FARMINGTON — University of Maine at Farmington visiting Libra Professor and Abenaki scholar, Lisa Brooks, is collaborating with UMF faculty to present “Living Language,” a semester-long series focused on language exchange. The series will include several events focused on Native American language and culture indigenous to Maine and New England. The events are open to […]
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P. McGuire: Let private sector pay
In a time of government austerity, why are taxpayers being asked to pay for private projects? This should have been the question that legislators on the Transportation Committee asked before they approved a resolution that would fund a new feasibility study for the fabled East-West highway with $300,000 from the state’s highway fund. According to […]
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Arrest log
* Jakob S. Duval, 22, Wilton, receiving stolen property, theft of a firearm, Feb. 16, $2,500 cash bail, court appearance April 20, Farmington and Jay police departments. * Kevin Slater, 45, Wilton, failing to register/comply with sex offender registration, Feb. 16, $1,000 unsecured, court appearance March 22, Wilton Police Department. * George Kotta, 49, Hampton, […]
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Franklin County officers participate in national narcotics coalition in Washington
FARMINGTON — Delegates from the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department attended a National Narcotic Officers’ Associations’ Coalition annual meeting this month in Washington, D.C. Detective Tom White and Cpl. Stephen Charles attended the national coalition which represents more than 70,000 narcotic officers across the United States. The 75 delegates were there to help set national drug […]
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Briefly
Campbell benefit CANTON — A benefit potluck supper will be held from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 25, at the Canton Municipal Building. Cost is $5 per person. The supper is a benefit for the Campbell family who lost their son and their home in a fire recently. Food items and monetary donation are […]
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Race, walk organizer gets permission to use Farmington park
FARMINGTON — Selectmen voted Tuesday to allow the use of Meetinghouse Park and the gazebo for registration and awards for a Remembrance Walk and Fun Run in May, Town Manager Richard Davis said Wednesday. The race will be held from 7 a.m. to noon on Sunday, May 20. Kelley Cullenberg, director of the new race […]
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John Frary: Budgetary crisis pits sentiment against arithmetic
It’s simply a lot easier to give money away than to take money away. The Feb. 9 Sun Journal editorial, “Turning back the clock on social care,” is correct to say that Maine’s budgetary crisis is not comparable to the fiscal disaster now gripping Greece, but there are some common political features that are worth […]
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Concert will spotlight music by composer/ornithologist
FARMINGTON — The Arts Institute of Western Maine will present a concert featuring music by French 20th century composer Olivier Messiaen, who was also a mystic and an ornithologist. Messiaen believed birds were the greatest musicians, and his love of bird song as well as his Roman Catholic faith is reflected in his music. Messiaen […]
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Wilton man charged in stolen gun, chainsaw cases
WILTON — Farmington and Jay police charged a local man Thursday with receiving a stolen handgun and chain saw from Jay. A Farmington business owner realized he bought stolen goods by accident and contacted Farmington police and gave them information that led them to a Wilton residence. Farmington officer William Tanner arrested Jakob Duval, 22, […]
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Farmington bridge street lights to remain out for now
FARMINGTON — The streetlights on Center Bridge over the Sandy River on routes 2, 4 and 27 will continue to be out at least for the coming long weekend. The lights have been out for about three weeks, Town Manager Richard Davis said. The Maine Department of Transportation changed the fixtures to LED lights on […]