FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 directors unanimously approved a policy Tuesday to allow parents or guardians to administer medical marijuana on school property to students with medical documentation. The Medical Marijuana in Schools policy passed the second and final reading without discussion. The policy complies with a state law that went into effect last […]
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Wage range set for Farmington finance officer
FARMINGTON — The Board of Selectmen has voted 3-1 to set the salary range for the finance director-treasurer position at between $56,000 and $62,000 when negotiating with candidates. Diana Young, treasurer-finance director, is retiring around the first of September. The town is advertising to fill the position. The range is more than Young earns but […]
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Two drivers injured in Jay collision
JAY — A Lewiston man and a Portland woman complained of pain Tuesday after their vehicles collided head-on at the intersection of Routes 133 and 156, Cpl. Jeffrey Fournier said. Donald Morris, 50, of Lewiston was driving a 2000 Dodge Caravan north on Route 133 when a 2008 Dodge SUV, driven by Sheila Stoval, 55, […]
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Forster building stair lift up for repairs
STRONG — Selectmen agreed Tuesday to move ahead with repairing the stair lift at the Forster Memorial Building, which houses town offices and the library. The motorized chair carries people to and from the ground floor to the basement-level dining room, kitchen and meeting rooms. Board of Selectmen Chairman Jim Burrill said he talked to […]
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Vienna woman burned in garage fire
PHILLIPS — A Vienna woman suffered second-degree burns on her feet Tuesday when the three-bay garage she was cleaning caught fire at 75 East Madrid Road, Fire Chief Mark Rousseau said. The garage and its contents, including some antiques and a fifth-wheel motor home, were destroyed, he said. The garage and contents were not insured, […]
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Edgewood residents get ride in horse-drawn wagon
FARMINGTON — It was a ride down memory lane Tuesday for some residents of Edgewood Rehabilitation and Living Center on Route 4. The center is celebrating National Nursing Home Week with a variety of activities. Residents patiently awaited Kenric Charles of Freeman Township to go for a wagon ride pulled by Charles’ Belgian horses, Joker, […]
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Jay sewer rate to increase $25 on July 1
JAY — All 807 town sewer system users will see their bills increase by $25 a year beginning July 1. Selectpersons voted 3-2 Monday to increase the minimum base fee from $250 to $275 for up to 3,200 cubic feet of water use. For any amount that exceeds the minimum use the current rate of […]
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New Sharon woman faces drug charges
JAY — Police said a New Sharon woman faces drug charges after a Franklin County deputy pulled her vehicle over for a loud exhaust system on Macomber Hill Road. Deputy Derick Doucette arrested Jessica Power, 33, of New Sharon on Thursday on three misdemeanor counts of unlawful possession of scheduled drugs. While she was at […]
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RSU 9 considers medical marijuana policy
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 directors will give a proposed medical-marijuana-in-schools policy a second and final reading Tuesday. The policy complies with a state law that went into effect last year to accommodate student attendance for children certified for the medical use of marijuana. Several school districts have previously passed the policy, including Auburn […]
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Jay man charged after crashing car, fleeing scene
JAY — Police said a local man is accused of leaving the scene of an accident at Elm Street and Western Avenue on Friday and failing to report it. Curtis Brown III, 24, was arrested after he drove his brother’s car into a utility pole, shattering it and driving away at 1:16 a.m., Cpl. Jeffrey Fournier […]