WILTON — Wilton Academy graduate Laurel Lothrop Mills launched her fifth book of poetry this month filled with love for her daughter, Beth. Mills is a 1964 graduate of Wilton Academy and a retired English senior lecturer at the University of Wisconsin at Fox Valley. She now devotes her talents to writing. Along with the […]
Franklin
News and information about Franklin County from the Sun Journal.
Posted inFranklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser
Bowman Field Fly-In this weekend
LIVERMORE FALLS — The 29th annual Bowman Field Fly-In this weekend will feature planes from all over the Northeast and beyond at Bowman Field in East Livermore. The gates open at 7 a.m. Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 29 and 30. Asked why the fly-in has remained popular, Darlene Bates said, “I would say that in this […]
advertisement
Posted inFranklin, Lewiston-Auburn
Indictments handed up in Franklin County arson, burglary cases
FARMINGTON — Four men accused of breaking into three convenience stores in Franklin County on June 30 and July 1 were indicted by a grand jury Thursday. Three of them were also indicted on arson charges pertaining to homes in Carthage and Wilton on June 27. Duane C. Bailey, 27, of Carver, Mass., Einer A. […]
Posted inFranklin
Hundreds enjoy Phillips Old Home Days parade
PHILLIPS — Parade floats rolled down Main Street on Friday night as throngs of drenched fans cheered enthusiastically during the 58th annual Old Home Days celebration. Hundreds of people lined the street to take pictures of Dumbo, Woody from “Toy Story,” Minions and Alice in Wonderland, among other characters. J. D. Maynard, 3, of Salem […]
Posted inFranklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser
Livermore Falls police seek person who destroyed tree
LIVERMORE FALLS — Police are trying to find out who snapped off a tree planted in the sidewalk on Main Street on Thursday night or early Friday morning. It was snapped off about a foot from the ground and found lying on the sidewalk in front of the Androscoggin Valley Medical Arts Center, officer Devon […]
Posted inFranklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser
Lewiston man, Livermore Falls couple indicted in Jay robbery case
FARMINGTON — A Franklin County grand jury indicted three people Thursday accused of robbing a 75-year-old man at his home on June 28. The grand jury indicted Amanda J. Cote, 38, Eric S. Hafford, 34, both of Livermore Falls, and Daniel J. Leet, 33, of Lewiston on felony charges of robbery and burglary. Cote was […]
Posted inFranklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser
NorthStar ambulance strikes tractor-trailer en route to medical call
JAY — A NorthStar EMS ambulance hit a tractor-trailer on the way to a medical call Friday, according to Jay police Detective Michael Mejia. Both vehicles were stopped in road construction on Route 4, near AMVETS, with just one travel lane, he said. The truck stayed put when traffic was allowed to go so the […]
Posted inFranklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser
Verso to shut down paper machine, dryer in Jay
JAY — Verso Corp. announced Thursday that it plans to shut down its No. 1 pulp dryer and No. 2 paper machine at the Androscoggin Mill to reduce production, which will permanently eliminate about 300 jobs, according to a company release. Verso also plans to idle its Wickliffe, Ky., mill, which will result in the layoff […]
Posted inFranklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser, Maine
Lawmakers: Mill slowdown, layoffs “devastating’ and ‘drastic’
AUGUSTA — State and federal lawmakers in Maine and Washington, D.C., reacted with frustration and concern Thursday at the news Verso will idle part of its mill in Jay — laying off about 300 employees permanently. “The news of the planned layoffs at the Jay mill is devastating for the community,” Sen. Tom Saviello, R-Wilton, […]
Posted inFranklin
SAD 58 gets info on sharing costs
SALEM TOWNSHIP — Regional School Unit 58 directors were presented information on cost-sharing options Thursday night from Superintendent Susan Pratt. In July, she explained the formal process to revise the current system, which taxes each town based only on state-assessed property valuation. At Thursday’s meeting, she offered a comparison and a review of past budgets, […]