LIVERMORE FALLS — The Regional School Unit 73 board Thursday night scheduled a special meeting for Jan. 7 to discuss the impact of 300 layoffs at Verso Paper mill in Jay this month on town and school budgets. The meeting, focusing on creating 2016-17 budget, is set for 6 p.m. in the Spruce Spruce Mountain […]
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RSU 9 teachers bring in thousands in grant money
FARMINGTON — Mt. Blue Campus teachers have brought in thousands of dollars in grants recently to buy supplies and materials. Seven Mt. Blue High School teachers have brought in Oak Grove School Foundation educational mini-grants in South China that range from $780 to $1,000, Principal Bruce Mochamer said. He told the Regional School Unit 9 […]
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Livermore Falls selectmen trying to be more transparent
LIVERMORE FALLS — Addressing selectmen and residents at Tuesday’s meeting, Board of Selectpersons Chairwoman Louise Chabot said the board should try to alert residents at a meeting if a decision will be made after an executive session. “We should specify at the next meeting what we did for transparency and clarity,” she said. “Any member of […]
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Motion filed to dismiss Jay contractor’s embezzlement case
FARMINGTON — An attorney for a Jay contractor accused of embezzling from a federally funded program filed a motion on Dec. 11 to dismiss the federal case, claiming that the statute used is unconstitutional. Timothy Gallagher, 46, an ex-construction project manager for Stanford Management LLC, pleaded not guilty in November to embezzling nearly $80,000 from […]
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Forster mill site options and costs presented to Wilton residents
WILTON — A second environmental assessment of the Forster Manufacturing mill site and options for cleanup were presented to residents Tuesday, along with hefty cost estimates for demolition and cleanup work. Early estimates on options to remove hazardous materials, demolish the building and mitigate any chemicals found in the soil could carry a price tag […]
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Tractor-trailer rolls, spills wood chips in Kingfield
KINGFIELD — A tractor-trailer hauling wood chips rolled over Tuesday when the driver swerved to avoid an oncoming car on Route 27 near the Carrabassett Valley line, Franklin County Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said in a news release. Cpl. Nate Bean and Chief Deputy Steven Lowell responded to the accident that was reported at 6:04 […]
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Kingfield business burglarized; snacks taken
KINGFIELD — A Franklin County deputy is investigating a burglary last weekend at Kingfield Wood Products on Depot Street where a vending machine was vandalized and snacks taken. The machine was smashed, Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said Tuesday. There were pry marks on the money box in the machine but the box was not opened, […]
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Livermore Falls board OKs fire station study
LIVERMORE FALLS — The Board of Selectmen voted 4-0 Tuesday night to hire Lincoln/Haney Engineering Associates Inc. of Brunswick to do a study for a minimal fix on the fire station to make it insurable. The decision came after the fire chief told the board that storing fire equipment in different locations in Livermore Falls and […]
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This week’s agenda
Tuesday Buckfield: Selectmen, 7:30 p.m., Municipal Center Hartford: Cemetery Committee, 6:30 p.m., Town Hall Mexico: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Hall Newry: Selectmen, 5 p.m., Town Office Otisfield: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Town Office Paris: Oxford County Soil & Water Conservation District, 4:30 p.m., 17 Olson Road Paris: Oxford County Commission, 9 a.m., courthouse Rumford: Northern […]
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Strong man charged with OUI
FARMINGTON — A Strong man accused in November of failing to report a crash by quickest means has now been charged with operating under the influence. Wesley Adams, 25, was issued a summons for operating under the influence Sunday by Farmington police Sgt. Edward Hastings IV, according to a news release on Sunday. Hastings received […]