WELD — State Rep. Thomas Skolfield, R-Weld, hopes to continue the work started by the current administration over the past four years in his first term. Skolfield, chairman of the Weld Board of Selectmen, was elected to serve House District 112 on Nov. 4. The district covers the towns of Avon, Carrabassett Valley, Carthage, East […]
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This week’s agenda
Tuesday Farmington: Planning Board, 6 p.m., Town Office Farmington: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Vienna: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Wednesday Farmington: Appeals Board, 6 p.m., Town Office Phillips, Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Weld: Planning Board, 6 p.m. Town Office Thursday Jay: Planning Board, 6 p.m., Town Office Livermore Falls: RSU 73 board, 6 p.m., […]
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UMF reading by Kunsang Dolma FARMINGTON — Kunsang Dolma, a brave voice against the gender violence that Tibetan women face, will present “Finding Home: A Journey from Tibet to Maine,” at the University of Maine at Farmington. Her talk on her experiences will take place at 11:45 a.m. Friday, Nov. 14, in room CR123 in […]
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Today’s agenda
Franklin Jay: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Phillips: Planning Board, 6 p.m., Town Office Oxford Hills Bethel: SAD 44, 6:30 p.m., Crescent Park School Casco: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Community Center Hebron: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office Newry: Cemetery Committee, 5 p.m., Town Office Paris: Comprehensive Plan Committee, 6 p.m., Town Office Sumner: Fire Department […]
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Phillips man accused of sexually assaulting girl
FARMINGTON — A Phillips man was arrested Thursday on a Franklin County Sheriff’s Department warrant charging two counts of gross sexual assault against a girl younger than 15. William W. Sylvester, 40, turned himself in at the Sheriff’s Department, Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said Friday. Lt. David St. Laurent began an investigation in May after […]
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Bray Hill property owners dispute driveway permits
PHILLIPS — Property owners Mark and Margaret Cosenza challenged selectmen about the recent approval of driveway permits for abutting property owners. They said the town has only a right of way over a discontinued road that is now part of their property on Bray Hill. “We’re impacted by it, and we’ve got no business being […]
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Phillips woman accused of drunken driving, resisting arrest in Kingfield
KINGFIELD — Police said a Phillips woman is charged with drunken driving and resisting arrest after failing to stop at a stop sign on Depot Street on Wednesday night. Franklin County Deputy Andrew Morgan arrested Susan A. Sterling, 52, on a misdemeanor charge of operating under the influence and issued her a summons on a […]
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Strong school teacher given 21-day leave over Ebola fears
PHILLIPS — A teacher at Strong Elementary School who recently attended a conference in Dallas has been required to take a 21-day leave of absence, after parents told SAD 58 directors Thursday night that they were concerned the teacher could have been infected with the Ebola virus. The board requested the teacher not be named […]
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Former Phillips man sentenced to six years for sexual assault
FARMINGTON — A former Phillips man was sentenced Tuesday to serve six years in prison followed by 15 years of supervised release for sexually assaulting a young girl from June 22 to Sept. 22, 2013, according to Franklin County Superior Court documents. Robert Parker Jr., 44, of Lewiston, pleaded guilty to a felony charge of […]