PORTLAND — A Jay man pleaded guilty Thursday to embezzling nearly $80,000 between May 2014 and Jan. 5, 2015, from a management agency that receives federal funds. Timothy Gallagher, 47, entered the plea in U.S. District Court, according to court documents. He faces up to 10 years in prison and a fine of up to […]
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RSU 9 expels student for rest of school year
FARMINGTON — The Regional School Unit 9 board of directors voted 9-4 Tuesday to expel a Mt. Blue High School student accused of distributing pot brownies on school property for the rest of the school year, Superintendent Tom Ward said. “We’re going to work with him so he can continue his education and be ready […]
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Farmington postpones hiring full-time firefighters until changes made to policies
FARMINGTON — The hiring of the first two full-time firefighters was postponed Tuesday until wording of nepotism clauses in the town’s personnel policy and the Fire/Rescue Department’s hiring policy are changed and considered by selectmen. Townspeople voted in March to approve hiring four full-time firefighters for the department. The town does not currently have any […]
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Carthage man accused of possessing pornography of young girls
CARTHAGE — A local man is accused of possessing thousands of sexually explicit images of young girls on his home computer, according to police. Nicholas Henry, 31, of Carthage was arrested Monday on a charge of possessing sexually explicit material of someone under the age of 12, according to a news release from Stephen McCausland, […]
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Selectmen close River Street, consider custodial duties
STRONG — Selectmen agreed Tuesday to close River Street to heavy truck traffic and post a 25 mph speed limit. Selectmen determined at a March meeting that the street has been used regularly as a shortcut for large trucks. The road begins at the south end of Main Street near the Sandy River bridge and […]
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Farmington to pursue grant to construct sewer main for proposed memory care facility
FARMINGTON — Selectmen voted Tuesday to have Town Manager Richard Davis pursue a Northern Border Regional Commission grant to help pay for the construction of a sewer main on Knowlton Corner Road. The sewer main would serve the proposed Woodlands Memory Care of Farmington. The grants are up to $250,000. The town could provide the […]
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RSU 9 fourth-graders design cars with guidance of UMF students
FARMINGTON — Fourth-graders in Amy Tracy’s class at Cascade Brook School worked together in groups Tuesday to make cars using four wooden wheels, two straws, an index card and three Popsicle sticks. “We need to make a car that actually moves and stays together in the process,” student Meadow Kerbo said. The exercise was part […]
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Human library project challenges judgments, stereotypes
FARMINGTON — Everyone has a story to tell. Many of those stories are found in volumes on library shelves but for two days, patrons of Mantor Library at the University of Maine at Farmington could check out a human book and hear the tale directly from the person experiencing it. The human library project was […]
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Livermore Falls man accused of robbing resident at gunpoint
LIVERMORE FALLS — A local man is accused of robbing a resident of Wheeler Street at gunpoint early Monday and making off with a small safe, Police Chief Ernest Steward Jr. said. Robert T. Judd, 37, of Livermore Falls is being held on $100,060 cash bail at the Androscoggin County Jail in Auburn on 11 […]
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Franklin County seeks two men in Phillips home invasion
PHILLIPS — Franklin County deputies are investigating a home invasion Friday night on Weld Road where two males assaulted the owner, tied him up and stole over $30 cash, Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said. The 54-year-old homeowner was threatened with bodily harm if he called police, the sheriff said. The attackers, who were wearing face […]