FARMINGTON — The father of a girl who was sexually abused in 2014 said Wednesday that she is terrified of her abuser. “I can’t tell you what that is like to have a child you cannot console because someone violated her,” her father said in Franklin County Superior Court. Ross Adams, 52, was convicted Tuesday […]
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Cooling off at Clearwater Pond
Aubrey Waite, 12, of Starks makes sure her sister, Auriana Waite, 5, does not fall as they walk along a rock wall Wednesday at Clearwater Pond in Industry. (Donna M. Perry/Sun Journal) Benjamin Waite, 9, of Starks crawls Wednesday along the bottom of Clearwater Pond in Industry. (Donna M. Perry/Sun Journal) Auriana Waite, 5, left, and […]
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RSU 9 board raises lunch price 20 cents
FARMINGTON — The Regional School Unit 9 board of directors approved a 20-cent increase in school lunches for the coming school year Tuesday night. The decision followed a lengthy discussion about the $47,200 in unpaid lunches. The increase will set the lunch price at $2.30 for elementary students, and $2.55 for middle/high school students. Reduced-price […]
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Strong to apply for state funding to improve recreational river access
STRONG — Selectmen on Tuesday approved pursuing state funding for a paved access road, parking lot and launch site on the Sandy River. Selectman Mike Pond told board members he talked with state officials who encouraged him to apply for funding for improved recreational access to the river. A paved road would go from the […]
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Farmington pushes for compensation for CMP power line
FARMINGTON — The Board of Selectmen is backing Sen. Tom Saviello, R-Wilton, in pursuing additional benefits from Central Maine Power Co. as compensation for a proposed power line from Quebec to Massachusetts that would run through six communities in Franklin County. “We are going to house in Franklin County 20 miles of this power line,” […]
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Chesterville selectman pleads guilty in bad check case
FARMINGTON — A Chesterville selectman pleaded guilty Tuesday to writing a bogus check and was ordered to pay a $150 fine, according to a court document. Tiffany Estabrook, 40, pleaded guilty Tuesday in Farmington District Court to negotiating a worthless instrument. She was accused of writing a $260 check to C.N. Brown, according to the […]
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Jay ups pay for reserve police officers
JAY — Reserve police officers will see an increase in pay of $2.71 an hour, selectpersons agreed Monday. The vote was unanimous to raise the hourly rate for reserve officers from $13.79 to $16.50. It is the same amount the Livermore Falls Police Department pays its reserve officers, Jay Police Chief Richard Caton IV said. […]
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Getting new shoes at the fairgrounds
Rex Ellis shoes Swift Image, a 5-year-old standardbred, at one of the barns Monday afternoon at the Farmington Fairgrounds. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal)
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Former Farmington man convicted in sex case
FARMINGTON — A Franklin County Superior Court jury found a former Farmington man guilty Tuesday of having unlawful sexual contact with a girl under age 12 in 2014. It took the jury about 30 minutes to convict Ross Adams, 52, 0f Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts, of felony unlawful sexual contact. The incidents occurred between July 4 […]
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Livermore board elects officials, approves equipment purchase
LIVERMORE — Selectpersons elected their board chairman and vice chairman Monday evening and appointed two Regional School Unit 73 directors. Selectman Mark Chretien was elected chairman and Wayne Timberlake vice chairman. Selectmen Tom Gould and Benjamin Guild were not present. Selectpersons unanimously voted to appoint Shannon McDaniel and Steven Langlin to one-year terms on the […]