LIVERMORE FALLS — With recent layoffs at Verso’s Androscoggin Mill, a tough budget process has become even more difficult for the Regional School Unit 73 board of directors. One of the biggest challenges is a projected loss of school subsidy of $233,000, Superintendent Kenneth Healey said at Thursday’s meeting. The reason for the loss of subsidy […]
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Kittens abandoned outside Franklin County shelter
FARMINGTON — For the second time since Monday, a kitten has been abandoned outside the Franklin County Animal Shelter. On Thursday, a 4- to 6-month-old white and tiger, short-haired, male kitten was found on the front step of the shelter in a cardboard box, taped shut with holes poked through it, said Dory Diaz, website […]
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Jay, Livermore Falls stop accepting plastic shopping bags in recyclables
JAY — Ecomaine is no longer accepting plastic shopping bags in its Portland recycling facility, Town Manager Shiloh LaFreniere said Thursday. The towns of Jay and Livermore Falls have contracts with the organization to bring town recyclables to the facility. In addition, if recyclables in Livermore Falls are in a clear plastic trash bag, the bags […]
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Wilton considers sewer rate increases
WILTON — The Board of Selectpersons considered options Tuesday for repaying loans for the wastewater system upgrade but want to hear from ratepayers before making a decision. A public hearing will take place during the next board meeting, scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 20, at the Town Office. After reviewing the present billing system, […]
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Livermore Falls board rejects retail development contract
LIVERMORE FALLS — Selectmen on Tuesday decided against collaborating with Jay, Farmington and Wilton on a retail development contract with Texas-based Buxton Co. The three-year contract was for $50,000 per year, which would be split among participating communities. Greater Franklin Development Corp. Executive Director Alison Hagerstrom has been working with Buxton and these communities on […]
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Livermore Falls board putting fire station repairs to town vote
LIVERMORE FALLS — The Livermore Falls Board of Selectmen has agreed to put forth a warrant article to voters to spend up to $650,000 to repair the Livermore Falls fire station. A date was not set for the special town meeting. Selectmen noted that while $650,000 was the maximum amount that could be spent, they […]
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West Paris man in Farmington crash given summons
FARMINGTON — A Maine Department of Transportation employee was cited with a summons after running a red light Wednesday morning and striking another vehicle on Wilton Road, Farmington police say. Greg Inman, 59, of West Paris was driving a 2013 Ford Fusion north on Routes 2 and 4, also known as Wilton Road, at about […]
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Commission to get price on dispatch console
FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners have agreed to let the county’s communications director get a price on a new dispatch console that will factor in cash payment. Communications Director Stan Wheeler asked commissioners to revisit the issue of getting a new dispatch console for the regional communications center. The console manages radio communications. Commissioners postponed buying a […]