LIVERMORE — Although the Spirit of the Season parade has been canceled, the Spirit of the Season Committee has scheduled Santa’s Workshop from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5, at Livermore Elementary School. “We decided to cancel the parade because of the lack of participation, the lack of interest and the lack of funding,” […]
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Three candidates eye Wilton selectperson seat
WILTON — The Board of Selectpersons signed a warrant Tuesday for the Jan. 5 election of a new board member. The ballot includes three candidates: Irving Faunce, Gerald Whitney and Jeffrey Rowe, Town Clerk Diane Dunham said. The election is to fill the seat left by Paul Berkey this fall. Voting will take place from […]
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‘Paper Tigers’ screening Thursday in Farmington
FARMINGTON — A free showing of “Paper Tigers” will take place at 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 3, at Narrow Gauge Cinemas. The Franklin County Children’s Task Force, with the support of Narrow Gauge Cinemas, will show the film that captures the pain, danger, beauty and hopes of struggling teens — and the teachers armed with […]
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Farmington’s 39th annual Chester Greenwood Day set for Saturday
FARMINGTON — The earmuffs are coming out of storage as Farmington remembers the hometown inventor Saturday at the 39th annual Chester Greenwood Day. In addition to the Franklin County Chamber of Commerce’s annual parade, Farmington Rotary Club’s Festival of Trees, and the annual Polar Bear Dip in Clearwater Lake, a Christmas tree lighting is planned […]
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LF selectmen anxious to advance fire service regionalization
LIVERMORE FALLS — Selectmen are interested in sharing fire services with Jay, but time is of the essence, board member Mary Young said at Tuesday’s meeting. Board of Selectmen Chairwoman Louise Chabot agreed that the town needs to set a deadline for a decision on constructing a new fire station, or how the town should […]
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Livermore board addresses leak, fuel costs
LIVERMORE — Administrative Assistant Carrie Castonguay told the Board of Selectpersons on Monday night that while washing one of the town’s trucks over the weekend, an employee discovered a broken waterline at the Town Office. A toilet ran all weekend and drained the well, she said. A representative from Goodwin Well & Water Inc. of […]
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Wilton officials tally cost of Forster Mill cleanup
WILTON — Final costs for cleanup and demolition of the former Forster Mill site are still unknown as testing for roof asbestos continues this week, Town Manager Rhonda Irish told residents Tuesday. During a public hearing for an Environmental Protection Agency grant application, Irish said cleanup of known materials is estimated at $200,000 with demolition […]
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Expert witnesses give different opinions in malpractice trial
FARMINGTON — Two expert witnesses gave different opinions Tuesday on Dr. Larry Labul’s treatment of the late Maxine Turner of Jay while she was at Franklin Memorial Hospital. Their testimony came on the second day of a civil trial against Labul’s and the hospital, claiming they were negligent in caring for the 84-year-old woman in […]
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This week’s agenda
Tuesday Buckfield: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Livermore Falls: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Paris: Conservation Committee, 7 p.m., Town Office Rumford: Board of Assessors, 3 p.m., Municipal Building Sumner: Planning Board, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Wilton: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office Woodstock: Selectmen, 5 p.m., Town Office Woodstock: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Town Office […]
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Franklin County jury hears opening arguments in Farmington malpractice complaint
FARMINGTON — A civil trial began Monday with opening statements by attorneys in a lawsuit that accuses a Farmington doctor and Franklin Memorial Hospital of negligence in the treatment of an 84-year-old Jay woman before she died in February 2011. Celine Boyle, the attorney for Kelly Smith, the personal representative of the estate of Maxine […]