FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners voted Tuesday to hold informational meetings and a public hearing on an amended development program, part of the tax increment financing agreement with TransCanada Maine Wind Development. The informational sessions are held to provide an overview of the program, as well as to secure feedback from the community on what […]
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‘Vote no’ signs on school budget also missing in Farmington
FARMINGTON — Supporters of a no vote on the Regional School Union 9 budget lost a total of 51 signs over the two districtwide votes in June and July. The “vote no” group had 100 signs created prior to the first vote in June, Michael Deschenes said Tuesday after reading about the tampering and loss […]
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Farmington teacher to work on U.S. education policy
FARMINGTON — Mt. Blue High School science teacher Doug Hodum will spend 11 months in a different type of classroom beginning Sept. 1. He will work on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on education policy for U.S. Rep. Mike Honda, a Democrat, representing the Congressional District 17 that includes Silicon Valley in California. Hodum is one of […]
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Regional agenda
Monday Hartford: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Town Hall Peru: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Rumford: Public Library Board of Trustees, 3 p.m., library Woodstock: Selectmen, 5 p.m., Town Office Tuesday Buckfield: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Municipal Building Hartford: Road Committee workshop, 7 p.m., Town Office Livermore Falls: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Paris: Conservation Committee, 7 […]
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School vote signs altered, reposted in Farmington
FARMINGTON — Someone tampered with “vote yes” signs supporting the Regional School Unit 9 budget Thursday and reposted them Friday night with altered messages. Voters in a districtwide referendum narrowly passed the 2016-17 budget, after rejecting a spending plan in June. On Saturday morning, teachers Jennifer and Cal Dorman of Middle Street found the “vote […]
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Contest launched to fill vacant retail space in Wilton
WILTON — Have an idea for a new business or an expansion of one? You might just be in luck. Wilson Stream Properties has launched an Entrepreneur Contest to fill 2,500 square feet at 430 Main St., with more than $15,000 in incentives and business advice to boot. Property owners Josh Michaud and Jeff Chaisson […]
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Greenwood ponders ‘local food’ ordinance
GREENWOOD — Selectmen are considering a citizen request to propose a “local food” ordinance that would protect the sales of home-grown and home-prepared food. Suzanne Dunham, owner of Dunham Farm, said the ordinance would protect people who want to sell their backyard garden produce at farmers markets, public suppers and bake sales. “Most people don’t […]
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Foreigner rocks Rangeley
RANGELEY — Foreigner, winner of multiple platinum awards, played a concert at the Rangeley Health and Wellness Pavilion to a packed crowd on Saturday night. Responsible for some of rock ‘n’ roll’s most enduring anthems, including “Juke Box Hero,” “Feels Like The First Time,” “Urgent,” “Head Games,” “Hot Blooded,” “Cold as Ice,” “Dirty White Boy,” […]
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Making sense of scents: We want your stinky skunk tales
Skunks are curious creatures. We smell them more often than we see them, and when we DO spot one waddling around in the yard, we tend to run away. Are skunks really so fearsome? Are they just itching to spray the first human they see, or is that merely a scare tactic parents use to […]