FARMINGTON — Dorothy Elaine (Parker) Richmond died Wednesday, Feb. 15, in Farmington, with her family, the Rev. Susan Crane and the Pierce House staff at her side. She was born Oct. 21, 1913, in Dover-Foxcroft, to John Stanley and Jessie Maude (Brown) Parker. She was born in the same home as her mother. Dorothy lived […]
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Endangered Atlantic salmon eggs planted in Sandy River in Strong
STRONG — Ernie Hilton doesn’t fish. But on Thursday morning, the Starks man and his neighbor, Dennis Yodsnukis, and more than a dozen volunteers and state Marine Resources staff did the jobs of female Atlantic salmon. They used low-tech equipment, duct tape and Yankee ingenuity to bury 300,000 eggs under the cobblestone gravel of the […]
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Farmington man gets seven days in jail for stealing scrap metal
FARMINGTON — A second man pleaded guilty Wednesday in Franklin County Superior Court to stealing scrap metal from a Temple property in August 2011. Charles N. Rogers, 53, of Farmington pleaded guilty to theft. Justice Michaela Murphy sentenced him to serve seven days in jail and to pay $500 in restitution. Rogers’ attorney, Linda Sparks, […]
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Farmington man pleads guilty to theft of scrap metal
FARMINGTON — A local man pleaded guilty Monday to a misdemeanor charge of theft for stealing scrap metal from a Temple property in August 2011. He will serve 48 hours in jail Roy Gordon, 41, of Farmington was one of six men accused of stealing metal, mostly used automobile parts, in the case. The state […]
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Lewiston shelter animals in demand; adopters wait in lines for hours
LEWISTON — People wait in line overnight for concert tickets. For hot movies. For Black Friday deals. And now, for pets at the Greater Androscoggin Humane Society. The Lewiston animal shelter has experienced such a surge in adoption requests for dogs and cats that potential adopters have begun waiting outside the shelter doors, sometimes for […]
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Starks voters seek to join RSU 9
FARMINGTON — An effort that could bring Starks into Regional School District 9 moved a step forward this week. On Tuesday, two-thirds of the residents of the Somerset County town voted 164-27 to support withdrawing from RSU 59 based in Madison and join RSU 9. At the RSU 9 board meeting Tuesday night, after learning […]
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Barn, horse stable destroyed by fire in Farmington
FARMINGTON — The state Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating the cause of an early morning fire that destroyed a large barn and stable at Knowlton Corner Farm. A horse being boarded there and a pair of cats were lost in the early morning blaze. When firefighters arrived at 341 Knowlton Corner Road at about 4 […]
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Drug search policy at Mt. Blue High School aired
FARMINGTON — An Regional School Unit 9 board member said the district’s policy allowing random, unannounced drug dog “sniff” searches at Mt. Blue High School needs to be used more to combat illegal drugs. But school administrators say the problem is under control and instituting sniff searches would lower morale and create an environment of […]
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E. Brackett: A good deed
Recently, I stopped at the Mitchell Cemetery in Temple. I was so pleased that someone had raked all the leaves, cut a lot of bushes and had the stones cleaned. My great-grandfather, my grandfather and brother are all at rest there. Thank you so much, to whomever did the good deed. Evelyn Barker Brackett, Farmington
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Class of 1961 held 50th reunion
JAY — The Jay High School Class of 1961 held a 50th class reunion at LaFleur’s Restaurant on Sept. 24. Twenty-five of the 53 original classmates who started high school together as freshmen attended. Decorations furnished by Lois Beechum and flowers by Ron Couture were in autumn colors. A table was set up with a […]