WILTON — A Wilton woman faces charges after refusing to stop for an officer, speeding away and then refusing to get out of her car when ordered in an incident that occurred around 1 a.m. Saturday. She also faces a charge of endangering the welfare of a child because her approximately six-month-old baby was with […]
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Mt. Blue among public schools wooing students from overseas
In Maine, several private schools and academies have sizable international programs with admissions departments to lead efforts to spread the school’s reach overseas. Smaller public programs often are one-person shops, perhaps the principal or a guidance counselor, who occasionally take recruiting trips overseas. They attend conventions where they court kids and parents and pitch their […]
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Tonight’s agenda
Franklin Jay: Selectmen and Planning Board, 10 a.m., site visit at 1 Mill St. to review proposed location of a junkyard/automobile recycling business Jay: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Livermore: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Oxford Hills Hebron: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office Paris: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office Waterford: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office […]
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Young entrepreneur overseeing pellet business in Jay, Turner
JAY — James Barker was 14 when he showed up at his family’s business in North Jay and saw all kinds of white bags on the ground. He asked his father, Steve Barker, about them and was told, “We are going to start selling wood pellets.” “I had never heard of wood pellets,” James Barker, […]
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Archaeologists unearth, preserve historical material in Franklin County
STRONG — Ancient tribal history in Franklin County is being carefully documented and preserved before a Route 4 road reconstruction project covers the remnants of the encampment forever. Maine Historic Preservation Commission archaeologists John Mosher and Bill Burgess and their skilled crew of technicians have spent the summer digging, sifting and documenting their finds, while […]
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More Jay residents told to boil water
JAY — The Jay Village Water District has put out another boil-water order after a new Main Street line break not long after a previous boil order was lifted. At the time of this new break, the district received word from the laboratory in Augusta that the previous boil order issued on Friday could be […]
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Summer Fest draws a crowd in Farmington
FARMINGTON — Cloudy skies could not begin to dampen the spirit of Summer Fest Saturday morning as hundreds gathered throughout the downtown area for some old time fun. The festival theme, Olde Time Fun, carried through the event as there was something for everyone including music, children’s games, stilt walkers, artists, food and even a […]
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Med-Care ambulance takes Carthage chain saw victim to FMH
CARTHAGE — A Med-Care Ambulance crew out of Mexico was called to Basin Road off Route 2 on Friday for a man injured at about 3:15 p.m. in a chain saw accident. At first, the crew radioed for a medical helicopter based at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston to meet them in the large […]
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Livermore Falls woman faces charges in Jay home invasion
JAY — A Livermore Falls woman is accused of being the getaway driver and being involved in the planning of a home invasion in Jay on June 28. Amanda Cote, 38, of Hunton Loop, was arrested Friday on felony charges of being an accomplice to robbery, burglary and hindering apprehension for prosecution, Jay Detective Michael […]