Firefighters battling a 12-acre forest fire atop Mt. Abraham in Franklin County said Sunday that despite dry conditions and steep terrain the blaze was under control. Firefighters on Sunday attacked the fire, which had grown from 10 acres on Saturday to about 12 acres by the time firefighters arrived the following morning, working with a […]
Franklin
News and information about Franklin County from the Sun Journal.
Posted inFranklin, Lewiston-Auburn
Jay to hold road hearing, consider sharing fuel station
JAY — Selectpersons will hold a public hearing tonight on the proposed design and construction of improvements to about 2,200 feet of Old Jay Hill Road from routes 4 and 17. Following the 6 p.m. hearing at the Town Office, the board will discuss a request from Regional School Unit 73 to use the town’s […]
advertisement
Posted inFranklin
Kingfield Pops presents 14th annual concert
KINGFIELD — The Kingfield Pops’ 14th annual festival of music dazzled the crowds in the shadow of the Western Maine mountains Saturday evening. This year, at least 2,200 tickets were sold, according to Donald Tranten, a long-serving director on the board that organizes the event each summer. When gates opened under a hot summer afternoon […]
Posted inFranklin, Lewiston-Auburn
Wilton postpones public hearing on home
WILTON — A public hearing on an uninhabitable, abandoned building at 30 Webb Ave. has been postponed until Aug. 2. The hearing was originally scheduled for June 28. The hearing is the first step to begin the process of declaring the property a dangerous building under state law.
Posted inFranklin
RSU 9 administrators ask to have salaries reduced
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 directors voted Thursday to reopen the second year of the administrative bargaining unit’s two-year contract to adjust previously negotiated salary increases. The request to reopen the contract came from administrators. Mt. Blue High School Principal Bruce Mochamer said asking for the contract to be reopened is unheard of and […]
Posted inBethel, Franklin, Oxford Hills, River Valley
Oxford County arrest log
PARIS — The following arrests were recently recorded at the Oxford County Jail: • Jessica Geyer, 41, of Hiram, failure to appear, 10:27 p.m., June 19 in Hiram. • Loretta-Jo Haas, 41, of Peru, domestic violence assault, 12:34 a.m., June 19 in Peru, Oxford County Sheriff’s Office. • Danny Harmon, 37, of Hiram, domestic violence […]
Posted inFranklin
Philips passes modestly increased budget
PHILLIPS — Voters at the town meeting Tuesday at the Phillips Area Community Center elected municipal officers and approved a budget of $1.28 million. That amount is more than last year’s budget by less than 3 percent. Moderator Mike Ellis guided voters through the 44-article warrant. Residents elected David Vincent to the Board of Selectmen, defeating incumbent […]
Posted inFranklin
Meeting for Main Street reconstruction plan set for June 28
KINGFIELD — The town is moving closer to a final Main Street reconstruction plan, but residents still have time to offer last-minute thoughts. David Guernsey, chairman of the Road Reconstruction Committee, on Tuesday gave selectmen an update on the proposed design and planning details. The Maine Department of Transportation has worked closely with Guernsey and […]
Posted inFranklin
Said is GOP candidate for Register of Probate
LIVERMORE — Republican voters in Androscoggin County elected Joanna Said of Livermore as their candidate for Register of Probate in the fall election. Said received 52.7 percent of the vote to defeat Leslie Dubois of Lewiston by 144 votes, 1,430-1,286. Said formerly served as Register of Probate in 2014 when she was appointed by Gov. […]