FARMINGTON — A Franklin County justice Monday sentenced a former Massachusetts man to 12 years in prison will all but 46 months suspended for burning down an abandoned home in Wilton in June 2015. Duane Bailey, 28, who had been staying in Wilton at the time, also was sentenced for burglarizing three Franklin County stores […]
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Tuesday Tri-Town Region votes on RSU 73 budget
Voters will head to the polls to validate the Regional School Unit 73 budget for fiscal year 2017 on Tuesday, April 26. Polls will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Jay residents will vote at the Community Building, while Livermore Falls and Livermore residents will vote at their town offices. Voters will be […]
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Wilton board tours water plant
WILTON — The water district superintendent recommended a proactive assessment of the town’s water plant Tuesday as the Board of Selectpersons toured the plant. It’s not for today but down the road, a plan for the future, Justin Futia said as he showed board members corrosion on the large tanks that filter the town’s drinking […]
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Two-time Pulitzer Prize winner to deliver UMF commencement address
FARMINGTON — The University of Maine at Farmington has announced two-time Pulitzer Prize winner and historian Alan Shaw Taylor will deliver this year’s commencement address. The ceremony takes place at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 14, behind the Olsen Student Center. Taylor is only the fourth person to twin two Pulitzer Prizes for American history since […]
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Neighbors concerned over CMP purchase of Wilton property
WILTON — The sale of a Main Street property to Central Maine Power has neighbors concerned as rumors about construction of a proposed substation circulate. Phil and Kim Hilton confirmed that their property at 1228 Main St. has been sold to Central Maine Power. The town has not received an application from CMP for new […]
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Franklin County budget panel to take up proposed $6.2 million spending plan
FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners have proposed a $6.2 million spending package for 2016-17, an increase of approximately $400,000. The proposal does not factor in anticipated revenues, which are still being reviewed. The current budget is about $5.8 million. For the first time since 2008, the jail budget and revenues need to be considered as […]
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Franklin County commissioners wants more information on ACO position
FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners want more information on a proposed animal control officer position that would be paid for through the unorganized territory budget and towns that would be involved. It is a pilot project that would be evaluated. The towns of Avon, Farmington, Industry, New Sharon and Phillips are interested in the county […]
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Livermore hires Bruce Webster as part-time maintenance worker
LIVERMORE — The Board of Selectpersons Monday night hired Bruce Webster of Livermore Falls as a part-time maintenance/highway worker. The town has been without a maintenance person since Dan Boothby resigned on Dec. 18, 2015. Webster will start at $12 per hour and will be responsible for general maintenance at all town facilities. He does not […]
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Wilton mom fulfills pledge to son who died in El Faro sinking
WILTON — Deb Roberts has fulfilled the promise she made to her son the day the Coast Guard called off the search for the crew of the SS El Faro, which sank during Hurricane Joaquin in the Bahamas on Oct. 1, 2015. Roberts’ son, Michael Holland, 25, of Wilton, was one of 33 crew members […]