FARMINGTON – Franklin County commissioners voted Tuesday to raise wages for reserve dispatchers to $12.57 an hour and deputies to $13.14 an hour. It is 50 cents below a full-time position wage. Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. requested the increases. Currently, reserves in both positions make $9.50 an hour, he said, which is well below other […]
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Franklin County to pay state money owed for jail
FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners voted 2-1 Tuesday to pay the $315,288 owed to the Board of Corrections by April 30 for the jail. Commissioners had voted April 2 to hold the payment, in part, because of their dissatisfaction with the state jail system. Commissioner Fred Hardy of New Sharon opposed the motion. Prior to […]
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Selectmen support Jay’s decision to switch to Franklin county Senate District
MEXICO – Selectmen unanimously voted Tuesday evening to rescind delivery of a letter to the state Senate redistricting committee and replace it with a letter of support for Jay to switch to a Senate district with other Franklin County towns. The earlier letter voiced their support for the town of Jay to remain in Senate […]
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Androscoggin County weighs cost of Livermore Falls secession
AUBURN — Property taxpayers in Androscoggin County stand to lose close to $200,000 in annual revenue if Livermore Falls secedes from the county. It’s money that would unlikely be saved by a corresponding drop in demand, Androscoggin County leaders said Tuesday. Livermore Falls doesn’t use enough county services — such as rural patrols, deeds, probate […]
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Franklin County budget review to begin
FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners will begin review of a proposed $5.5 million budget for 2013-14 on Tuesday, beginning with program grants to organizations, economic development, and social service and educational agencies. The proposal, if approved as is, is $214,501 more than the current budget and includes $1.6 million for the jail. After about an […]
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New Sharon man’s criminal cases transferred to Kennebec County
FARMINGTON — Franklin County Justice Michaela Murphy ordered a New Sharon man’s cases to be transferred to a Kennebec County court in Augusta on Friday because some of the incidents occurred in 12th District Court. Ronald Begin, 53, is currently being held without bail for violating bail conditions related to him being arrested on Feb. […]
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Committee favors Livermore Falls’ request to leave Androscoggin County
AUGUSTA — Members of a legislative committee voted 6-4 Wednesday to recommend a bill that would enable Livermore Falls to withdraw from Androscoggin County and join Franklin County. The initial wording of LD 27 submitted by Rep. L. Gary Knight, R-Livermore Falls, required voters in Livermore Falls to vote by referendum on the measure. If […]
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Hearing held on bill to let town withdraw from Androscoggin County join Franklin County
LIVERMORE FALLS — Town Manager Kristal Flagg told selectmen Monday that a public hearing on a legislative bill to enable the town to withdraw from Androscoggin County and join Franklin County went well last week. “I feel we were very well received,” Flagg said. Voters in Livermore Falls voted in a straw poll 2-1 in […]
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Prosecutors drop assault charge against Wayne man
WAYNE (AP) — Prosecutors have dropped charges against a Wayne man accused of sexually assaulting a 6-year-old boy because of “insufficient evidence.” The Franklin County prosecutor’s office last month filed a dismissal of the charge against 61-year-old Mark Kimball. Kimball’s attorney tells the Kennebec Journal that the allegation of sexual assault was part of an […]
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Lawyer hired to represent Franklin County in human rights claim
FARMINGTON – Franklin County commissioners have been notified that a former employee has filed a notice of claim with the Maine Human Rights Commission, county Clerk Julie Magoon said Thursday. Commissioners voted Tuesday after an executive session to hire lawyer Peter Marchesi based in Waterville to represent the county in the matter, she said. “That […]