FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners voted Tuesday to accept a donation of police dog named Abbie to the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department. In exchange, they agreed to give a $6,000 charitable donation receipt for tax purposes to the donor, Von Woden Kennels in Weld, owned by county Deputy B. David Rackliffe. Sheriff Dennis Pike told […]
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County college becomes venture partner
PORTLAND — The Maine Community Foundation and Common Good Ventures (CGV) have selected three new partners for the Program for Nonprofit Effectiveness: University of Maine at Machias, Franklin County Community College and the Telling Room. The organizations are working to increase access to post-secondary education for Mainers. Each group will receive funding from the Maine […]
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Farmington: Building Committee submits proposal for new dispatch center
FARMINGTON — Members of a Franklin County building committee proposed an estimated $629,300 to build a new dispatch center. Dispatcher Stan Wheeler, chairman of the Dispatch Building Committee, told county commissioners on Tuesday that the group came up with a floor plan for a stand-alone building that would be a secure, safe, well-constructed and well-insulated […]
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“Vote Yes on One” group rallies in Farmington to restore Election Day registration
FARMINGTON — Thirty Franklin County residents bearing homemade signs telling people to “Vote Yes on One” paraded through town Saturday in a rally to restore Election Day voter registration. Some softly chanted, “We will occupy; we will occupy.” Others raised voices to drivers on Routes 4 and 27, telling them to vote yes while vigorously […]
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Livermore woman hired for county position
FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners voted Wednesday to hire a Livermore woman as the new deputy clerk/deputy treasurer. Michelle Berry will start Monday, Nov. 14, at a wage of $14.60 an hour. A county committee interviewed six of the 28 applicants, county Clerk Julie Magoon said. The panel recommended Berry, she said. Berry has experience […]
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Wardens rescue injured hiker from Tumbledown Mountain near Weld
TOWNSHIP 6 NORTH OF WELD — Maine wardens responded to Tumbledown Mountain on Saturday afternoon to help a hiker who suffered an ankle injury near a trail, said Maine Warden Service spokeswoman Edith Smith. She said early Saturday evening that a warden emailed her the brief message but didn’t provide details. “It was nothing life-threatening,” […]
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Job opening draws more than 20 applicants
FARMINGTON — More than 20 people have applied for the Franklin County deputy clerk/deputy treasurer position, county Clerk Julie Magoon told commissioners Tuesday. There are some really strong candidates, she said. The deadline to submit an application was 4 p.m. Wednesday. By midday Wednesday, the pool of applicants continued to increase. The position became available […]
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Westbrook man pleads guilty in Farmington sex case
FARMINGTON — A former police officer pleaded guilty Wednesday to sexually molesting a Franklin County girl over several years. Steven Goozey, 39, of Westbrook pleaded guilty in Franklin County Superior Court to 10 counts of unlawful sexual contact with a child under the age of 12. He had entered pleas of not guilty after he […]
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Panel moves forward on plan to build new communications center
FARMINGTON — The committee in charge of planning a new Franklin County communications center will work with the same architectural firm that drew plans for a Sheriff’s Department building, committee Chairman Stan Wheeler said Tuesday. “We don’t want to reinvent the wheel,” Wheeler said. Smith Reuter Lull Architects of Lewiston and Bethel designed a $4.46 […]
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Healthy Community Coalition offering services at Farmington Fair
FARMINGTON — Healthy Community Coalition of Greater Franklin County is providing health services and information at the Farmington Fair, which is ongoing through Saturday, Sept. 24. Staff will provide outreach services daily at the mobile health unit, which will be at its usual location near the High Street entrance between Home Cooking and the pie […]