Jay public works employees Fred Richards, left, and Terry Greenleaf, center, move a stencil after Chuck Haskell sprays white paint to stripe parking spaces at the Jay Municipal Building on Wednesday. (Donna M. Perry/Sun Journal) Chuck Haskell, right, of the Jay Public Works Department sprays white paint to freshen up parking space lines at the […]
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Livermore Falls man arrested on heroin, violation charges
LIVERMORE FALLS — Police said a Livermore Falls man has been charged with felony unlawful trafficking in heroin and two counts of violating conditions of release. Duane Hanson, 28, was arrested Tuesday night after police stopped a car on Park Street, near PallettOne, and conducted a search, which was a condition of his bail. Thirteen […]
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Strong selectmen updated on effort to get high-speed internet
STRONG — Selectmen were told Tuesday evening that progress is being made to deliver affordable high-speed internet access in Franklin County. “We are, right now, at the stage where we’re listening to the providers,” Greater Franklin Development Council Executive Director Charlie Woodworth said. Those showing interest include Charter Communications, now called Spectrum, and FairPoint, which is now […]
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RSU 9 hires Farmington woman as curriculum coordinator
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 directors voted Tuesday to hire Laura Columbia of Farmington as curriculum coordinator for the district. Columbia has been serving as interim coordinator since August 2017. Prior to that, she was a science teacher at Mt. Blue High School. Her current salary is $75,000 for a 210-day contract. The board’s […]
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Avon Little League field vandalized
AVON — Police are investigating vandalism to the town’s ball field Monday on Avon Valley Road. Bleachers were overturned and broken, garbage thrown around and the storage building was damaged, according to Wilton Police Chief Heidi Wilcox. Wilcox was helping Maine State Police cover Franklin County while deputies and officers attended the funeral […]
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RSU 9 voters send proposed $35.54 million budget to a validation referendum
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 voters approved a proposed $35.5 million budget Tuesday at Mt. Blue Campus that will go to voters for a validation referendum May 15 in the district’s 10 towns. The budget is $1.91 million more than this fiscal year, which ends June 30. That’s a 5.68 percent increase. There about […]
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Former Phillips man pleads guilty to sexually abusing children
FARMINGTON — A former Phillips man pleaded guilty Monday to sexually molesting two girls under age 14. Michael Harriman, 28, pleaded guilty to two felony charges of unlawful sexual contact in separate cases in Franklin County Superior Court. A conviction is punishable by a up to 10 years in prison and $20,000 fine. The state […]
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Franklin County men plead guilty in case of torching bulldozer, damaging excavator
FARMINGTON — Two of three co-defendants pleaded guilty Monday for their parts in torching a bulldozer and damaging an excavator last fall in Sandy River Plantation. Devon Clark, 19, of Rangeley and Alexander Allan, 38, of Dallas Plantation appeared in Franklin County Superior Court. Clark pleaded guilty to a felony charge of aggravated criminal mischief in an […]
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This week's agenda
Monday Peru: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Tuesday Buckfield: Community Day Committee, 6 p.m., Municipal Center Buckfield: Selectmen and Budget Committee, 6:30 p.m., Municipal Center Casco: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Casco Community Center Eustis: School Committee, 5:30 p.m., Stratton Elementary School Farmington: RSU 9 board of directors, 6:30 p.m., Mt. Blue Campus Paris: Planning Board, 7 […]
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Fun, families and food found at Maine Fiddlehead Festival
FARMINGTON — A tang of cooking ferns filled the air at the 7th Annual Maine Fiddlehead Festival, which drew hundreds to the Emery Community Arts Center on Saturday. Ashley Montgomery found the wind to be a bit challenging as she added fresh lemon zest to a pan of fiddlehead risotto. Beside it, tomatoes simmered in […]