JAY — Looking into the waters of Pearl Harbor to see the remains of the battleship USS Arizona is something Lincoln Grush of Jay will never forget. Grush was not there the day 104 Japanese planes attacked American ships anchored in the harbor on Sunday, Dec. 7, 1941. He was in his first year of college, […]
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Effects of Pearl Harbor attack 75 years ago remembered by Mainers
FARMINGTON — Shock and concern rattled local residents as radio broadcasts announced the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. “Everything was so far away, but it affected so many things we cared about,” said Harry McDowell, formerly of Princeton and now a resident of Pinewood Terrace in Farmington. “Hardly anyone knew where […]
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RSU 9 board wants clear budget process
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 directors brainstormed ideas Tuesday on how the budget process will work and how to best get that information to the public in a way that people will understand. The discussion came during a board workshop at Mt. Blue Campus. No action was taken on any topic; the ideas will […]
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Wilton offering recycling for food scraps
WILTON — A food-recycling program began Tuesday at the Transfer Station. AgriEnergy is providing two totes for scraps, which will be taken to Exeter in Penobscot County and turned into biogas to produce electricity for a dairy farm next to the Agri-Energy digesters. The byproduct is used for bedding for dairy cows. Residents can collect […]
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Chesterville woman hired as Franklin County webmaster
FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday to hire Rachel Heseltine as webmaster for the county. The decision followed an executive session. She was selected from among four qualified candidates, county Clerk Julie Magoon said. The interview committee was made up of Magoon; Jim Desjardins, IT systems administrator; Vickie Braley, financial manager; and Sarah […]
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Police seek suspect in Chesterville store theft
FARMINGTON — The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public to help identify a suspect in a theft at the Chesterville Corner Store. The theft occurred at 5:45 p.m. Saturday, according to a release from Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. The suspect is described as a man in his late 40s or early 50s. He […]
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Farmington man faces aggravated assault charge
FARMINGTON — Police say a Farmington man faces an aggravated assault charge after an incident Saturday evening in which a woman told police he tried to strangle her. Mark McCormick, 33, was arrested on the felony charge and taken to Franklin County Detention Center after police responded to a Mosher Hill residence for a domestic […]
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Wilton crash sends five to hospital
WILTON — Five people were taken to a hospital after a collision at Route 133 and McCrillis Corner Road on Sunday morning, according to police. Phil Roy, 69, and his passenger, Paulette Roy, 68, of Jay were taken to Franklin Memorial Hospital in Farmington after their car and a pickup truck driven by Dakota Dunham, […]
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Farmington man sentenced, brother to be sentenced in heroin case
FARMINGTON — A local man was sentenced to five years with all but six months suspended for selling heroin. Under a plea agreement, the state sought a one-year sentence for Anthony Gage Jr., 27, of Farmington. A total of 135 days, already served, will be credited toward it. A stay until after the holidays was […]
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Regional agenda
Monday Bethel: Sign Committee, 4 p.m., Town Office Farmington: Franklin County Commission, 9 a.m., county building Hartford: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Town Office New Vineyard: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Smith Hall Peru: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Rumford: Library board of trustees, 3 p.m., Rumford Public Library Tuesday Buckfield: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Municipal Center Casco: Selectmen, […]