DIXFIELD — The first week of the new school year for RSU 10 resulted in fewer students enrolled than expected, some last-minute high school class scheduling, and a new satellite kitchen system, which was working well for the students. By the end of the day on Friday, 2,659 pre-K through grade 12 students had enrolled, Superintendent […]
Hartford
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Connections
Hartford-Sumner student among History Day winners
COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Noah Binette, a freshman at Noble High School in North Berwick, Maine, won first place for his exhibit about Malaga Island at the Kenneth E. Behring National History Day competition held at the University of Maryland. Binette and 46 other middle and high school students from Maine earned the right to […]
advertisement
Posted inOxford Hills
Hartford officials share opinions on road issues
HARTFORD — Selectmen heard opinions from two town officials Thursday night about policies and procedures for road projects. The issues of soliciting bids for jobs costing more than $5,000 and whether to require that an engineer plan major reconstruction work have sparked heated debate among selectmen, Road Committee members and Road Commissioner Jeremy Johnson this […]
Posted inFranklin
New Jersey woman’s condition upgraded after Farmington accident
FARMINGTON — The condition of a New Jersey woman who was critically injured in a crash Wednesday afternoon was upgraded to serious, a Maine Medical Center spokeswoman said Friday. Carol Wood, 71, of Warren, N.J., was taken to Maine Medical Center in Portland with life-threatening injuries Wednesday evening after the sport utility vehicle she was […]
Posted inFranklin, The Franklin Journal
New Jersey woman critically injured in Farmington crash
FARMINGTON — A New Jersey woman was critically injured Wednesday afternoon when the vehicle she was driving collided with a box truck at the intersection of Route 156 and Whittier Road, police Chief Jack Peck said late Wednesday night in a news release. Carol Wood, 71, of Warren, N.J., was driving a 2002 GMC Yukon […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Hartford panels seek agreement on road engineering
HARTFORD — Members of the Ordinance and Road committees met with selectmen Tuesday night to discuss enforcing local laws and town policies on road projects. Road Committee member Dan Maddox asked if the Ordinance Committee would consider requiring that any new roads be engineered by a professional. He said it was a preliminary step and […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
This week’s agenda
Tuesday Bethel: Airport Authority, 6 p.m., Town Office Hartford: Selectmen, ordinance and road committee workshop, 7 p.m., Town Hall Paris: Planning Board, 7 p.m. Sumner: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office Wednesday Bethel: Board of Assessors, 8 a.m., Town Office Sumner: Selectmen, executive session, 6 p.m., Town Office Thursday Buckfield: Historical Society, 6 p.m., Municipal Center […]
Posted inConnections
Pinpoint of Light plans events on Aug. 16, 17
HARTFORD — Pinpoint of Light Spiritualist Camp will hold classes on Saturday, Aug. 16, at 546 Town Farm Road, and on Sunday, Aug. 17, at 1190 Main St. Gathering Circles with Nancy Lovelace, CCPC, on Saturday will include “Getting Out of the Box” at 1 p.m. The “box” is your comfort zone and as long […]
Posted inOxford Hills
Hartford officials call for report on road work
HARTFORD — The lack of a report from Road Commissioner Jeremy Johnson for work done on Gurney Hill Road and questions about his qualifications for the job stirred controversy at Thursday night’s selectmen meeting. Before road reports were given, Road Committee member Dan Maddox asked selectmen to consider an executive session to discuss a personnel […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Connections
Household Hazardous Waste collection for Buckfield, etc. is Aug. 9
NORWAY — Norway/Paris Solid Waste will hold their annual Household Hazardous Waste collection event from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. All those household chemicals that have been sitting under kitchen sinks or in basements and garages for many years can be brought to the event at the Norway/Paris Transfer Station at 39 Brown St. […]