JAY — Staff at Spruce Mountain Middle School have established Kellee’s Closet to provide students with school supplies, personal care products and food. The program is named for Kellee Fortier of Jay, who taught math to seventh- and eighth-graders at the school until her death this past summer at the age of 46. Teacher Julie […]
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Commissioners consider subcontracting economic development services
FARMINGTON — In an effort to seek new leadership and have stable funding, members of the Greater Franklin Development Council have asked Franklin County commissioners to consider another funding model. Council members suggested subcontracting for the council’s services. Currently the organization’s request for funding goes under the program grants in the county budget. For several […]
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Jay Town Office closed Election Day
JAY — The deadline to get an absentee ballot for Election Day, Nov. 8, without special circumstances is 5 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 3. The Registrar’s Office will be open from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 1, to register new voters for the Nov. 8 election. Individuals need to bring proof of identification and residency. The […]
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Rangeley man charged with OUI in fatal crash in Strong
UPDATE: Rangeley man tells deputy he drank too much in fatal accident STRONG — A Rangeley driver was drunk and speeding when his truck crossed the centerline on Lambert Hill Road on Tuesday night and struck another truck head-on, killing the driver in a fiery wreck, police said. Mark Garner, 24, of Rangeley was arrested at the […]
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Farmington selectmen approve plans for parking
FARMINGTON — The Board of Selectmen approved spending $2,500 Tuesday on a plan for a West Farmington parking project. The funds will be taken from the Downtown Tax Increment Financing District, Town Manager Richard Davis said. The proposed project, endorsed by the TIF committee, would create additional parking around VIS Memorial Park. On the opposite […]
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Wilton offers water to residents
WILTON — The town will provide 55 gallons of water per day for free to residents whose wells are low or dry, according to Town Manager Rhonda Irish. Fire Chief Sonny Dunham or another representative of the town will be available to assist residents at the Fire Station at 874 Main St. from 8 to 10 a.m. […]
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LEAP facing financial cliff, exec says
FARMINGTON — A local, private nonprofit devoted to supporting people with cognitive and intellectual disabilities in western and central Maine is headed for a financial cliff, its executive director said. Darryl Wood, who heads Life Enrichment Advancing People said, “Unable to pay employees a living wage, the coming overtime rule and potential minimum wage increase would exacerbate […]
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Kingfield man pleads guilty to furnishing liquor to teenagers
FARMINGTON — A Kingfield man pleaded guilty Monday to providing liquor to two 16-year-old girls in May and allowing them to drink it at a Kingfield apartment. Scott Mclean, 24, pleaded guilty two misdemeanor charges of allowing a minor to possess or consume liquor and to furnishing liquor to a minor. The state dismissed two […]
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Car destroyed in crash in Livermore Falls
LIVERMORE FALLS — A car was destroyed Tuesday morning when it was rear-ended on Route 133 as it slowed down for a school bus that was preparing to pick up children. Nicholas Blais, 24, of Winthrop was driving north when his car was struck by a pickup truck driven by Bobby Cummins, 45, of Livermore […]