REDINGTON TOWNSHIP (AP) — The U.S. Department of Defense says a proposal to bring a missile interceptor site to a rural, mountainous area in Maine will not go forward. The Missile Defense Agency said Friday that it has considered the Redington Township location for “ground-based interceptors for homeland defense.” The agency said the site was […]
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Fire department proposes new hires to cover Farmington
FARMINGTON — Farmington Fire and Rescue will ask voters at the annual town meeting in March to consider hiring four full-time firefighters. “It’s very hard to get people to join any organization,” Fire Chief Terry Bell told the Budget Committee this week. The department has 25 members who responded to 434 calls last year. Ten […]
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Phillips firefighters to resign effective Feb. 9; new chief resigns
PHILLIPS — Fourteen of the 17 active firefighters voted Thursday night to resign from the Municipal Volunteer Fire Department effective Feb. 9, according to a news release issued by members. The department also covers the town of Avon and Madrid Township. The department’s members were upset that the town manager did not consult with them […]
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Jay woman dies, two teenagers injured in Jay head-on collision
JAY — A local woman was killed when her vehicle and another collided head-on on Route 140, also known as Intervale Road, on Thursday afternoon. When police arrived they found Tina Dolloff, 45, of Jay, unresponsive in her vehicle, Detective Michael Mejia said in a news release Thursday night. Police initiated CPR and attached an […]
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Operation HOPE to help with drug addiction in Farmington, Wilton
FARMINGTON — A new program to help local people facing drug addiction will be launched Feb. 1 by local police and treatment services. Operation HOPE — Heroin-Opiate Prevention Effort — is a collaboration among Franklin Community Health Network, Evergreen Behavioral Services, the Farmington and Wilton police departments and the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department. It has been […]
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Riley announces run for State House
JAY — Tina Riley of Jay has announced her candidacy for Maine House District 74, which includes Jay, Livermore Falls and part of Livermore. According to a written statement released by Riley, she is focused on supporting good-paying jobs, controlling the local tax burden and providing lifelong educational opportunities for the people of the tri-town […]
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RSU 9 forms FIRST competitive robot team
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 directors voted unanimously Tuesday to approve a robotics club at the Mt. Blue Campus, Superintendent Tom Ward said Wednesday. Mitchell Guillaume, a senior at Mt. Blue High School, approached Richard Wilde, a computer technology teacher at Foster Career and Technical Education Center, about being a mentor for a FIRST […]
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Scott Nichols to run for 2nd term as Franklin County sheriff
FARMINGTON — Franklin County Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. is collecting signatures for a second four-year term as sheriff. He needs to collect 150 signatures before March 15. Nichols has more than 30 years of law enforcement experience and is a military veteran. He is a 1979 graduate of Mt. Blue High School in Farmington. “I […]
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Livermore Falls: Car knocks out utility pole, power
LIVERMORE FALLS — A Leeds man fell asleep driving home from work Wednesday morning, causing his car to snap a utility pole beside Park Street/Route 133 into three pieces, officer Steve Gould said. Alex Henry, 21, was not injured, Gould said. The accident happened at 9:55 a.m. Power was out for about three hours, Gould […]
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Police seek driver who damaged Rangeley school field
RANGELEY — Police are seeking a driver who caused $2,100 damage to the practice field at Rangeley Lakes Regional School on either Dec. 25 or Dec. 26. Besides leaving nearly 3-inch ruts in the field, the driver’s vehicle also damaged a wheelchair ramp and railing, officer Brad Scovil said Wednesday. The tire tracks are from […]