FARMINGTON — A potential intercontinental ballistic missile interceptor base would encompass 600 to 800 acres of about 12,000 acres at the U.S. Navy’s training site in Redington Township. The Navy already has several buildings on the site and some would have to be relocated, Gary Dion-Bernier, a community plans and liaison officer for the U.S. […]
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People voice concerns, comments on potential missile interceptor base in Franklin County
RANGELEY — More than 45 people turned out Tuesday night at the Rangeley Lakes Regional School to learn, voice concerns or give positive feedback about the possibility of military missile interceptor base being built in northern Franklin County. It was the first of four meetings the U.S. Missile Defense Agency is holding in Rangeley and […]
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Franklin County panel approves new dispatcher contract
FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners have ratified a two-year contract with the Teamsters Union, representing county emergency dispatchers, county Clerk Julie Magoon said Monday. Commissioners voted on the pact Aug. 5. There used to be a 15-year pay scale, but commissioners voted to compress the pay scale into fewer steps. Under the new agreement, supervisors […]
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Life in Franklin County
Franklin County is the heart of Maine’s Lakes and Mountains Region. Franklin County rises from the central upland portion of Maine to the high peaks region in the north. The population of more than 30,000 resides in charming towns and villages throughout the county. Farmington is the county seat of Franklin County with a population […]
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Franklin County continues talks on BOC’s request for more jail money
FARMINGTON — Franklin County’s attorney, Frank Underkuffler, told commissioners that the question of whether the Board of Corrections can ask for more money from the county is just as much an accounting question as a legal one. Commissioners asked Underkuffler to review the state’s newly enacted county jail law, LD 1824, that gives the Board […]
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Franklin County commissioners ask for legal opinion on state jail law
FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners voted Tuesday to have the county’s attorney review a new state law that gives the Board of Corrections more authority over the county jail system. They also agreed to spend up to $500 on the review. Commissioners want to know if the Board of Corrections has the authority to cut […]
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Storm batters Franklin County, washes out Farmington Road
UPDATED 7:07 PM: FARMINGTON — The Maine Department of Transportation reports that Temple Road was washed out Tuesday evening. FARMINGTON — National Weather Service radar indicated a tornado near Industry moving northeast at 50 mph at about 5 p.m. Tuesday. Tornado warnings expired at 6:45 p.m. for Somerset and Franklin counties, but that didn’t mean […]
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Franklin County divorce log
Garrett E. Adams of New Vineyard and Leslie J. Adams of New Vineyard, married Aug. 23, 2008, in New Portland, shared parental rights for one child, primary residence with mother. Randy Adams of Wilton and Robbie L. Adams of Guilford, married Aug. 4, 2007, in Farmington. Mark W. Bates of East Livermore and Paula J. […]
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Albert L. Smith Sr.
1944 – 2014 PORTLAND—Albert L. Smith Sr., 70, of East Wilton, died Wednesday evening, July 2, at Maine Medical Center, Portland, surrounded by his family. He was born May 13, 1944, in Lewiston, a son of Murray L. and Mary Clara (Parker) Smith. He was a graduate of Wilton Academy, Husson University in Bangor where […]
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Franklin County budget panel adds money for restitution specialist
FARMINGTON — Franklin County Budget Committee members voted unanimously Thursday to add $13,947 to the $5.6 million budget for a restitution specialist, Deputy Clerk/Deputy Treasurer Vickie Braley said Friday. The money is for the county’s 25 percent share of a restitution specialist who serves the prosecutorial district of Androscoggin, Franklin and Oxford counties. The specialist […]