FARMINGTON — Police have charged a New Sharon woman with stealing a remote-control helicopter Wednesday from Aubuchon Hardware in Farmington. Joanne Demarro, 50, was summoned Friday by Officer Michael Lyman for felony theft and for violating conditions of release stemming from another theft charge. Police asked for the public’s help in identifying the woman, who […]
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Black Friday line forms at Franklin County Animal Shelter
FARMINGTON — The line was long on Black Friday at the Franklin County Animal Shelter for the start of a special four-day pet adoption promotion. Potential pet owners started lining up early, some waiting more than two and three hours for the noon opening. Cars filled the parking lot, and an overflow of cars parked […]
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Jay, Livermore Falls explore sharing fire station
JAY — Town officials are considering options to share fire services with Livermore Falls. One option a committee with representatives from both towns is researching for long-term use is sharing Jay’s No. 2 Fire Station in Chisholm Village. Jay Select Board Chairman Justin Merrill said during a meeting Monday that the Jay station has had two […]
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Fire destroys New Sharon mobile home
NEW SHARON — Fire destroyed a mobile home on Farmington Falls Road Wednesday afternoon, leaving one man homeless. Fire crews from several towns were called to the scene near Tuttles Auto Sales shortly after 4 p.m. Firefighters had to cut their way through a heavy ring of trees before they could get hoses to the […]
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Livermore Falls veteran struggling to build house
LIVERMORE FALLS — Veteran Jim Cyr is thankful to be alive and for everything he has. Cyr, 50, is 80 percent disabled. He lives off the grid in a yurt and has been struggling to build a house since 2010. But injuries, a lack of money and other issues have made it difficult. Cyr was […]
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Jay police looking for hit-and-run driver
JAY — Police are looking for the driver of a white flatbed truck they say collided with a car Tuesday afternoon at Macomber Hill and Lomie Rivers roads and fled the scene. The accident sent a mother and young daughter to a hospital. The utility truck, which will have front right quarter damage, was last […]
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Archie’s providing curbside collection to Jay
JAY — Archie’s Inc. of Mexico will begin curbside collection of trash and recyclables at 5 a.m. Wednesday and Thursday, Dec. 2 and 3, depending upon where residents live. On Wednesdays, pickup includes mainly streets south of Route 140 and in East Jay. Route 133/Franklin Road residents are also on the Wednesday schedule. On Thursdays, […]
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Police charge Strong man for failing to report crash
FARMINGTON — A Strong man was charged Monday with failing to report a crash by the quickest means after an accident on Knowlton Corner Road, according to police. Police said Wesley Adams, 25, was driving a Subaru station wagon toward Chesterville when he apparently lost control on a corner near 639 Knowlton Corner Road at […]
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Not a maintenance decision
STRONG — A story that appeared on B1 in the Region edition Monday should have said selectmen in Strong discontinued the Dickey Road about 60 years ago, but that decision had nothing to do with maintenance of the road. The information was incorrectly edited by the Sun Journal.
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Worker injured when boulder comes loose at Wilton treatment plant
WILTON — An E.L. Vining and Son Inc. employee was injured Tuesday afternoon when a boulder rolled into an excavated hole and onto the man’s lower extremities. Employees of the Farmington company were preparing the site for clarifiers for the more than $3 million upgrade of the Wilton Wastewater Treatment Plant on Davis Court. The […]