NORWAY — The safety of long-term guests at the Inn Town Motel could be jeopardized by the lack of local oversight and regulation. Concern over the Inn Town Motel came to the attention of Code Enforcement Officer Joelle Corey-Whitman last week when police approached her about guests who are staying for long times at the […]
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Tips from Partners Lead to Arrest of Canadian Citizen
HERMON, Maine – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Houlton Border Patrol Station arrested a male Canadian citizen, 40, in Hermon on Feb. 2, for illegally entering the United States. The arrest is the result of information from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) and the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Houlton port […]
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Franklin County Sheriff’s Department Weekly Report – February 5th – 12th 2016 Deputies responded to 184 calls for service during this time period
2/6/2016 Corporal Bean responded to a 911 hang-up complaint on the Vienna Rd in Chesterville. 2/6/2016 Deputy Scovil conducted a welfare check on the West Side Rd in Carthage. 2/6/2016 Corporal Brann responded to Bradbury Rd in Industry regarding a suicidal person there. The person had threatened to hurt themselves and was transported to FMH […]
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Western Maine Storytellers at Farmington Grange February 19
Five local story tellers from Western Maine Storytelling and the Western Order of Dedicated Storytellers (WOODS) will share folktales and personal stories on Friday, February 19th, from 7:00-8:15pm at the Farmington Grange at 124 Bridge St., Rt. 43 West. Curated by Peggy Yocom and entitled “Around the World and Home Again,” the program is intended […]
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Saviello Newsletter Excerpts
Senate President Requests Attorney General Opinion on Ranked Choice Voting Senate President Michael Thibodeau (R-Waldo) has submitted a letter to Attorney General Janet Mills, seeking her guidance on LD 1557, “An Act to Establish Ranked- Choice Voting.” The legislation, which came to the Legislature via a citizen’s ballot initiative, has been tabled in the Maine […]
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Franklin County Sheriff’s Department Deputies responded to 163 calls for service during this time period Weekly Report – January 29th – February 5th 2016
1/29/2016 Corporal Matt Brann and Deputy Justin Lowe received a harassment complaint earlier last week from an adult female victim in the town of Eustis. After conducting the initial investigation, Detective Ken Charles conducted follow up interviews with the victim and with the alleged suspect, Wesley Adams (25) of Strong. After completing interviews, Detective Charles […]
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Stuttering Foundation Launches ID Card for People Who Stutter
The Stuttering Foundation today announced the creation of a free identification card available to all those who stutter. It is designed to help them identify themselves in a nonverbal way as someone who may have trouble speaking. The ID card is available in two downloadable formats on the Foundation’s website atwww.StutteringHelp.org. “We hope our free […]
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Students beg for more gym time
OXFORD — A group of Oxford Elementary School fourth-grade students are asking for more gym. And they have gone to the top of the school’s totem pole to plead their case. In letters to the SAD 17 Board of Directors, a handful of Oxford Elementary fourth-grade students told the directors that they have gone as long […]
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Norway loses ‘bedrock’ John M. Longley
NORWAY — A downtown businessman described as the “bedrock” of Norway has died. John Marlin Longley, owner of L.M. Longley & Sons Hardware Store on Main Street, died Saturday, Jan. 23, at Stephens Memorial Hospital less than a month after the big wooden and glass doors to the landmark store – that had been been in his […]
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Maine Summer Youth Music Camp registration is underway
ORONO – Registration is open for Maine Summer Youth Music Camp (MSYM) at the University of Maine, continuing a 23-year tradition that attracts some of the state’s most talented middle school and high school musicians and performers. MSYM Junior Camp, July 10–15, and Senior Camp, July 16–24, is offered by UMaine’s School of Performing Arts […]