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 […]
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Tonight’s agenda
Franklin Livermore: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office River Valley Peru: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office
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Public hearing on Forster Mill site planned for Tuesday
WILTON — The public will have a chance to weigh in on the future cleanup of the former Forster Manufacturing mill at a hearing at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 1, at the Town Office. The hearing will be at the start of the Board of Selectpersons regular meeting. As part of the three applications for […]
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Five graduate jail training school in Farmington
FARMINGTON — Five correctional officers graduated recently from the first Basic Corrections School held at the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office. This first class included two officers for Franklin County, Amber Ryan and Russell Dodge; one for Oxford County, Danna Petrie; and two for Androscoggin County, Dominique Belanger and Alec Duquette. Franklin County was the first […]
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Franklin County sets hearing on territory budget
FARMINGTON – Franklin County commissioners will hold a public hearing Dec. 7 on a $1.16 million spending plan for the unorganized territory in 2016-17. The proposal is $18,988 less than the current budget. The hearing is at 9 a.m. in the commissioners’ office at the Franklin County courthouse. Commissioners are required to approve the budget […]
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Jay teen hopes to be role model
JAY — Nineteen-year-old Hailey Chaney has big dreams and is well on her way to achieving them. She wants to inspire people, especially those from small towns, to dream big. Modeling is Chaney’s true passion and she believes herself fortunate to have the opportunity to chase her dreams. The 2014 graduate of Spruce Mountain High […]
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Sugarloaf focuses on safety after chairlift accident
State report: Sugarloaf rollback caused by bad bearing, series of issues CARRABASSETT VALLEY — A Maine ski resort that’s responsible for two of three chairlift mechanical failures that led to injuries in the past five years is working to make sure it doesn’t happen again. Sugarloaf is spending $1.5 million to make improvements after a […]
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‘Difficult and daunting’ service commemorates Johnson family
FARMINGTON — The Trinity United Methodist Church was packed with mourners Saturday afternoon, remembering the lives of six people killed two weeks ago in Texas. Large color portraits of the victims — Carl Johnson, his daughter, Hannah Johnson, and her 6-year-old son, Kade Johnson, along with Thomas Kamp and his two adult sons, Austin and […]