FARMINGTON — Police said a Freeman Township man is accused of having sexual contact with underage children and touching children inappropriately. Franklin County Detective Ken Charles arrested Timothy Haley, 36, on Thursday on a felony charge of unlawful sexual contact and a misdemeanor charge of unlawful sexual touching, Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said in a […]
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State board to hear Verso’s appeal of Jay’s 2013 tax assessment
JAY — A state board in May will hear Verso Androscoggin’s appeal of the Jay Board of Assessors’ decision last year on a tax abatement for tax year 2013. Verso Androscoggin owns a paper mill and related industrial facilities on about 580 acres at 300 Riley Road in Jay, including all real and personal property […]
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Treat Memorial Library budget up slightly
LIVERMORE FALLS — In an era of tight budgets, the Treat Memorial Library is making do as best it can, library trustee Pat Allen said at Tuesday’s selectmen meeting. “We tried to do the best we could with the budget, keeping everything as low as we can,” she said. “The only thing we ask from the […]
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RSU 58 getting more state money
SALEM TOWNSHIP — Regional School Unit 58 Superintendent Susan Pratt told directors Thursday night that the district is getting an additional $159,000 from the state for the next fiscal year. That means Strong, Kingfield and Avon taxpayers will see a decrease in their share of next year’s school budget. Phillips still should expect a $5,000 increase […]
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Bail set for pair charged with cocaine trafficking
SOUTH PARIS — Bail amounts and conditions were set Friday afternoon for a Wilton woman and a New York man charged with selling cocaine. Judge Rick Lawrence set identical conditions for Arder Prinkleton, 45, of Brooklyn, N.Y., and Crystal Taylor of Wilton on a felony charge of trafficking in cocaine. The proceeding was held via […]
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RSU 73 building plan, budget set for votes
JAY — The Regional School Unit 73 board is expected to vote March 24 on a controversial plan to restructure grades at two elementary schools and a proposed budget for 2016-17. The meeting is set for 6 p.m. in the Spruce Mountain High School cafeteria in Jay. The board will hold another budget meeting at […]
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Author Beegle inspires changing approach to poverty in Farmington
FARMINGTON — When author and national speaker Donna Beegle asked a room of community leaders Thursday what Maine’s minimum wage is, there was little response. It was a fact she suggested that they learn. An informed community is a necessary step to changing the approach to poverty, she said. Beegle, who resides in Oregon, is the […]
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Seven officers to be elected at Avon meeting
AVON — Voters will meet Saturday to elect seven officers and set a budget for the year. The annual town meeting starts at 9 a.m. at the Town Hall. Nominations for a selectman, school board director, town clerk, constable, tax collector, treasurer and road commissioner will be taken from the floor. Last year’s costs to […]
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Water officials respond to report of lead contamination
Water district officials in Androscoggin, Franklin and Oxford counties said they are not seeing dangerous lead levels, even though a USA Today study published Thursday indicates older housing stock in New England, New York and Pennsylvania is at highest risk of excessive lead contamination. The USA Today report said the contamination is largely because newer […]
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Chain saws, power tools stolen from garages in Jay
JAY — Police are investigating burglaries at two residences on Warren Hill Road, where chain saws and power tools were stolen from garages. The burglaries were reported at 4:29 p.m. Tuesday and 6:10 a.m. Wednesday. There was no forced entry into either garage, Police Chief Richard Caton IV said Thursday. On Tuesday, two Stihl chain […]