FARMINGTON — The Board of Selectmen approved a drug-detecting K-9 for the Farmington Police Department on Tuesday. Axel, a 6-month-old German shepherd, is expected to begin training in August and be ready to start work in October. Police Chief Jack Peck and officer Michael Lyman proposed reinstating a K-9 at the department during a previous […]
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Credit cards, CDs taken from unlocked vehicle at UMF
FARMINGTON — Police said eight credit cards and 12 CDs were taken from a vehicle parked in a South Street driveway between 11 p.m. Monday and 7 a.m. Tuesday. An employee at the University of Maine at Farmington told campus police early Tuesday morning that someone had taken the items, along with the owner’s manual […]
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Farmington man pleads not guilty to burning Jay man's truck
FARMINGTON — A local man pleaded not guilty Tuesday to intentionally setting fire to a Jay man’s truck on Keep Road last year. Michael A. Davis, 21, of Farmington was indicted in January on two counts of Class A arson. He pleaded not guilty to the charges. Jay Fire Chief Michael Booker previously said the […]
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Weld voters to consider capital improvements, events coordinator
WELD — Voters on Friday will select three town officials and on Saturday will be asked to decide on several capital improvement projects and the hiring of an events coordinator. Voting will take place from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Town Office complex, and the town meeting will reconvene at 10 a.m. Saturday at […]
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Selectmen in Franklin County to caucus to represent towns on county budget panel
FARMINGTON — Selectpersons from Franklin County towns will vote at a caucus Monday, March 6, to fill seats on the Franklin County Budget Advisory Committee. The caucus is scheduled for 5 p.m. at the county courthouse. There is one three-year position open in each district, county Clerk Julie Magoon said Tuesday. If someone is elected […]
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RSU 9 approves copier lease, assistant track coach, fiddler trip
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 directors voted Tuesday to authorize the superintendent to enter into a photocopier lease agreement that will save $10,459.68 annually for the next two years. Two leases with annual payments of $47,515.73 expire in July 2018 and Sept. 15, 2018, will be replaced with one lease with an annual payment […]
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Strong town meeting voters to decide on road plan
STRONG — Voters at town meeting Saturday will be asked to raise 12 percent more from taxes than last year, largely to replace aging highway equipment. The meeting will begin with an election of officers from 1 to 6 p.m. Friday and reconvene at 9:30 a.m. Saturday to act on the warrant. All activities will […]
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Jay funds recreation expenses from reserve account
JAY — Money for recreation-related expenses normally funded through the annual municipal budget will come from the town’s Recreation/Tower Reserve Account for 2017-18, Town Manager Shiloh LaFreniere said Monday. Selectpersons unanimously approved using $32,180 from the reserve account Feb. 20. It had $176,543 in it as of Jan. 3. Selectperson Judy Diaz recused herself from […]
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North Monmouth man charged with OUI after crash
DALLAS PLANTATION — Police said a North Monmouth man was accused of drunken driving early Sunday when police responded to a report of a crash on Stratton Road. Franklin County Deputy Brian McCormick found a Jeep Wrangler in a snowbank and the driver passed out behind the wheel, Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said Monday. McCormick arrested […]
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This week's agenda
Tuesday Farmington: RSU 9 directors, 6 p.m., Forum at Mt. Blue Campus Hartford: Road Committee, 7 p.m., Town Office Sumner: Selectmen, executive session, 4:30 p.m., Town Office Sumner: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office Wednesday Buckfield: Buckfield Village Corp., 6:30 p.m., Municipal Center Otisfield: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office Paris: Policy and Procedure Committee, 7 p.m., […]