FARMINGTON — District Court Judge Susan Oram set $25,000 cash bail Wednesday for a Lewiston man accused of being involved in a June 28 home invasion at a 75-year-old man’s home in Jay. The complaint filed by the district attorney’s office against Daniel Leet, 33, charges him with felony charges of robbery, burglary and theft […]
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Livermore Falls Planning Board begins comprehensive plan revision
LIVERMORE FALLS — Revising the town’s 13-year-old comprehensive plan kicked off Wednesday night when the Planning Board met with senior planner John Maloney of the Androscoggin Valley Council of Governments. The first session was devoted to focusing on what changed in the town since the 2002 plan, what’s the same, and what could change during […]
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Sample of fishing proposals
Androscoggin County: Livermore Falls to Brunswick, Androscoggin River: Current regulations allow ice-fishing from Dec. 1 to April 30. Proposal would allow ice-fishing as soon as ice forms. Poland (Otisfield, Oxford, Casco), Thompson Lake: Current regulations restrict daytime ice-fishing to two lines per person. Proposal lifts that restriction, but only in Oxford County. The purpose of […]
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New Sharon woman’s motion to return seized animals to be heard
FARMINGTON — A Franklin County court will hear a motion July 31 to force the state to return pets to a New Sharon woman who is prohibited by the court to possess animals. Two kittens, a dog and a pot-bellied pig were seized July 2. Carol Murphy, 71, faces a plenary contempt of court charge in relation […]
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Transient couple found guilty of Rangeley charges
FARMINGTON — A transient couple was sentenced Friday to 10 days in jail after they pleaded no contest to stealing a truck in Texas and driving to Maine with suspended licenses, according to court documents. Rangeley police arrested Charles K. Santo, 48, and Deanna M. Holden, 44, on Thursday. Judge Lance Walker found Santo guilty […]
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Lewiston man is second suspect to be charged in Jay home invasion
JAY — A Lewiston man is accused of being involved in a June 28 home invasion in which a 75-year-old man had his hands tied behind his back and was made to lie face-down while intruders stole items from his home. The victim was robbed of a wallet, cellphone and a valuable coin collection, Detective […]
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This week’s agenda
Tuesday Buckfield: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Municipal Center. Casco: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Casco Community Center. Hartford: Cemetery Committee, 6:30 p.m., Town Office. Mexico: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office. Newry: Selectmen, 5 p.m., Town Office. Otisfield: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Town Office. Paris: Oxford County Commission, 9 a.m., courthouse. Paris: Oxford County Soil & Water Conservation District, […]
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Farmington’s Summer Fest set for Saturday
FARMINGTON — Summer Fest has received a shot of revived energy with volunteers from the community at large, pitching in for a full day of activities. With the start of the farmers market at 9 a.m. Saturday, July 25, on Broadway, to an evening concert at 8 p.m. in Meetinghouse Park, the day is packed […]
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RSU 9 voters set $32 million school budget to go to referendum
FARMINGTON — Just over 200 Regional School Unit 9 voters set a $32 million budget Tuesday that will now go to voters in a yes or no validation referendum in each of the 10 towns on Tuesday, July 28. Only two articles passed unanimously in the district-wide vote that lasted an hour. The meeting was […]
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Residents disagree with proposed fishing regulations
FARMINGTON — The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife has come up with proposed fishing regulation changes for 2016 that are too restrictive, several people said at a public hearing Tuesday. John Thomas of Turner said he was at Cold Stream Pond recently with another resident on Father’s Day weekend and they only saw one […]