FARMINGTON — Voters approved all 41 articles on the annual town meeting warrant Monday night with little or no discussion. The articles tallied a total budget of $5.4 million, Town Manager Richard Davis said Tuesday. It’s an increase of $81,147 over the 2015 budget. Among the articles were expansion of the Farmington Downtown Tax Increment […]
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School board approves SMART trip
JAY — Regional School Unit 73 board members Thursday night unanimously approved Spruce Mountain Area Robotics Team’s trip to the World 2016 FIRST Stronghold Challenge in St. Louis, Mo., this spring. The FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics Competition is an annual event. Teams are presented with a challenge that includes building and […]
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Saturday matinee added for ‘The Wizard of Oz’
PARIS — Producers of “The Wizard of Oz” announced Monday that due to the overwhelming response in ticket sales, they will add a fourth show. Oxford Hills School Community Broadway Show producer Kyle Jordan said the April 1-3 shows sold out in five days. It is being staged at Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School in […]
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Jay not accepting any other towns’ trash
JAY — Selectpersons voted 3-2 Monday not to take other towns’ trash. The vote followed an initial vote of 0-5 to submit a proposal to the town of Fayette for $112,500 to accept its trash from three haulers that service that town. Selectpersons voted 4-1 on March 14 to draft a pricing schedule and proposal […]
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Funding for Jay, Livermore Falls fire services study eliminated
JAY — A grant application that sought $10,000 to hire a consultant to find ways Jay and Livermore Falls could collaborate on fire services and implement them will not be reviewed or funded. The state eliminated funding for The Fund for Efficient Delivery of Local and Regional Government Services, according to an email Jay Town […]
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Farmington votes to hire firefighters
FARMINGTON — Voters at Monday night’s annual town meeting approved money to hire four full-time firefighters for the rest of the calendar year. The amount of $434,492 for Farmington Fire and Rescue includes funding the four positions. With few questioning the cost now and in the future, most voiced support for the work of the […]
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Large bonfire causes concerns, summons in Farmington
FARMINGTON — Two men received summonses for an unpermitted burn on Dunham Road on Saturday, officials said. Police and firefighters arrived around 9:21 p.m. after receiving a report of heavy smoke. They found a burning tire, couch and mattress and flames reaching 25 to 30 feet in the air. Charles Greenough, 32, of Farmington and […]
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Freeman Township man accused of sexually abusing girl
FREEMAN TOWNSHIP — A local man is accused of sexually abusing a girl under the age of 16 years old, according to Franklin County Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. Detective Kenneth Charles arrested Justin M. Robinson, 21, of Freeman Township late Sunday on a felony charge of unlawful sexual contact and a misdemeanor charge of unlawful […]
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This week’s agenda
Monday Buckfield: Economic Development Committee, 2:30 p.m., Municipal Center Hebron: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office Jay: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Paris: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office Peru: Selectmen workshop, 5 p.m.; selectmen meeting, 6 p.m., Town Office Waterford: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Tuesday Buckfield: Buckfield Village Corp., 6:30 p.m., Municipal Center Buckfield: Buckfield […]
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Springing into ‘mud season’
Mud season has arrived. The geese and ducks are laying lots of eggs, and a few brave daffodils are beginning to poke their heads through the still-solid soil. Spring! Is there any better season? Yes, there’s mud. Yes, there’s lots of tracking that mud into the house, and yes, there’s a big mess to clean […]