FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 directors unanimously voted Tuesday to approve Joel Smith, assistant principal/athletic director at the middle school, to be interim assistant principal at Mt. Blue Campus. They also approved hiring Chad Brackett of Farmington as the interim full-time athletic director at Mt. Blue High School. Brackett was a social studies teacher […]
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Farmington board considers gift of property
FARMINGTON — The town has been offered a gift of 60-plus acres, the Cascades which includes Cascade Falls, members of the local Conservation Commission told the Board of Selectmen on Tuesday. “The gift is unencumbered, meaning the town can do what it wants with it,” Conservation Commissioner Peter Tracy said. The land borders the town’s […]
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Vermont couple thankful for care that saved son’s life
FARMINGTON — What began as an outing at a beach on Flagstaff Lake on Friday quickly turned into a Vermont couple’s quest to save their son’s life as he had a severe allergic reaction to bee stings. Carly Tedesco, 31, and her husband, Michael Tedesco, 32, of Bristol, Vermont, were not sure whether they would […]
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Temple home damaged by fire from clothes dryer
TEMPLE — A home at 487 Intervale Road was damaged Monday morning when a fire ignited in a clothes dryer. Glen Palmer returned home about 9:30 a.m. to see heavy black smoke through the windows, Temple Fire Chief David True said. Palmer did not open the doors or go inside, which kept oxygen levels down. […]
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This week’s agenda
Monday Hebron: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office Paris: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office Peru: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Waterford: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Tuesday Buckfield: Community Day Committee, 6 p.m., Municipal Center Hartford: Road Committee, 7 p.m., Town Office Livermore: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Paris: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Town Office Sumner: […]
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Lexington-Highland Historical Society opens in new home
LEXINGTON PLANTATION — More than 100 individuals came to the open house and dedication of the Lexington-Highland Historical Society’s new home on Saturday. Only six years ago, the area at the corner of the Long Falls Dam and Back Roads had been the site of a burned-out homestead, overgrown with brush and weeds. Today’s guests viewed […]
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Oxford County arrest log
PARIS — The following arrests were recently recorded at the Oxford County Jail: * Braden Hawley, 33, of Brownfield, criminal mischief and violation of bail conditions, 9:47 a.m., Aug. 18 in Brownfield, Oxford County Sheriff’s Office. * Cameron Henry, 22, of Brownfield, two counts, failure to pay fines, 9:35 p.m., Aug. 18 in Fryeburg, Fryeburg […]
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Kingfield woman accused of misleading police in fatal Farmington accident
FARMINGTON — A Kingfield woman is accused of misleading police in an effort to help her boyfriend “conceal” a crash that killed a Wilton woman on Wilton Road early Jan. 1. Nikita Tolman, 27, was indicted Thursday on a felony charge of hindering apprehension or prosecution and a misdemeanor charge of filing a false public […]