LIVERMORE FALLS — Fire Chief Edward Hastings IV has proposed replacing three trucks to give his department better equipment to meet the town’s needs. He told selectmen at their meeting Tuesday that it’s an appropriate time for the discussion, given that residents voted in June to explore building a new station in East Livermore and […]
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Farmington, Jay men charged with domestic violence
FARMINGTON — Two Franklin County men were arrested this week in separate domestic assault cases, one of them involving a woman hit with a frying pan. Ryan Cunningham, 28, of Farmington was charged with felony domestic violence assault with a dangerous weapon, according to police. Farmington police officer Darin Gilbert said in an affidavit that […]
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Opponents of power line project rallying today in Augusta
Opponents of a 145-mile transmission line project through western Maine are planning to rally Friday outside a Department of Environmental Protection building in Augusta as the review process intensifies for the New England Clean Energy Connect. “This is still part of the process where we want to build awareness and create a consensus,” said Sandra […]
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Livermore Falls man pleads guilty to possessing heroin in Jay
FARMINGTON — A Livermore Falls man pleaded guilty Tuesday to possessing heroin May 29 in Jay. Ricky M. Fetterhoff, 54, entered the plea to the felony charge in Franklin County Superior Court. Three other drug charges, including unlawful possession of crack cocaine and two counts of unlawful possession of prescription drugs, were dismissed in a plea agreement. […]
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Small plane crashes near Bigelow Mountain
A couple from Vermont escaped injury Thursday when their small plane crashed into the side of the Bigelow Mountain Range in bad weather, authorities said. The floatplane was headed to the Greenville International Seaplane Fly-In when it crashed in Wyman Township, a section of unorganized territory just north of Carrabassett Valley, according to a news […]
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Voters to consider fire station study; playground equipment put on hold
LIVERMORE FALLS — Selectmen voted Tuesday to put an article on the November ballot asking if voters want to spend up to $10,000 to study the feasibility of building a fire station in East Livermore, Town Manager Stephen Gould said Wednesday. Gould said he overlooked the item before the board’s executive session, which came near […]
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Finding shade in Jay
Spruce Mountain High School junior Hannah Holland, 17, of Wilton sits in the shade Wednesday while watching the Phoenix boys’ soccer team practice in Jay. (Donna M. Perry/Sun Journal)
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Farmington man found guilty in domestic violence case, sentenced
FARMINGTON — A local man scheduled for a new trial Friday on a charge of beating his then-girlfriend in 2016 pleaded no contest Wednesday and was freed from jail for time served. Wesley Villacci, 23, of Farmington pleaded no contest to felony domestic violence assault in exchange for a charge of violating conditions of release […]
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Livermore board stands firm on property sale
LIVERMORE — Selectpersons on Tuesday night were given updates on a tax-acquired property, the upcoming Landowner Appreciation Day, and additional work needed at the Town Office/Fire Station complex. By consensus the board agreed everything had been done properly regarding the tax-acquired Norton Road property. In July, two bids for the property, previously owned by Mary […]
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Livermore Falls tax rate stays the same
LIVERMORE FALLS — Selectmen voted unanimously Tuesday to set the tax rate for 2018-19 at $21.60 per $1,000 of value of property, the same as last year. To accomplish that, selectmen also voted to use $100,000 from overlay to offset what could have been a tax rate of $22.20. The board also agreed to go […]