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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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 […]
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This week’s regional agenda
Monday Bethel: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office Casco: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Casco Community Center Dixfield: Selectmen, 5:30 p.m., Town Office Hebron: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office Jay: Selectmen, 6 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 Sumner: Fire Department […]
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Family still searching for answers 30 years after Kimberly Moreau went missing
JAY — Karen Dalot and her older sister, Diane Levesque, say it has been pure hell not having answers to what happened to their younger sister, Kimberly Moreau, 30 years ago. They are frustrated that no one has stepped forward to let them know and to tell them where to find her remains. Dalot and […]
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Jay to hold hearing, set sewer rate
JAY — Selectpersons will hold a public hearing at 6 p.m. Monday, May 9, at the Town Office before setting the sewer rate for 2016-17. The rate will go into effect July 1. The minimum sewer-user fee is currently $250 for up to 3,200 cubic feet of water. Any amount that exceeds 3,200 feet costs […]
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Farmington driver charged after hitting parked car
FARMINGTON — Police said a driver faces charges after hitting a parked car on High Street on Wednesday night. Ashley Gleason, 18, of South Portland was arrested on a charge of driving under the influence after crashing into the vehicle just before midnight, police said. A resident parked his 2013 Subaru Legacy off the side […]