CHESTERVILLE — Fiscal restraint was the theme at Monday’s annual town meeting, as roughly 50 voters approved a budget of $842,999.52. The amount is less than last year’s $885,999.52. Cuts were made in the Public Works and roads budgets to bring the total of $385,111.04, compared to $437,826 last year. Resident and former Road Foreman Conley […]
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Livermore Falls budget close to 2015 total
LIVERMORE FALLS — It was number-crunching time for the Budget Committee on Tuesday. The total for all departments is $2.38 million, an increase of $7,378 over last year’s figure. Selectmen are expected to finalize the town warrant articles at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 5. One budget change is the animal control officer’s pay, which is proposed […]
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East Wilton Jarden merging with Rubbermaid to become Newell Brands
WILTON — Jarden Plastic Solutions in East Wilton will soon be known as Newell Brands with Newell Rubbermaid Inc.’s acquisition of Jarden Corp. The local mill is one of the town’s largest employers, with about 230 people producing white, clear and black cutlery for its sister company, Jarden Home Brands in Dryden, which distributes the […]
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School board approves SMART trip
JAY — Regional School Unit 73 board members Thursday night unanimously approved Spruce Mountain Area Robotics Team’s trip to the World 2016 FIRST Stronghold Challenge in St. Louis, Mo., this spring. The FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics Competition is an annual event. Teams are presented with a challenge that includes building and […]
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Saturday matinee added for ‘The Wizard of Oz’
PARIS — Producers of “The Wizard of Oz” announced Monday that due to the overwhelming response in ticket sales, they will add a fourth show. Oxford Hills School Community Broadway Show producer Kyle Jordan said the April 1-3 shows sold out in five days. It is being staged at Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School in […]
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Large bonfire causes concerns, summons in Farmington
FARMINGTON — Two men received summonses for an unpermitted burn on Dunham Road on Saturday, officials said. Police and firefighters arrived around 9:21 p.m. after receiving a report of heavy smoke. They found a burning tire, couch and mattress and flames reaching 25 to 30 feet in the air. Charles Greenough, 32, of Farmington and […]
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Jay not accepting any other towns’ trash
JAY — Selectpersons voted 3-2 Monday not to take other towns’ trash. The vote followed an initial vote of 0-5 to submit a proposal to the town of Fayette for $112,500 to accept its trash from three haulers that service that town. Selectpersons voted 4-1 on March 14 to draft a pricing schedule and proposal […]
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Farmington votes to hire firefighters
FARMINGTON — Voters at Monday night’s annual town meeting approved money to hire four full-time firefighters for the rest of the calendar year. The amount of $434,492 for Farmington Fire and Rescue includes funding the four positions. With few questioning the cost now and in the future, most voiced support for the work of the […]
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Freeman Township man accused of sexually abusing girl
FREEMAN TOWNSHIP — A local man is accused of sexually abusing a girl under the age of 16 years old, according to Franklin County Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. Detective Kenneth Charles arrested Justin M. Robinson, 21, of Freeman Township late Sunday on a felony charge of unlawful sexual contact and a misdemeanor charge of unlawful […]
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Funding for Jay, Livermore Falls fire services study eliminated
JAY — A grant application that sought $10,000 to hire a consultant to find ways Jay and Livermore Falls could collaborate on fire services and implement them will not be reviewed or funded. The state eliminated funding for The Fund for Efficient Delivery of Local and Regional Government Services, according to an email Jay Town […]