FARMINGTON — Memories flooded back as friends, classmates and relatives greeted one another during Senior Day at Farmington Fair on Tuesday. Under warm, sunny skies, seniors met friends they had not seen since last year’s fair. “Farmington High School, the gray and the blue,” sang four high school classmates who have reunited on Senior Citizens […]
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Jay considering RSU 73’s request to plow school properties in the town
JAY — Town officials are looking into whether it is feasible to plow the Jay school properties and what the cost would be to provide the service. Regional School Unit 73 representatives asked town officials in each of the school district’s towns if there’s an interest in plowing school properties in each town, Jay Town […]
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Rotaract holding fundraiser for Safe Passage
FARMINGTON — University of Maine at Farmington junior Bryce Neal is eyeing a life-changing experience next February. Neal, treasurer of the UMF Rotaract Club, will be traveling as part of a group to Guatemala during the school’s February vacation to volunteer with Safe Passage. The 12 people taking part include UMF students and alumni, community members […]
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Kids flock to fairgrounds for Agriculture Education Day
FARMINGTON — Just before 9 a.m. Sept. 19, the sheep barn on the Farmington Fairgrounds was calm and quiet. Shortly after a rooster crowed, the air was filled with excited chatter and the sound of footsteps as the first busload of students made their way into the barn. The 26th Annual Agriculture Education Day at […]
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Farmington to hold 2 voter registration days at UMF
FARMINGTON — Ballot clerks here are holding two voter registration days at the University of Maine at Farmington prior to Election Day on Nov. 8. Registration days will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday, Oct. 3, and from 2 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 4, at the Olsen Student Center on South […]
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New Sharon sets tax rate
NEW SHARON — The Board of Selectmen set the tax rate at $16.89 per thousand dollars of assessed property value. It’s $1.09 more than the $15.80 in 2015. Tax bills will be mailed this week. The state has increased the homestead exemption this year to $15,000, up from $10,000. It means the first $15,000 of […]
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Wilton holds special town meeting Tuesday
WILTON — Voters will be asked at a special town meeting Tuesday to clarify the process for using funds from the town’s Tax-Increment Financing account. A presentation by Central Maine Power on the proposed substation project is also on the agenda, as well as a public hearing on junkyard permits. The public hearings and presentation […]
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Farmington Fair off to a good start
FARMINGTON — An early-morning shower and some afternoon humidity could not dampen spirits as the 176th annual Franklin County Agricultural Society’s Farmington Fair which started Sunday. “It is looking good,” said Neal Yeaton, society secretary. The fair continues through Saturday, Sept. 24. Feya the cow was being showered and brushed down near the cow barns […]
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New Sharon woman in court to answer summons
FARMINGTON — A New Sharon woman facing charges of contempt of court and refusing to submit to arrest and stop for an officer responded to a court summons on Friday. Carol Murphy, 72, appeared told Franklin County Superior Court Justice William Stokes she never received a notice to appear for the two cases earlier […]
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ATV stolen from Jay business
JAY — Police said a 2002 Honda Rubicon all-terrain vehicle was stolen Monday night from Autobahn High Performance Inc. in North Jay. About 9 a.m. Tuesday, the business owner called police to report the chain holding a customer’s four wheeler had been cut overnight and the ATV was missing. The vehicle was chained to other […]