4 struck a car heading toward downtown, police said. Michelle Oben, 55, of Livermore was driving a 2010 Honda that struck a 1996 Toyota driven by William Shapleigh, 77, of Raymond, who was heading […]