FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners voted Monday to promote corrections officer Scott Nichols Jr. of Wilton to sergeant at the jail. Assistant Administrator Lt. John Donald, recently promoted from sergeant, said that there was a written exam and a five-member board that conducted oral board interviews. There were three “really well-qualified” candidates, Donald said, and […]
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Tonight’s agenda
Franklin New Vineyard: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Smith Hall Oxford Hills Casco: Open Space Commission, 6:30 p.m., Casco Community Center Newry: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Newry: Fire Department, 7 p.m., Bear River Station River Valley Peru: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office
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Verso considers selling Jay mill in restructuring effort
JAY — Verso Corp. announced Monday it is looking for ways to restructure its balance sheet and explore opportunities to raise funds to meet financial obligations, including the possible sale of its Androscoggin Mill and related hydroelectric facilities. The news follows the August announcement that the company would shut down a paper machine, a pulp dryer and permanently eliminate […]
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Kingfield road work may require historical documents
KINGFIELD — Route 27 reconstruction plans may include locating historical deeds and maps that document ownership and rights of way along Main Street. At Monday night’s meeting, selectmen reviewed progress of a possible agreement among several property owners and the town for access to private property along the Carrabassett River. The public has been allowed […]
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FOWL proposes watershed survey for Wilson Lake, Varnum and Pease Ponds
WILTON — A green tinge and growing plants, a possible sign of phosphorus in the water, has members of Friends of Wilson Lake proposing a watershed survey for 2016. Rob Lively, Friends president, and Jennifer Jespersen of Ecological Instincts, an environmental consulting and ecological design firm from Portland, brought the proposal before the Board of Selectpersons […]
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Nonfiction writer, professor reads from new book at UMF Visiting Writer Series
FARMINGTON — Nonfiction writer and professor David Gessner read excerpts from his new book Thursday evening in the Olsen Student Center at the University of Maine at Farmington’s Visiting Writer Series. UMF Professor of Creative Writing Jeffrey Thomson, who also runs the Visiting Writer Series, said that he had been trying to get Gessner to UMF […]
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New Sharon man sentenced for terrorizing
FARMINGTON – A Franklin County judge sentenced a New Sharon man to four years in prison, with all but one year suspended, after he pleaded guilty Friday to threatening to kill his girlfriend with a knife March 15. Timothy Hutchinson, 29, pleaded guilty to a felony charge of domestic violence terrorizing with a dangerous weapon […]
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Former UMF student pleads guilty in sex case
FARMINGTON — A former University of Maine at Farmington rugby player pleaded guilty Friday to sex crimes against a fellow student. Frank Makuch, 23, of Storrs, Conn., pleaded guilty to a felony charge of unlawful sexual contact and no contest to a misdemeanor charge of domestic violence assault in Franklin County Superior Court. The state […]
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RSU 73 buses to be moved to Jay
LIVERMORE FALLS — Regional School Unit 73 buildings and grounds director Kenneth Vining told the board Thursday night that all buses are expected to be relocated to the bus garage in Jay by next week. The fleet has been housed at the garage at the former Livermore Falls High School, which is for sale. The […]
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UMF students work on nature-based playground
FARMINGTON — What do mud kitchens, tree cookies and raised garden beds have in common? They are several of the creative outdoor elements being considered for a new nature-based early childhood play area at the University of Maine at Farmington. Nature-based early childhood education is a growing movement in the U.S. to help children learn […]