Selectmen gave approval Oct. 11 for the Police Department to purchase two cruisers and pay training expenses for a new police officer. A proposal for crosswalk art as part of Rotary’s Centennial in 2025 was also shared.
Pam Harnden
Staff Writer
Pam Harnden, of Wilton, has been a staff writer for The Franklin Journal since 2012. Since 2015, she has also written for the Livermore Falls Advertiser and Sun Journal. She covers Livermore and Regional School Unit 73 school board meetings. She writes about people and community events in the greater Franklin County area and is the go-to person for school robotics competitions. Pam is a member of the Old Crow Indian Band and a supervisor for the Franklin County Soil and Water Conservation District. She enjoys cooking, gardening, flower arranging, reading, music and spending time with her grandchildren. Pam has a bachelor's degree from the University of Maine at Orono and has been involved personally and professionally with numerous agricultural endeavors.
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Farmington hearing Monday has been canceled
A meeting Monday, Oct. 24, to discuss the proposed firetruck purchase and changes to the Zoning Ordinance to include information about homeless shelters has been canceled.
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Spruce Mountain High School student threatens to bring gun to school, is charged with terrorizing
The incident has been reported to the school resource officer and the student has been charged with the crime of terrorizing.
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Meeting set for Monday in Farmington is canceled
The Oct. 24 meeting had been scheduled to discuss the proposed firetruck purchase and changes to the Zoning Ordinance to include information about homeless shelters. A special town meeting will be held Tuesday instead.
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Elementary student wins artist of week award
Hadley Leduc, a fourth grade student at Spruce Mountain Elementary School in Jay received more than 2,300 online votes for her winning painting – a still life of sunflowers created in the style of Vincent van Gogh.
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Livermore to continue process regarding Wyman Road winter maintenance
The town is seeking bids to snow blow Wyman Road this winter while continuing the process to discontinue Wyman Road to winter maintenance.
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Thermostat settings in Spruce Mountain schools to stay the same
Lowering thermostats five degrees in Spruce Mountain buildings was to be a cost saving measure decided on by Superintendent Scott Albert.
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Spruce Mountain Adult Ed CDL training derailed
A partnership between Spruce Mountain and Maranacook adult education programs that offered CDL training has been dissolved.
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Spruce Mountain, Maranacook cut ties on commercial driver’s license classes
JAY — The end of the partnership between Spruce Mountain and Maranacook school districts to offer commercial driver’s license classes locally is concerning, a Livermore resident told the school board Thursday night. “I feel given what is going on with the (the Jay paper mill closing in 2023), this is prime to have a CDL […]