FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners agreed Tuesday to enter into a new one-year contract with Maine Pretrial Services for $69,000. The agency has an office at the Franklin County Detention Center and has been providing services for several years. The contract is effective July 1. Commissioners also learned about upgrades and modifications at the jail, and […]
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Girl Scouts model trash bags during fashion show at UMF
FARMINGTON — Thirty-three Sandy River area Girl Scouts ages 4 to 63 wowed a large audience on Saturday afternoon at the second annual Trash Can Couture Fashion Show at the University of Maine. And there was plenty of couture, or fashionable made-to-measure clothes, created in true fashionista style from trash bags of all colors, newspapers, […]
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Farmington Village Corp. board grants appeal for UMF central heating plant
FARMINGTON — Members of the Farmington Village Corp. Appeals Board unanimously granted the University of Maine at Farmington’s appeal to build a central heating plant at Quebec and Perkins streets. Recognizing the potential as a learning environment for students and the environmental good it poses for the community, Appeals Board members agreed that the corporation’s […]
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Car hits Strong man after he steps into traffic
FARMINGTON — Police say a pedestrian complained of head pain after he stepped into traffic and was struck by a car Thursday on the Wilton Road. Dave Lloyd Melvin, 62, of Strong was walking east on Routes 2 and 4 just beyond Michael Motors about 4 p.m. when he stepped into the road and was struck […]
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RSU 9 plans re-dedication of Caldwell Field at Mt. Blue
FARMINGTON — The competition field on the Mt. Blue Campus will be rededicated as Caldwell Field, according to a unanimous vote of the Regional School Unit 9 board Tuesday. The field used for football, boys’ and girls’ soccer and lacrosse was named Caldwell Field after longtime football coach Ray Caldwell, Superintendent Thomas Ward said Wednesday, […]
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Franklin County men accused of burning Wilton, Carthage buildings
FARMINGTON — Three men accused of a string of Franklin County convenience store burglaries in June are now accused of intentionally setting fire to a vacant home in Wilton and a camp in Carthage. Franklin County court Judge Susan Oram set bail Monday at $25,000 cash for Devon J. Pease, 22, of Jay. The state […]
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Franklin County men accused of burning Wilton, Carthage buildings
FARMINGTON — Three men accused of a string of Franklin County convenience store burglaries in June are now accused of intentionally setting fire to a vacant home in Wilton and a camp in Carthage. Franklin County court Judge Susan Oram set bail Monday at $25,000 cash for Devon J. Pease, 22, of Jay. The state […]
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Franklin County men accused of burning Wilton, Carthage buildings
FARMINGTON — Three men accused of a string of Franklin County convenience store burglaries in June are now accused of intentionally setting fire to a vacant home in Wilton and a camp in Carthage. Franklin County court Judge Susan Oram set bail Monday at $25,000 cash for Devon J. Pease, 22, of Jay. The state […]
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Farmington woman charged in assault case
FARMINGTON — A local woman is accused of punching and choking a man at a Perham Street apartment Sunday, police said. A third party called 911 to report a verbal argument that had been escalating during the morning, according to a police report. Officers Darin Gilbert and Justin Blais responded at 11:55 a.m. to the […]
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Two Industry children, father remain hospitalized after Pittsfield fatal crash
FARMINGTON – Two children and their father from Industry and a Corinna man remained at a Bangor hospital Monday after a fatal crash Saturday night on Route 2 in Pittsfield, according to a spokesman from the Maine Department of Public Safety. Icy road conditions were a contributing factor in the crash, Stephen McCausland had said […]