LIVERMORE — There was no time to think Thursday. Quick actions and prior training kicked in when a kindergarten student choked during lunch at Spruce Mountain Primary School. Educational technicians Monique Cunningham and Diana Pomerleau, both of Jay, were on lunch duty. “Everyone had sat down,” Cunningham said. “A little boy came up to us […]
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South China man faces drug, speeding charges
STRONG — A South China man was arrested Thursday after a deputy stopped a vehicle for speeding and reported finding marijuana. Deputy Brian McCormick conducted a traffic stop on Route 4, when a vehicle was clocked going 79 mph in a 55 mph zone. As a result of the stop, Derek Farnsworth, 20, of South China […]
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Spruce Mountain teams sweep envirothon
WILTON — Three teams from Spruce Mountain High School in Jay won the top three places at the Southwestern Regional Envirothon on Thursday at Kineowatha Park. Spruce Mountain adviser Rob Taylor said, “I’m really pleased with my rookie team. This is their first time being at a competition like this.” Tanna Herlihy, from the second place […]
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Food insecurity addressed at Farmington summit
FARMINGTON — The 2nd Annual Greater Franklin Food Summit on Wednesday afternoon identified bright spots, challenges and opportunities facing the region’s food system. United Way of the Tri-Valley Area and the Healthy Community Coalition coordinated the first summit a year ago. UWTVA Executive Director Lisa Laflin said 73 percent of actions from that summit have […]
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Chesterville woods fire burns over 2 acres
CHESTERVILLE — Flames that spread over 2 1/2 acres of woods Wednesday behind residences on Adams Road were caused by a fire that had been started to burn debris, according to Mark Rousseau, a forest ranger with the Maine Forest Service. Thirty-one firefighters from Chesterville, Farmington, Industry, Jay, New Sharon and Wilton responded, according […]
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Road construction begins on Old Jay Hill Road
A crew from C.H. Stevenson Inc. of Wayne installs a drain pipe Wednesday along Old Jay Hill Road in Jay. A section of the road is being rebuilt to handle heavy equipment and trucks hauling heavy loads for Polycor, a granite curbing manufacturer. No through traffic is allowed on the road during the construction project. Stevenson […]
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Maine Fiddlehead Festival to focus on farms, food and fiddleheads
Fiddleheads, farmers, foragers and food-lovers will be the focus of the seventh annual Maine Fiddlehead Festival on Saturday on Academy Street in Farmington. (Pam Harnden/Livermore Falls Advertiser) FARMINGTON — The seventh annual Maine Fiddlehead Festival will be held Saturday, May 5, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Emery Community Arts Center on Academy […]
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Festival schedule
Tent Talk Schedule 10:15 to 11 a.m., Edible Mushrooms, Cynthia Stancioff 11 a.m., Birch Syrup, Temple Tappers 11:45 a.m., Fiddlehead Walk and Talk, Dave Fuller 12:30 p.m., Plant Based Diet, Lori Ireland 1:15 p.m., Super Local Meat: Raising Rabbits on Pasture, Ashirah Knapp 2 p.m., Hemp Farming and Research, Erica Haywood Live Music Schedule 10 […]
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Livermore Falls: Selectmen address RCAM funding issue
LIVERMORE FALLS — Rural Community Action Ministry supporters Tuesday night protested the selectmen’s decision not to fund the nonprofit agency in the 2018 municipal budget. It was reported that at a public hearing on the budget April 23, selectmen had previously decided not to fund RCAM because alcohol was being served at its meetings. “We […]
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RSU 9 voters to consider proposed $35.5 million spending plan
FARMINGTON — A proposed $35.5 million budget for Regional School Unit 9 will go to a districtwide budget vote at 7 p.m. Monday at the Mt. Blue Campus on Seamon Road. The amount approved by voters there will go to a validation referendum Tuesday, May 15, at polling stations in Chesterville, Farmington, Industry, New Sharon, […]