WILTON — Mascots Slugger and Crusher are coming to this year’s Wilton Blueberry Festival, and organizer Shannon Smith is looking for more sports figures. The focus of the Aug. 5 and 6 festival is All About Sports, she said. Slugger is the mascot for the Portland Sea Dogs and Crusher is the mascot for the […]
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Expo celebrates living well, aging well
KINGFIELD — To quote Mark Twain: “Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter.” Connie Jones, community services director at SeniorsPlus, took that philosophy to a new level at the Aging Well Living Well Expo at the Kingfield Elementary School on Thursday. She said she looked at herself […]
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Wilton resident requests town ordinance for abandoned properties
WILTON — The Board of Selectpersons tabled a request for the town to consider adopting an abandoned properties ordinance. Resident Mark Shibles met with the board Tuesday to discuss writing an ordinance because of the number of unattended, vacant buildings in Wilton. “I’m concerned about the abandoned structures — homes — many are dilapidated, unsightly […]
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RSU 9 approves trust share to offset scholarship deficit
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 directors voted Feb. 9 to accept recommendations from an advisory committee overseeing the Thomas F. Dyer Trust. The panel is made up of New Sharon Selectman Travis Pond, RSU 9 Director Jennifer Pooler of New Sharon and RSU 9 Superintendent Tom Ward. They had worked together for the past […]
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Mill troubles front and center as Livermore Falls budget process begins
LIVERMORE FALLS — Although Verso’s Androscoggin Mill is in Jay, its impact on Livermore Falls businesses and residents is considerable. In the wake of recent mill layoffs, the Livermore Falls selectmen and Budget Committee are trying to come up with a budget that limits tax increases. “Our neighbors to the north are cutting their budget,” […]
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Snowmobilers injured in crashes in Byron, Rangeley, Grand Falls area
RANGELEY — Poor trail conditions this past weekend were cited in three three snowmobile crashes that resulted in broken bones, Maine Warden Scott M. Stevens said. On Sunday afternoon, four teenage boys on snowmobiles left Bald Mountain Camps on Mooselookmeguntic Lake in Oquossoc and headed back to their camps in Rangeley via the Bald Mountain […]
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Dog sled races in Farmington canceled
FARMINGTON — The Farmington Frolic-Maine State Championship dog sled races planned for Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 20-21, at Sandy River Farms have been canceled. There isn’t enough snow because of Tuesday’s rain, said Joy Turner, who with her husband, Mark, organize the annual race for the Down East Sled Dog Club. They held off on […]
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Livermore Falls selectmen appoint fire chief
LIVERMORE FALLS — The Board of Selectmen on Tuesday appointed Ed Hastings of Chesterville as fire chief. Hastings is the Chesterville fire chief. Selectmen said has worked at the Office of the State Fire Marshal. “He’s got a very good background in the fire service and will be a good addition to the (Livermore Falls) […]
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Jay man charged in domestic violence assault
JAY — Police said a local man is accused of hitting his ex-girlfriend and choking her Saturday after a verbal dispute in Jay. Kyle Medcoff, 25, was arrested Sunday on a felony charge of domestic violence aggravated assault, Police Chief Richard Caton IV said Wednesday. A conviction carries a penalty of up to 10 years […]
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Farmington Ski Club hosts movie on Maine’s small ski areas
FARMINGTON — Farmington Ski Club will host a screening of the documentary, “1,000 Feet & Below,” at 7 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 21, at Narrow Gauge Cinema. The documentary features the “history of Maine skiing and the community spirit that is alive and well at small ski areas,” according to its website. Producer Joel Osgood skied some […]