JAY — Crews from the Jay Village Water District are searching for a water main break that left customers, including Spruce Mountain Elementary School, without service Monday. A boil-water order has been issued until further notice, Town Manager Shiloh LaFreniere said in a news release late Monday night. All customers in the Jay Village Water […]
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This week's agenda
Monday Bethel: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Casco: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Casco Community Center Hebron: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office Jay: Public hearing on annual town meeting warrant, 6 p.m., Spruce Mountain Middle School Paris: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Peru: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Sumner: Fire Department Auxiliary, 6 p.m., Town Office […]
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New Vineyard voters approve zoning changes
NEW VINEYARD — Town meeting voters passed a six-month spending plan Saturday as the first step toward changing the town budget from a calendar year to a fiscal year. Voters raised and appropriated $269,769 to run the town for the first six months of 2018. Last year’s 12-month budget was $501,000. “If you double what […]
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Kids slide and dogs fly at Farmington Fire and Ice
FARMINGTON — The lack of a tubing park didn’t stop the winter fun at the Fire and Ice Festival in Farmington on Saturday, where fresh snow set the scene for some serious outdoor activities. The annual event is sponsored primarily by Franklin Savings Bank, to provide a safe, fun environment for children and adults who […]
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Tractor-trailer rolls over on Route 4 in Sandy River Plantation
SANDY RIVER PLANTATION — A truck driver escaped with minor injuries when his tractor-trailer went off the road on Route 4 early Saturday morning and rolled over. Arthur Chadwick, 38, of Brownfield, was driving on snowy roads for Superior Trucking in a truck fully loaded with water at 1:15 a.m. when he hit an S-curve […]
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Fundraisers planned to help New Sharon family
NEW SHARON — Fundraisers are being held to help Jessica and Chadd Harris with expenses for their infant son born with a rare heart condition and a hole in his diaphragm. A fundraiser is scheduled from 11:30 a.m. to closing Sunday, March 11, at The Roost Pub and Wingery at 187 Main St. in Farmington. All […]
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Farmington police have photo of vehicle of interest in burglaries
Farmington police are asking for the public’s help in finding a vehicle of interest in the burglary at the Maine Smoke Shop early Thursday in Farmington and seen here at a gas station Feb. 25 in Bar Harbor. Farmington police posted pictures on its Facebook page of two suspects they believe were in the Farmington store […]
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Verso posts $30 million loss for 2017 as it invests in Jay mill
Verso Corp. reported a $30 million net loss in 2017, but expects sales to improve this year thanks, in part, to increased production of specialty products at its paper mill in Jay. The company had a “difficult start” to 2017, but had a strong turnaround in the second half of the year and is in […]
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SAD 58 lengthens school days to make up time
PHILLIPS — School Administration District 58 directors recently approved lengthening the school day one hour for two weeks this month to make up two storm days. The goal is to keep graduation on June 8, as scheduled on the school calendar. “All schools in MSAD 58 will run one hour longer each afternoon during the […]
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RSU 9 search committee prepares for superintendent candidate interviews
FARMINGTON — Twenty members of a superintendent search committee in Regional School Unit 9 participated in interview training Tuesday. Superintendent Tom Ward is retiring June 30. The committee is composed of community members, parents, administrators, support staff, teachers and board members, Tami Labul, chairwoman of the school’s board Administrative Evaluation Committee, said Wednesday. Interviews will […]