FARMINGTON — A Lewiston man pleaded guilty Thursday to stealing TVs, medical marijuana and guns from a disabled Rangeley man while he was lured to a mall in Auburn in April 2015. Steven Sharpley, 21, of Lewiston pleaded guilty in Franklin County Superior Court to a charge of felony theft and a misdemeanor charge of […]
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RSU 73 budget passes with little debate
JAY — Voters from Jay, Livermore and Livermore Falls approved an $18.80 million budget for Regional School Unit 73 on Thursday night. The 2016-17 budget of $19.03 million included money for an elevator and bleachers. Superintendent Kenneth Healey said he was notified Monday of a $60,936 increase in health benefits that was not anticipated. The […]
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UMF students teach chemistry to fifth-graders in Farmington
FARMINGTON — Fifth-grader Zachary Jacobs put one teaspoon of Borax laundry detergent into a mason jar with warm water and stirred it with a spoon. He added three more teaspoons of powder, stirring after each one. He held up the jar Thursday to see if the water had become saturated. A thin layer of white […]
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Wilton considers changes to property maintenance ordinance
WILTON — The Board of Selectpersons agreed Tuesday to send proposed amendments to the Building and Property Maintenance Ordinance to the Ordinance Committee for review and recommendation. Mark Shibles returned to the board Tuesday with suggestions on wording of the property maintenance ordinance. He proposed including abandoned buildings, having the ordinance apply townwide. In February, he […]
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Poland Spring water truck crashes in New Vineyard
NEW VINEYARD — A tanker-truck hauling 8,200 gallons of water swerved to avoid an oncoming car and went off Route 27, hit trees and rolled over early Wednesday, Maine State Police Trooper Reid Bond said. Driver Kevin Couillard, 40, of Gray was not injured in the 1 a.m. crash, Bond said. Couillard maneuvered the tractor-trailer […]
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RSU 9 to hold expulsion hearing on pot brownie distribution
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 directors will hold an expulsion hearing Tuesday, April 12, for a high school student accused of distributing marijuana brownies to another student on school property, Superintendent Tom Ward said. The hearing will top the board’s agenda at 6 p.m. in The Forum at Mt. Blue High School. After the hearing, […]
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RSU 9 hires East Dixfield man as food service director
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 directors voted Tuesday to hire Andrew “Chef Andy” Hutchins of East Dixfield as the new food service director, Superintendent Tom Ward said Wednesday. Hutchins has more than 25 years of food service experience, including with Aramark Corp. He has been food service director at the University of Maine at […]
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Franklin County recognizes dispatcher, cook supervisor
FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners recognized Lorna Nichols for her work on the county’s new website and dispatcher William “Bill” Hoyt for his efforts to help save a Canadian man who had a severe electrical shock. Nichols had been helping to improve the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office website for her husband, Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr., […]
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Nebraska man pleads guilty to burglarizing three Franklin County stores
FARMINGTON — A Nebraska man pleaded guilty Tuesday in Franklin County Superior Court to breaking into three convenience stores in Jay, New Vineyard and Weld last summer. He is one of four men charged in the burglaries. Einer A. Bonilla, 22, of Grand Island, Neb., pleaded guilty to three felony counts of burglary, and two […]
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Verso to close idled Kentucky paper mill
JAY — Verso Corp. announced Tuesday it is closing its paper mill in Kentucky by July 1. The last day for most workers is tentatively June 4, it said. Verso announced Aug. 20, 2015, that it planned to idle the Wickliffe, Ky., mill by the end of that year. The same day, Verso announced it […]