FARMINGTON — Public works crews in the region are tired but doing their best to keep up with snowplowing and removal as overtime hours add up. Regional School Unit 9 and RSU 73, in the Farmington and Jay areas, respectively, and SAD 58 in the Kingfield area are also feeling the pinch with six […]
Franklin
News and information about Franklin County from the Sun Journal.
Posted inFranklin
RSU 73 budget includes staff, program cuts
JAY — Regional School Unit 73’s proposed budget includes the elimination of 11 positions and a $40,000 cut to athletic and co-curricular programs. The spending plan for fiscal year 2018 is $18.12 million, down from the 2017 budget of $18.8 million. At a budget meeting Thursday, Superintendent Kenneth Healey and school administrators outlined the reductions in […]
advertisement
Posted inFranklin, sj-web
RSU 9 directors' votes
FARMINGTON — A story published on Page B1 of the Region edition Thursday should have said Director Ryan Morgan of Farmington voted against a raise for some nonunion workers and Director Keith Swett of Wilton voted in favor of it Tuesday. Incorrect information was submitted to the Sun Journal.
Posted inFranklin
Farmington candidates announced
FARMINGTON — Nomination papers for two seats on the Board of Selectmen and two seats on the Regional School Unit 9 board of directors have been returned, according to Town Clerk Leanne Dickey. Selectman Stephan Bunker will seek re-election. Scott Landry has also submitted papers for selectman, Dickey said. Selectman Andrew Buckland is not seeking re-election. […]
Posted inFranklin, sj-web
Pickup truck, tractor-trailer truck collide in Farmington
FARMINGTON — A pickup truck and a tractor-trailer flatbed collided Wednesday morning on Route 27, just south of the Barker Road intersection, officer Ryan Rosie said. There were no injuries, he said. When the southbound pickup truck went around a corner, the northbound tractor-trailer truck was moving over to go around a Maine Department of […]
Posted inFranklin, sj-web
RSU 9 approves more nonunion raises
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 directors, in a weighted vote, approved raises for some nonunion employees Tuesday, Superintendent Tom Ward said Wednesday. The average of the raises is 2 percent, he said. The vote included accepting the Contract Resolution Committee’s recommendations on compensation. Among the employees included are the school psychologist and business manager, […]
Posted inFranklin
Police investigate accident involving Farmington grader
FARMINGTON — Police are investigating a Feb. 9 accident involving a town grader on High Street, Police Chief Jack Peck said. A man driving a 1998 Lincoln Navigator SUV struck a grader working on High Street near to South Street, Peck said. Although the SUV was damaged, the driver continued down High Street and drove […]
Posted inFranklin
Farmington police propose K-9 program for drug detection
FARMINGTON — The Farmington Police Department has proposed renewing a K-9 program specifically for drug detection. Police Chief Jack Peck and officer Michael Lyman presented their proposal to the Board of Selectmen last week. The board tabled a vote until more information on insurance and liability for the dog is obtained. As Maine faces a heroin […]
Posted inFranklin
RSU 9 budget frozen for third year
FARMINGTON — For the third year in a row, the Regional School Unit 9 budget has been frozen because of unbudgeted expenses connected to students moving into the district who require special services. Superintendent Tom Ward said Tuesday that he froze the budget in early December 2016. The unbudgeted expense is $300,000. It is the […]
Posted inFranklin
Farmington board accepts forfeit assets
FARMINGTON — The Board of Selectmen unanimously agreed Tuesday to accept a state grant and drug forfeiture assets for the Farmington Police Department. The department will keep 20 firearms and a 2006 Honda Accord confiscated during a drug arrest in July 2016, Police Chief Jack Peck said. The vehicle was stopped by police as it […]