FARMINGTON — A fast-moving fire destroyed a mobile home with a small addition at 877 Whittier Road on Tuesday morning. State fire investigators were at the scene Tuesday afternoon to try to determine the cause of the fire. Several dogs were rescued, but a lizard perished, Deputy Fire Chief Clyde Ross of the Farmington Fire/Rescue […]
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Riley to hold open house Monday
JAY — A public meet and greet for Maine House District 74 candidate Christina “Tina” Riley of Jay will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, Oct. 24. It will take place at the VFW hall at the corner of Route 133 and Jewell Street. Riley, a Democrat, is being challenged by Republican Keith […]
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Rangeley man injured in motorcycle crash
MADRID TOWNSHIP — A Rangeley man suffered a possible head injury Sunday when his motorcycle went off Reeds Mill Road and rolled over, police said. Keith Nowers, 56, was riding a 2006 Honda west at about 5 p.m., Franklin County Chief Deputy Steven Lowell said Monday. Nowers went off the road near Calvin Gray Road, […]
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Regional agenda
Monday Bethel: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office Casco: Open Space Commission, 6:30 p.m., Casco Community Center Mexico: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office New Vineyard: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Smith Hall Peru: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Tuesday Buckfield: Economic Development Committee, 6 p.m., Municipal Center Buckfield: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Municipal Center Livermore: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town […]
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Ranger Solar discusses solar farm project in Farmington
FARMINGTON — The project manager for a proposed $70 million to $100 million solar energy project at Sandy River Farms provided details of the plan Monday night to members of the Planning Board. Aaron Svedlow of Ranger Solar of Yarmouth said the project would produce up to 80 megawatts of power for transmission to southern […]
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Paralyzed Appalachian Trail hiker shares story with Wilton youngster
FARMINGTON — Stacey Kozel crawled most of the last mile to the summit of Mount Katahdin on Oct. 9 to end her 2,200-mile solo hike from Georgia to Maine. The Appalachian Trail hiker, 41, of Medina, Ohio, is paralyzed from the chest down. She came to Java Joe’s on Monday to share her story with 6-year-old […]
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Livermore Falls holding special town meeting on fire station financing
LIVERMORE FALLS — A special town meeting for residents will take place at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 18, at the Town Office on whether to finance construction of a fire station. The article asks if voters will authorize issuing up to $1.5 million in general obligation bonds or notes to pay for constructing and equipping a fire […]
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Poland Spring truck loaded with water rolls in Carrabassett Valley
CARRABASSETT VALLEY — The driver of a loaded Poland Spring Water Co. tanker truck was injured when the truck rolled onto the driver’s side Thursday morning on Route 27. Robert Ruby, 43, of Sanford received minor injuries and was taken by a NorthStar EMS ambulance to Franklin Memorial Hospital in Farmington, officer Rick Billian said. […]
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RSU 9 hears school efforts to prevent suicide
FARMINGTON — All staff in Regional School Unit 9 have been trained in suicide prevention as a result of a state law passed in 2013. The district has lost some students to suicide in recent years. RSU 9 Crisis-Response Team Co-Chairwomen Jan Welch, a middle school counselor, and Nadine Fenderson, a middle school social worker, […]
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Town officials meeting to discuss retail options
JAY — Representatives of Buxton, a customer analytics company, will present information Wednesday, Oct. 19, to officials of four towns and the public on how the business can help the towns. The meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. at the Jay-Niles Memorial Library on Main Street in North Jay. Town managers and selectmen from Farmington, Jay, Livermore Falls and Wilton […]