The annual Hollandstrong Fishing Derby benefits the Hollandstrong Memorial Scholarship in memory of Michael Holland. Holland of Wilton was one of 33 crew members who died aboard the SS El Faro in 2015.
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2019 Year in Review, part 2
JULY Jay hired veteran police officer Darin Gilbert to serve as the first school resource officer in Regional School Unit 73. Gilbert was hired to work 39 weeks as a school officer and 13 weeks for the Jay Police Department. To create the job, the town and school district each put $50,000 into their 2019-20 […]
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UMF brings holiday joy to area families
FARMINGTON — University of Maine at Farmington students, staff and faculty are giving back to the community this holiday season by giving generously to Operation Santa Claus. A Giving Tree, located at the entrance of The University Store, had just a few tags on it Wednesday morning, Dec. 18. The tags showed the age of […]
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Spruce gets improvements, thanks to Eagle Scout project
Boy Scout Brandon Coates of Livermore Falls took on replacing the fuel tank at Spruce Mountain Ski Slope for his Eagle Scout project.
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Wilton traffic, parking ordinance hearing scheduled
WILTON — Selectpersons Tuesday, Dec. 4, voted to hold public hearings to discuss parking limitations on Main Street and limiting through truck traffic on several side roads. The decision to hold a public hearing on parking limitations came after a lengthy discussion surrounding food truck parking. “Parking is only allowed for three-hour increments between 8 […]
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Chester Greenwood Day to celebrate earmuff inventor
The celebration of Farmington’s earmuff inventor will kick off Friday, Dec. 6, with a visit from Santa and tree lighting.
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Wilton public works preparing for winter
WILTON — Selectpersons Tuesday, Nov. 19, approved keeping the established process of winter cleaning of public parking lots. “The Parking Ordinance states the board will approve annual plowing of the town’s three public downtown parking lots,” said Town Manager Rhonda Irish. The lots are located on Canal Street behind the Bass-Wilson building, on High Street […]
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Spruce Mountain students aim to remember Holocaust victims
Students at the middle school are collecting 6 million erasers, one for each Jewish Holocaust victim, as part of their “Erase Hate, Write Tolerance” project.
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An evening of support and healing
“All disasters start and end locally … how long does it take before it ends locally? We don’t know. Certainly, it has not ended yet.” — Fred White, American Red Cross disaster mental health co-leader for Maine.