JAY — Police said a Livermore Falls woman is accused of violating bail conditions for the third time by contacting her boyfriend, who is a co-defendant in the robbery of 75-year-old Jay man last year. Detective Michael Mejia said Amanda Cote, 39, was arrested by officer Dylan Rider on a felony charge of violation of […]
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Fire starts near wood stove, destroys home in Strong
STRONG — State fire investigators ruled that a fire that destroyed a mobile home and belongings at 56 Burbank Hill Road on Thursday morning was accidental and started around the wood stove, Fire Chief Duayne Boyd said. A mail carrier reported the fire at David Ladd’s residence to dispatchers just before 10 a.m. Ladd, who […]
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Franklin County to move its computer-aided dispatch, record-keeping system home
FARMINGTON — Franklin County is expected to complete its move of IMC, a computer-aided dispatch and record-keeping software program for emergency responders, from Somerset County to its own server, and go live with it on Feb. 22 or Feb. 23. Franklin County has been using the system for several years. When it went with the software […]
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RSU 73 board gets budget overview
JAY — Regional School Unit 73 Superintendent Kenneth Healey said after Thursday night’s school board meeting that he hopes to present a smaller budget than last year. Last year, voters approved an $18.65 million spending plan for fiscal year 2015-16. Five retiring teachers were not replaced, while the number of students has remained about the […]
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Verso sells 4 hydropower facilities to N.J. company
JAY — Verso paper company announced Thursday that it has sold one of its subsidiaries, Verso Androscoggin Power, which has four hydroelectric generation facilities associated with its Androscoggin Mill, to a New Jersey company. Eagle Creek Renewable Energy bought the facilities on the Androscoggin River for $62 million, according to Verso’s news release. “The sale […]
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RSU 73 budget outlook shared with Livermore officials
LIVERMORE FALLS — Regional School Unit 73 Superintendent Kenneth Healey met with Livermore officials Tuesday night to discuss factors that may impact the 2016-17 school budget. Among them are the loss of 300 jobs at Verso Corp.’s Androscoggin Mill in Jay, the district’s sick leave buyback program, possibly reconfiguring the grades at two elementary schools […]
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Livermore Falls selectmen accept fire chief’s resignation
LIVERMORE FALLS — Selectmen on Tuesday voted 4-0 to accept Fire Chief Tim “TD” Hardy’s resignation, which is effective Jan. 15. In his letter submitted Dec. 18, 2015, Hardy said, “Thank you for the opportunity to work with the Fire Department and town during the last few years. I gained valuable experience and worked with some […]
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Clyde Barker elected chairman of Franklin County commissioners
FARMINGTON — Clyde Barker of Strong was elected chairman of the Franklin County Commission on Monday. Traditionally, the three commissioners take turns being chairman for a year. Barker said that when commissioners are going over the warrants and there are any questions on purchases, the department heads will be called in to explain what they […]
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Jeffrey Rowe elected to Wilton Selectboard
WILTON — Voters elected Jeffrey Rowe as selectperson Tuesday in a three-way race. He succeeds Paul Berkey who resigned in the fall. Rowe received 177 votes, Irving Faunce got 100 and Gerald Whitney had 38, Town Clerk Diane Dunham announced at Tuesday’s Board of Selectpersons meeting. A total of 315 residents voted, she said. […]
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Franklin County to give comp time for working storm days
FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners voted 2-1 Monday to give compensation time to hourly, essential nonunion employees who have to work when county government is closed on storm days. Chairman Clyde Barker of Strong and Charles Webster of Farmington voted in favor; Gary McGrane of Jay opposed the move. County government offices were closed on […]