FARMINGTON — A Strong man is accused of sexually abusing a girl under age 16 after the girl was reported missing by her mother. The girl told police she had consensual sex with Matthew Abbott, 22, Franklin County Lt. David St. Laurent said Tuesday. The two had known each other for a couple of years. […]
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Logger injured in Strong woods accident
STRONG — Firefighters, emergency medical providers and private citizens pitched in Thursday to get an injured local logger out of the woods off Lambert Hill Road, Fire Chief Duayne Boyd said. The logger, whose name Boyd did not know, was notching a tree when a skidder rolled backward and a tire struck his upper leg […]
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Man sentenced for selling painkillers
FARMINGTON — A man from Strong will spend 30 days in jail for selling oxycodone, despite an argument from his attorney that he is too frail to be incarcerated. Franklin County court Justice William Stokes sentenced Dave L. Melvin, 63, on Friday to three years in prison with all but 30 days suspended. He was […]
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Selectmen review Forster building maintenance
STRONG — The Forster Memorial Building and town office spaces need some care and updating, and selectmen are asking townspeople for ideas. Selectmen reviewed the possibility of replacing building and grounds maintenance employee Emily O’Donnell. She cleared walkways in winter, cared for landscaping in summer and does maintenance inside the building. She works 16 hours […]
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Strong selectmen told of cemetery maintenance techniques
STRONG — Towns with older cemeteries can be hard pressed to find ways to pay for repairing, cleaning, straightening and identifying deteriorated and broken gravestones. At Tuesday night’s selectmen meeting, Deborah Probert of Farmington, a member of the Maine Old Cemetery Association, presented selectmen with examples of standard cemetery stone repairs and cleaning. Probert said […]
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Wilton woman injured in Strong crash
STRONG — A Wilton woman was injured Wednesday afternoon when it appeared the pickup truck she was driving went onto the soft shoulder of South Strong Road, went out of control and rolled over, Franklin County Deputy Matt Brann said. The truck was going down a hill when it went into the shoulder, he said. […]
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RSU 58 teachers, ed techs get contracts
STRONG — Regional School Unit 58 directors and members of the teachers’ union and educational technicians’ union approved contracts Tuesday, ending years of negotiations. “It’s fair to the teachers, it’s fair to the taxpayers, and it’s fair to the education of our children,” director Faith Richard of Phillips said of the contracts. The agreements came […]
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This week’s agenda
Tuesday Buckfield: Community Day Committee, 6 p.m., Municipal Center Buckfield: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Municipal Center Hartford: Ordinance Committee, 7 p.m., Town Hall Jay: Special selectmen meeting, 3:30 p.m., Town Office Livermore Falls: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Lynchtown Township: Oxford County Commission, 10 a.m., Bosebuck Mountain Camps, 2013 Parmachenee Road Newry: Selectmen, 5 p.m., Town Office […]
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Strong tax rate increases
STRONG — Selectmen on Tuesday approved a tax rate of $14.70 per thousand dollars of property value, an increase from $13.60 in 2014. Tax bills will be mailed at the end of the month. In March, voters approved spending $626,884, or 11.9 percent more than the previous year’s municipal budget. Also, the town’s share of […]
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Strong board sticks with animal control officer
STRONG — Selectmen on Tuesday declined to take action on a proposal to transfer animal control services to the Franklin County Sheriff”s Office. Selectmen received a letter from Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. suggesting some Franklin County towns do not have readily available “responsible, trained people willing to do the job.” In his memo Nichols suggested […]