CARRABASSETT VALLEY — A Freeport man lost control of the car he was driving early Sunday on West Mountain Road, and it went through a snowbank and snapped a utility pole, Police Chief Mark Lopez said. Angus Eno, 24, and his passenger, Jake Gore, 24, of the Freeport area were found about an hour later […]
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Jay man accused in road rage incident in Franklin County towns
FARMINGTON — A Jay man is accused of pointing a loaded handgun at a vehicle with children in it several times as he drove, with children in his vehicle, from Jay to Wilton and Farmington. The road-rage incident began near the Jay Transfer Station on Route 4 in North Jay at about 1 p.m. Saturday, […]
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MaineHealth proposal ‘raises eyebrows’ in Farmington
FARMINGTON — When the leaders of the Franklin Community Health Network considered joining a larger hospital system two years ago, local control was a significant concern. Franklin, the parent organization of Franklin Memorial Hospital, was small and independent, and beloved for that. If it joined one of the big guys, it would no longer be […]
Posted inFranklin, Lewiston-Auburn
Carthage tax rate declining; town meeting tonight
CARTHAGE — The tax rate is on track to fall by $2 per $100,000 of property value as townspeople vote Monday on a budget at town meeting at 7 p.m. at the Town Office. “This is an unusual year for us because of the taxes from the 12-turbine Saddleback Ridge Wind project,” Selectman Stephen Brown […]
Posted inBethel, Franklin, Lewiston-Auburn, Oxford Hills, River Valley
Regional agenda
Monday Bethel: Sign Committee, 4 p.m., Town Office Bethel: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Hebron: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office Jay: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Farmington: Discussion on discontinued and abandoned roads, 5:30 p.m., Town Office Paris: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office Peru: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Sumner: Fire Department Auxiliary, 6:30 p.m., […]
Posted inFranklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser
Experiencing a 19th-century Christmas
LIVERMORE — A cold, windy day didn’t prevent scores of families from experiencing what a 19th-century Christmas would have been like at the Washburn-Norlands Living History Center on Saturday. Visitors made their way from room to room. Tour guides, in character, were ready to answer questions or talk about the various items on display. In […]
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Chickens perish in Chesterville barn fire
CHESTERVILLE — Several chickens perished when a three-story barn attached to a house caught fire Friday afternoon at 28 Vienna Road, Fire Chief John Archer said. More than 30 firefighters responded to help fight the blaze in 28-degree weather while a brisk wind sent billowing smoke into the air that could be seen for miles. […]
Posted inFranklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser
State labor team conducting sessions at Verso mill
JAY — A Rapid Response Team from the Maine Department of Labor has begun holding sessions at Verso’s Androscoggin Mill for employees who will be affected by upcoming layoffs. Verso Corp. announced Nov. 1 that it would lay off about 190 workers and temporarily idle the No. 3 paper machine, and a digester and recovery […]
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Changes made in Chesterville Highway Department
CHESTERVILLE — Selectmen made several changes to the Highway Department last week. Mike Cote, who was named interim foreman when Road Foreman Ron Powers resigned in October, has been promoted to road foreman. Selectmen Thursday hired Jack Moultrie to a 20-hour position with the Highway Department and moved Jim Perkins from the 20-hour position to full time. […]
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Franklin County to hold hearing on proposed $1.16 million UT budget
FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners will hold a public hearing Monday, Dec. 12, on a proposed $1.16 million unorganized territory budget for 2017-18. The meeting will be held at 6 p.m. at the Eustis Community Building. Commissioners voted Tuesday to move $678,114 from the unorganized territory’s unassigned funds, formerly known as undesignated, into a capital […]