FARMINGTON — A Maine agency believes that Franklin County commissioners should let an existing 2008 tax-increment financing agreement expire naturally, or at the very least negotiate a more modest amendment. Maine Department of Administrative and Financial Services has raised concerns about a proposed amendment to the TIF the county has with TransCanada Wind Development. The […]
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Regional agenda
Monday Casco: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Casco Community Center 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: Rumford Public Library board of trustees, 3 p.m., library Rumford: Selectmen, 5:30 p.m., Municipal Building Tuesday Buckfield: […]
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Franklin County to hold public hearing on TIF amendment
FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners will hold a public hearing Tuesday, Oct. 4, on proposed changes to the county’s 2008 tax-increment financing agreement with TransCanada Wind Development. The hearing will begin at 5:30 p.m. in the Superior Court room at the county courthouse. The TIF is related to the 44-wind turbine energy facility TransCanada built […]
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RSU 9 hosts internet safety training for parents
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 will hold two parent training nights this week to help keep children safe on the internet. The first session will be held from 6 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 5, at Mt. Blue Middle School. The second will be from 6 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 6, in the […]
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Donations help with Chesterville purchases
CHESTERVILLE — Selectmen have accepted several monetary donations that will be used to buy road work equipment and software. Board Chairman Guy Iverson said Anne Lambert donated the money she had earned while serving on the Board of selectmen to the Highway Department. Lambert recently resigned her position. Iverson said that money would be used […]
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Rusticating on Round Pond: The Woodsum’s Field Camps
For nearly two centuries, the Alder River Ponds in Greenwood and Woodstock —North Alder, South Alder and Round Alder, which are known today simply as North, South and Round ponds — have played a major role in the area’s economy. Samuel Locke built the first dam on the Alder River, about 500 feet above the […]
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Providing hope with every step for children with rare disease
JAY — With every step they took, attendees at Saturday’s Hope With Every Step event at Spruce Mountain High School raised money for research for ataxia telangiectasia, a rare children’s disease. The occasional rain showers didn’t faze participants a bit as they took part in a 5K race and walk, children’s games, live auctions and raffles, […]
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RSU 9 board keeping budget committee duties
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 directors will continue to act as a budget committee and work to improve the budget-setting process implemented for the 2016-17 school year. It took two attempts to pass the 2016-17 budget. The first proposal, which represented about a $900,000 increase from the previous year, failed in June. The second […]
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Farmington accepts grants for ice rink liner; OKs bids for vehicles
FARMINGTON — The Board of Selectmen accepted two grants totaling $8,000 for the Parks and Recreation Department this week. It also approved funding for a liner for the department’s skating rink at Hippach Field. The department was given a $1,000 grant from Wal-Mart and a $7,000 grant from the Healthy Community Coalition. A liner would […]