STRONG — The town celebrates summer each year in the name of Pierpole, a Native American and one of the area’s first settlers. This year, volunteers have stepped up to offer a day full of family-friendly events Saturday, July 14. The day starts with an 8 a.m. flea market at Strong Elementary School, open houses […]
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State sets $100 license fee for dangerous dogs
LIVERMORE — A new state law will require owners of dangerous dogs to pay $100 for a license and get a special tag after Aug. 1, Town Clerk Renda Guild told selectpersons Monday night. “This is one of the first changes I’ve seen in the over 20 years I’ve been here,” Guild said. “The increases […]
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Livermore board hears presentation on lease option for truck purchase
LIVERMORE — The Board of Selectpersons heard a presentation Monday on truck-purchase options, but held off from making a decision until further information is available. The town’s plow truck was damaged during a snowstorm last winter. At the annual town meeting, voters approved using $40,050 from the insurance payout and $10,550 from the sale of […]
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Rumford driver charged in fatal Weld crash
FARMINGTON — A Rumford teen was drunk and speeding when he crashed his car in Weld on May 31, killing a Dixfield man, according to Maine State Police. Ethyn Eric Buotte, 18, formerly of Dixfield, was arrested at his home Monday by state police Trooper Reid Bond on a felony charge of aggravated operating under […]
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Livermore board OKs cameras at town beaches
LIVERMORE — Selectpersons agreed Monday night to install surveillance cameras at town beaches on Round Pond and Brettuns Pond to address littering and loitering issues. Administrative Assistant Amy Byron said Game Warden Harry Wiegman has stepped up patrols in the area and installed a camera at the boat launch on Brettuns Pond. He’s working on getting […]
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Jay to have committee draft bid specifications for curbside collection
JAY — Selectpersons on Monday voted 4-1 to have the Solid Waste Committee draft bid specifications for collecting trash at curbside and collecting trash and recyclables at curbside. If only trash was collected at curbside, residents would have to bring their recyclables to the Transfer Station. Selectperson Judy Diaz opposed the vote while Selectpersons Chairman […]
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Cute and cool in Sandy River
Baby sitter Lexi Schleier, 18, of Skowhegan, left, watches Kelby, 4, center, and Althea, 2, while they play Monday in the Sandy River in the Fairbanks section of Farmington. (Donna M. Perry/Sun Journal) Baby sitter Lexi Schleier, 18, of Skowhegan, center, watches Kelby, 4, left, and Althea, 2, while they play Monday in the Sandy River […]
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Wilton man pleads not guilty to federal drug charges
FARMINGTON — A Wilton man pleaded not guilty June 27 to a two-count federal indictment in U.S. District Court charging conspiracy to distribute and possess heroin and fentanyl. Dennis Ayala, 55, was indicted by a federal grand jury June 21 on felonies of conspiracy to distribute and possess a controlled substance, namely heroin, and fentanyl, […]
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Strong man dies, two others injured in Kingfield crash
KINGFIELD — A man from Strong died Sunday night after he was ejected from a car that went off West Kingfield Road and struck trees, according to a Franklin County Sheriff’s Office release. Nicholas Shurtleff, 25, one of three passengers ejected from the vehicle, died at the scene, Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. wrote in the […]
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This week's agenda
Monday Dixfield: Public hearing on proposed water rate increase, 5:30 p.m., Ludden Memorial Library Hebron: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office Jay: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Livermore: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Paris: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Peru: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Sumner: Fire Department Auxiliary, 6 p.m., Town Office Waterford: Selectmen, 6:30 […]