STRONG — Selectmen on Tuesday called a special town meeting for June 20 to have voters decide on articles tabled at the March town meeting. The first article asks if taxpayers want to borrow money to pave about a mile of the Pond Road. The second article asks if voters want to sell the town’s […]
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Jay, Livermore Falls face recycling fees
Jay and Livermore Falls are facing growing problems with the amount of trash that people are mixing with recyclables, resulting in increased costs for the communities. Both communities have contracts for single-sort recyclables with ecomaine, a Portland-based nonprofit that provides waste-management and recycling services to more than 70 Maine communities. Single-sort recycling allows residents and […]
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Mt. Blue students demonstrate physics to fifth-graders
Ian Burke, a senior at Mt. Blue High School in Farmington, kneeling at right, explains to fifth-graders at Cascade Brook School in Farmington on Tuesday factors that affect a swinging pendulum. Burke is assisted by Dominic Sawyer, while fifth-graders Dylan Dobbie, left, Wyatt Flagg and Riley Rainville look on. (Donna M. Perry/Sun Journal) Mt. Blue […]
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Livermore Falls police arrest Jay siblings who now face multiple charges
LIVERMORE FALLS — A Lewiston man and his sister were arrested when he failed to stop for police and she interfered with an investigation, Lt. Joseph Sage said Tuesday. James Daniels, 31, and Alicia Mackerron, 26, were booked at the Androscoggin County Jail in Auburn on Friday. He is being held without bail, and she […]
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Three Jay teenagers face civil violations in underage drinking case
JAY — Three local boys accused of underage drinking have each been charged with a civil violation of illegal possession of liquor by a minor, Police Chief Richard Caton IV said. Jay police, assisted by Wilton and Livermore Falls officers, responded early Thursday to a report of an underage drinking party on Macomber Hill Road. […]
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Jay man accused of terrorizing police with fireworks
JAY — A local man is charged with threatening to light a mortar-style firework to throw at a police officer in his cruiser, Police Chief Richard Caton IV said. Douglas Fletcher, 35, was arrested on misdemeanor charges of terrorizing and disorderly conduct for loud unreasonable noise, the chief said. Officer Dylan Rider responded to a […]
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This week's agenda
Monday Casco: Open Space Commission, 6:30 p.m., Casco Community Center Casco: Zoning Board, 7 p.m., Casco Community Center Paris: Oxford County Commission, 2 p.m., county building Peru: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Tuesday Buckfield: Community Day, 6 p.m., Municipal Center Casco: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Casco Community Center Farmington: RSU 9 board of directors, 7 p.m., […]
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Fly-fishing legend draws fans to Phillips
Cornelia “Fly Rod” Crosby, portrayed by Pam Matthews of Phillips, rode with visitors at the Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes Railroad Museum to the roundhouse and back Saturday morning during the inaugural Fly Rod Crosby Days at Fox Carleton Pond Sporting Camps in Phillips. (Valerie Tucker photo) PHILLIPS — Maine Guide Nancy Taylor had some […]
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Literacy fair held at annual book sale in Farmington
This year a literacy fair was added to the annual book sale held at the Farmington Elks Lodge to support Literacy Volunteers of Franklin and Somerset counties. Literacy Volunteers Executive Director Barbara Averill, center, points out origami shapes created by Eddie Yuen, at left. Yuen held a workshop on origami and later played a Chinese […]
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Students demonstrate tree-felling skills
FARMINGTON — Felling a tree can look pretty straightforward, but forestry students proved Friday that’s it’s anything but. Closely supervised by instructors and judges, about 70 students competed on the second day of the 42nd Annual Loggers Meet at the training area next to Mt. Blue High School on Seamon Road. Students came from the […]