COBURN GORE — A man from Strong was injured Thursday when the tractor-trailer he was driving on Route 27 struck a guardrail and a bridge abutment, spilling a load of paper into a stream, a state official said. Scott Theriault, 47, was taken to Franklin Memorial Hospital in Farmington with minor injuries, according to a statement […]
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Veterans Day services in Farmington, Wilton
Veterans Day services are planned Friday, Nov. 11, in Farmington and Wilton. The schedule is: 9 a.m. — Service at Wilton Lions Club on Main Street. 11 a.m. — American Legion Post 28 will hold a wreath-laying ceremony at the World War I memorial on Main Street in Farmington and move to Meetinghouse Park for […]
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Franklin County justice lowers bail for Wilton murder suspect
FARMINGTON — A Franklin County justice Wednesday reduced bail to $80,000 worth of real estate for a Wilton man accused of shooting to death a New Sharon man on June 1 in Wilton. Defense attorneys Sarah Glynn and Jeffrey Wilson filed a motion to amend the bail for 25-year-old Timothy Danforth. He was indicted Aug. […]
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Chesterville voters write in several choices for selectmen
CHESTERVILLE — Tiffany Estabrook and Tyler Jenness were elected to the Board of Selectmen on Tuesday to complete terms of members who resigned in September. Estabrook beat Steve Welch, 315-304, to fill the seat held by David Archer. She will serve until the annual town meeting in 2019. Write-in votes for the position were: Maitland […]
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Androscoggin County: Maher wins seat on commission; Reynolds leads probate race
Androscoggin County commissioner Zakk Maher will replace retiring commissioner Beth Bell in District 6. Maher received 5,577 votes to Velma McConnell’s 3,276. The district includes Mechanic Falls, Poland and parts of Auburn. Maher, a Republican from Poland, is a loan officer and business adviser for Community Concepts. That fiscal experience, as well as his tenure […]
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Chesterville elects Estabrook, Jenness
CHESTERVILLE — Voters on Tuesday elected Tiffany Estabrook to complete the remainder of a three-year selectman seat. Tyler Jenness won a seat on the board as a write-in candidate. He will complete the remainder of a one-year term. The two seats were vacated when David Archer and Anne Lambert resigned last September. Estabrook received 315 […]
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Brann wins Franklin County commissioner race
FARMINGTON — Former Wilton Selectperson Terry Brann won the Franklin County Commissioner District 1 seat over long time Commissioner Gary McGrane of Jay. With unofficial results reported for Carthage, Jay, Temple and Wilton by early Wednesday, Brann was elected 2,830-2,402 over McGrane. Brann, a Republican, took his hometown of Wilton 1,389-739 while McGrane, a Democrat, […]
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Voting strong, steady in greater Franklin County
FARMINGTON — Town clerks reported a strong, steady flow of voters coming out Tuesday to polling places to cast votes in the greater Franklin County region. “It’s actually my first time voting and it was terrifying that this was the first election I voted in,” Samantha Doucet, 19, of Farmington said, referring to the election […]
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Franklin and Oxford County polling places
#ELECTION2016: All-day coverage from across Maine and the nation at SunJournal.com All SunJournal.com election stories will be free to read Live results and video on SunJournal.com, Facebook and Twitter throughout the night Complete roundup in Wednesday’s print edition Franklin Avon: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Community Room Carrabassett Valley: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Town Office Carthage: 8 a.m. […]
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This week’s agenda
Monday Bethel: Fees Committee, 6:15 p.m., Town Office Hartford: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Town Office Peru: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Rumford: Library board of trustees, 3 p.m., public library Tuesday Hartford: Road Committee, 7 p.m., Town Office Mexico: Mexico Sewer District, 4:30 p.m., Town Office Paris: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Town Office Stratton: School […]