WILTON — Voters elected Jeffrey Rowe as selectperson Tuesday in a three-way race. He succeeds Paul Berkey who resigned in the fall. Rowe received 177 votes, Irving Faunce got 100 and Gerald Whitney had 38, Town Clerk Diane Dunham announced at Tuesday’s Board of Selectpersons meeting. A total of 315 residents voted, she said. […]
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Franklin County to give comp time for working storm days
FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners voted 2-1 Monday to give compensation time to hourly, essential nonunion employees who have to work when county government is closed on storm days. Chairman Clyde Barker of Strong and Charles Webster of Farmington voted in favor; Gary McGrane of Jay opposed the move. County government offices were closed on […]
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Oakland driver injured in Farmington crash; Lucy Knowles Road shut down
FARMINGTON — Police said an Oakland man was hospitalized Tuesday afternoon after the van he was driving hit a pole next to Lucy Knowles Road and flipped over. Ryan Given, 27, was flown to Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston and was in stable condition in late afternoon, police officer Darin Gilbert said. Police are […]
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Sugarloaf’s King Pine lift back in business after last year’s accident
CARRABASSETT VALLEY (AP) — Maine’s Sugarloaf ski area has completed the $800,000 upgrade of a chairlift that rolled backward last season, injuring seven skiers. The updated King Pine lift reopened on Monday at Sugarloaf. Resort officials say the quad lift features a redesigned gear box and the latest electronic, braking, and anti-rollback technology. The towers […]
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Jay to stop accepting trash July 1 from Carthage, Fayette
JAY — The town will stop accepting trash from Fayette and Carthage at the Transfer Station on July 1, Town Manager Shiloh LaFreniere said Tuesday. Jay will also no longer accept recyclables from Fayette after July 1. Officials in those towns are looking at their options for services. Jay selectpersons made the decision Dec. 28 […]
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Kingfield board seeks info on rebuilding road
KINGFIELD — Costs to rebuild and resurface Tufts Pond Road are edging toward $1 million and selectmen agreed Monday night they need professional advice before asking taxpayers to foot the bill. The road has a mixture of residences and small businesses along it and has become unsafe for travel in some sections. The past 20 […]
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Rumford man accused of setting fire to shed in Temple
FARMINGTON — A Rumford man is accused of setting fire to a shed Dec. 20 near the home of Daniel Williams on Route 43. James Bigos, 53, was arrested on a felony charge of arson Jan. 1 by Jeremy Damren, an investigator with the state fire marshal’s office, according to a news release. No one […]
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Former Wilton man gets 35 years for killing grandmother
FARMINGTON — A Franklin County justice sentenced a former Wilton man Monday to 35 years in prison for bludgeoning his grandmother to death. Dana Craney, 23, pleaded guilty to intentional and knowing murder in Franklin County Unified Court. He had pleaded not guilty in January 2015. Joanne Goodreau, 67, was killed at the home she […]
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Carthage man charged with stealing gift cards
CARTHAGE — Gift cards stolen from a Carthage home and used at a Mexico store led to the arrest Saturday of a Carthage man on charges of burglary and theft. Casey Campbell, 33, was identified by several local police officers from store security at Wal-Mart that showed a male making a purchase with the stolen […]
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Tommy Clark’s bail set at $75,000 cash in fatality
FARMINGTON — A Franklin County justice Monday set bail at $75,000 cash for the man accused of hitting a Wilton woman with his vehicle on Routes 2 and 4 and killing her Jan. 1. Tommy Clark, 25, of Industry, faces a felony Class B charge of aggravated criminal driving under the influence and a felony […]