SANDY RIVER PLANTATION — A plantation employee Monday discovered that there had been a break-in at the Transfer Station on Main Street. The door had been kicked in and a fire extinguisher was stolen, Chief Deputy Steven Lowell of the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office said. The burglary reported at 10:07 a.m. is believed to have […]
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Philips passes modestly increased budget
PHILLIPS — Voters at the town meeting Tuesday at the Phillips Area Community Center elected municipal officers and approved a budget of $1.28 million. That amount is more than last year’s budget by less than 3 percent. Moderator Mike Ellis guided voters through the 44-article warrant. Residents elected David Vincent to the Board of Selectmen, defeating incumbent […]
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Phillips voters will decide budget Thursday
PHILLIPS — Citizens will set the 2016-17 town operating budget and elect four municipal officers at the town meeting on Thursday. Starting at 6 p.m. at the Phillips Area Community Center, registered voters will act on a $1.28 million spending plan. This year’s budget, if approved, will include an increase of less than 3 percent […]
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Voters approve $9.19M RSU 58 budget
SALEM TOWNSHIP — Voters from Avon, Kingfield, Phillips and Strong on Tuesday approved a $9.19 million budget for Regional School Unit 58 for 2016-17. According to Superintendent Susan Pratt, the budget is $215,943, or 2.3 percent, less than last year. This year, the school board recommended that $760,827 was needed to pay for athletics, co-curricular […]
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Vienna woman burned in garage fire
PHILLIPS — A Vienna woman suffered second-degree burns on her feet Tuesday when the three-bay garage she was cleaning caught fire at 75 East Madrid Road, Fire Chief Mark Rousseau said. The garage and its contents, including some antiques and a fifth-wheel motor home, were destroyed, he said. The garage and contents were not insured, […]
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Franklin County seeks two men in Phillips home invasion
PHILLIPS — Franklin County deputies are investigating a home invasion Friday night on Weld Road where two males assaulted the owner, tied him up and stole over $30 cash, Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said. The 54-year-old homeowner was threatened with bodily harm if he called police, the sheriff said. The attackers, who were wearing face […]
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Phillips man charged in assault of woman
STRONG — A Phillips man is accused of choking a woman until she nearly passed out early Saturday at a residence on South Strong Road, Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said Monday. Deputy Andrew Morgan responded to a report of a disturbance at the residence at 1:38 a.m. An unnamed person stopped the assault by pushing John Pillsbury […]
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Phillips town manager announces retirement
PHILLIPS — Town Manager said this week she’s ready for retirement and the adventures that lie ahead. She announced Tuesday that she will step down on March 4 after 10 years serving the town. Hubbard began as a temporary worker for the town years ago when longtime Town Manager Laura Toothaker retired. Karen Olivieri succeeded […]
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Accountant reviews RSU 58 finances with school board
PHILLIPS — Roger Lebreux, a principal in the Runyon, Kersteen and Ouellette accounting firm, presented the School Administrative District 58 directors with his overview of the recent year’s budget. Last year’s budget, which was approved by voters in Strong, Avon, Kingfield and Phillips, was $9.1 million — but the audit report showed that the district […]
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Phillips firefighters to stay; deputy chief to apply for chief position
PHILLIPS — Fourteen members of the Fire Department who said last week that they would resign Feb. 9 have decided to stay on, Deputy Chief Mark Rousseau said Wednesday. “They want to build on what we have,” he said. Those at the regular department meeting Tuesday night were pretty much the same firefighters who attended […]