Monday Hartford: Food Bank, 4 p.m., Town Hall Peru: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Rumford: Public Library board of trustees, 3 p.m., library Wednesday Buckfield: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Municipal Center Otisfield: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office Paris: Policy and Procedure Committee, 7 p.m., Town Office Rumford: Planning Board, 6 p.m., Municipal Building Thursday Canton: Planning […]
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News and information about Franklin County from the Sun Journal.
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Livermore officials approve committee members
LIVERMORE — Selectpersons on Tuesday night appointed members to town boards and committees. Budget Committee member Christina Quirrion has announced she is stepping down, according to Administrative Assistant Amy Byron. Katherine Perkins, who has served on the Planning Board, was appointed in Quirrion’s place, Byron said. One of two vacant seats on the Regional School Unit […]
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Board tables license renewal for Wilton Lake Country Club
WILTON — The Board of Selectpersons voted unanimously Tuesday to table a request to renew liquor licenses for Wilton Golf Holdings LLC, doing business as Wilson Lake Country Club. The reason is because $21,000 in real estate and personal property taxes have not been paid. The nine-hole course has operated at 320 Weld Road since […]
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Selectmen approve property cleanup in Farmington
FARMINGTON — The Board of Selectmen agreed Tuesday to clean up the abandoned Ted Gay property on Wilton Road and add the cost to the property tax bill, Town Manager Richard Davis said. The boarded-up house and overgrown vegetation at 130 Wilton Road is at a gateway to the town. A state law governing abandoned […]
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Australian real estate developer buys Saddleback
SANDY RIVER PLANTATION — Bill Berry, former owner of Saddleback Mountain Resort, passed a symbolic ski Wednesday to Sebastian Monsour, chief executive officer the Australian-based Majella Group, the new owner. The Monsour family took a tour of the United States in 2011. They arrived in Maine and discovered Saddleback and “fell in love” with the […]
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Wilton voters approve loan for Forster Mill site work
WILTON — Voters on Tuesday at a special town meeting unanimously approved taking a loan for up to $300,000 for abatement and partial demolition of the Forster Mill site. About a dozen residents were in attendance. The loan from the Maine Department of Environmental Protection and Community Development’s Brownfields program is interest-free for up to […]
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Insurance, property issues before Strong selectmen
STRONG — Selectmen decided Tuesday night that they will continue to research ways to keep employees’ health insurance plans without affecting taxpayers. Selectman Dick Worthley shared information from the Maine Municipal Association, which might be an option to the plans offered by a representative of Portland-based United Insurance at the board’s last meeting. “If we look at […]
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Livermore board approves town office closure, elects new officers
LIVERMORE — Selectpersons on Tuesday voted to close the Town Office at 4 p.m. Monday, July 3, for the Independence Day celebration. Jay, Livermore and Livermore Falls will celebrate the holiday July 3 with a 5 p.m. parade through Jay and Livermore Falls. Selectpersons previously voted to close the office at noon June 30 to […]
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What would a state shutdown look like?
LEWISTON — The city clerk’s office is encouraging drivers to tend to July paperwork before Saturday to avoid lapsed registrations and licenses if state government shuts down. That goes for online renewals, too. The city will also stop issuing certified copies of birth and death certificates before the end of the week, because the state […]
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New Saddleback owner: Local or from away? We'll find out Wednesday
SANDY RIVER PLANTATION — Saddleback Mountain will announce new owners Wednesday. Now the burning question: Who bought it? A news release late Tuesday afternoon announced a mountaintop event Wednesday morning to meet “the future owners of Saddleback Maine along with members of the new management team” to “learn of this historic deal.” It’s not at […]