LIVERMORE — Warren “Jake” Enos remembers lying in a bed on a hospital ship in Italy in 1944 and waking up to a young woman in a white nursing cap and gown stroking his face. “She says to me, ‘Soldier how are you feeling?’” he said. “I told her this is the best I’ve felt […]
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Donor to match up to $10,000 in food closet donations
FARMINGTON — Donations made to the Care and Share Food Closet now through the end of the year will be matched by a local businessman. Richard Bjorn has offered a matching grant of up to $10,000 for any donations given, Leiza Hiltz Scerbo, food closet director, said. The Farmington food closet served 3,870 families in […]
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Lewiston judge hears arguments on state’s denial of liquor license
LEWISTON — A District Court judge heard oral arguments Tuesday on the Carriage House Cafe’s appeal of the state’s decision to deny a liquor license to the Livermore restaurant and owner. When arguments concluded, Judge Susan Oram said she will issue a written decision on the case. Restaurant owner Michael Weaver’s attorney, David Austin, argued […]
Posted inFranklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser
Livermore Falls looking to regionalize fire service with Jay
LIVERMORE FALLS — The Livermore Falls Board of Selectmen voted 5-0 Monday to begin talking with Jay officials about regionalizing the fire departments in Jay and Livermore Falls. “I think we need to keep the doors open to regionalization,” Livermore Falls Selectman Ron Chadwick said. Town Manager Kristal Flagg said she had met with the fire […]
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Career Expo ‘buffet’ held at Mt. Blue Campus
FARMINGTON — About 1,000 students were urged to take advantage of a “buffet of opportunity” Tuesday during the first Mt. Blue Campus Career Expo. The event featured 74 exhibitors. Motivational speaker John Jenkins suggested students “be like a sponge” and absorb what was offered by various professionals. He called it a “buffet of opportunity.” “They […]
Posted inFranklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser
Verso workers check out resource fair, trade assistance petition approved
LIVERMORE FALLS — Don Nadeau of Livermore lost his millwright job at the Otis Mill after 33 years when Wausau Paper closed it in 2009. He has held the same position at Verso Corp.’s Androscoggin Mill in Jay for six years. This time he was eligible to take the company’s early retirement incentive package and […]
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Mt. Blue Middle School principal to retire
FARMINGTON – Mt. Blue Middle School Principal Gary Oswald will retire when his contract expires at the end of the 2015-16 school year, Regional School Unit 9 Superintendent Tom Ward said Tuesday. He read Oswald’s letter on his intent to retire at Tuesday’s school board meeting. “It is with a heavy heart that I write […]
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Donations for snowmobile club, AYS to go before Jay voters
JAY — Selectpersons decided Monday that money requests from Area Youth Sports and the Andy Valley Riders Snowmobile Club need to go to voters at the town meeting in April. The town’s share of insurance for Spruce Mountain Ski Slope goes through the budget. The amount paid in July was $11,025. Selectpersons agreed last year […]
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Cemetery dedication planned at Farmington Veteran ceremony
FARMINGTON — Roderick Crosby American Legion Post 28 and Wal-Mart will sponsor a Veterans Day service at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11, in the parking area behind Wal-Mart and in the adjacent cemetery. Farmington attorney and local historian Paul Mills is the guest speaker. State Sen. Thomas Saviello of Wilton will present veteran awards, and […]
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This week’s agenda
Tuesday Bethel: Board of Assessors, 8 a.m., Town Office Casco: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Casco Community Center Hartford: Road Committee, 7 p.m., Town Hall Livermore Falls: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Paris: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Town Office Sumner: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office Thursday Bethel: Planning Board, 6 p.m., Town Office Harrison: Selectmen, 7 p.m., […]