STRONG — The Forster Memorial Building and town office spaces need some care and updating, and selectmen are asking townspeople for ideas. Selectmen reviewed the possibility of replacing building and grounds maintenance employee Emily O’Donnell. She cleared walkways in winter, cared for landscaping in summer and does maintenance inside the building. She works 16 hours […]
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South Street in Farmington to be closed Saturday
FARMINGTON — South Street will be closed from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26, for the University of Maine at Farmington Fall Festival and Open House.
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Two Carthage teens charged in underage drinking party
CARTHAGE — Two local teenagers are accused of holding an underage drinking party Saturday night at their home on West Side Road, Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said Tuesday. Deputy Andrew Morgan responded to a complaint of an underage drinking party at 11 p.m. and discovered eight people all under the age of 21 consuming alcohol, […]
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Livermore Falls police investigate Diamond Road break-in
LIVERMORE FALLS — Police are asking for the public’s help to find a person who broke into a mobile home on Diamond Road on Monday and stole a safe, a tablet and lottery tickets, police Sgt. Vernon Stevens said. The burglary occurred between 5 a.m. and 5 p.m., he said. Diamond Road dead-ends at the […]
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Temple family makes award-winning birch syrup
TEMPLE — Susie Dennison opened a spigot on a canner Monday and filled a bottle with dark-colored, homemade birch syrup. Her husband, Michael Romanyshyn, took the full bottle and placed it on a dish towel on the counter of their commercial bakery. He attached a Temple Tappers label on it and the process continued. The […]
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Farmington McDonald’s prepares to open
FARMINGTON — McDonald’s plans to open its new Main Street restaurant Friday, Oct. 2, an officials said. “Everything is brand new,” Larry Johnston, senior area supervisor for the fast-food chain, said. The former restaurant was 42 years old and was demolished to make way for a new building. Because the restaurant is across from Hippach […]
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Gov. Paul LePage talks up his plans in Farmington
FARMINGTON — Gov. Paul LePage talked about lowering energy costs, reducing and eventually eliminating the state’s income tax, welfare reform and high student college loan debt during a town hall-style meeting Tuesday night at the University of Maine at Farmington. More meetings are being scheduled across the state. More than 100 people came out to […]
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Friends meet again at the Farmington Fair
FARMINGTON — In celebration of the 175th year of the Farmington Fair, admission was set at $2 for everyone Tuesday on what is normally a seniors day. And people came. “It’s a once-a-year reunion,” said Maurice Hovey, 95, of Farmington, as he and the Rev. John Tolman sat and watched people walk by in […]
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This week’s agenda
Tuesday Buckfield: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Municipal Center Buckfield: Community Day Committee, 6 p.m., Municipal Center Casco: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Casco Community Center Hartford: Road Committee, 7 p.m., Town Hall Newry: Selectmen, 5:10 p.m., public hearing on General Assistance, Town Office Otisfield: Comprehensive Plan Committee, 7 p.m., Town Office Paris: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Town Office […]
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LePage holding town meeting at UMF Tuesday
AUGUSTA — Republican Gov. Paul LePage will hold a one-hour town hall meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the University of Maine at Farmington. The meeting will be in Thomas Auditorium in Preble Hall’s Room 117. The meeting, announced late Monday afternoon, is expected to focus on LePage’s, “vision for Maine, including further reducing the […]