FARMINGTON — A Rangeley man has pleaded guilty at U.S. District Court in Bangor to selling fentanyl last year in Franklin County, according to court documents. Steven Butler was 24 when he was indicted by a federal grand jury Sept. 14, 2017, on three felony counts of distribution of a mixture or substance containing fentanyl. Butler had […]
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Selectmen given update on Front Street culvert replacement
FARMINGTON — Selectmen received an update Tuesday night on the Front Street culvert replacement project. Town Manager Richard Davis said he had met with Dirigo Engineering and engineers from Fairpoint. “FairPoint has agreed to relocate their cables,” Davis said. “They’ll fan them out on top of the culvert rather than have them go through as […]
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Phillips man to serve 1 year for assault on domestic partner
FARMINGTON — A Franklin County judge sentenced a Phillips man Tuesday to serve one year of a five-year sentence for hitting his domestic partner’s head against a wall and choking her Feb. 4 in Wilton. Joel Thompson, 43, will be on probation for four years following his release. Thompson pleaded guilty to a Class B […]
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Strong selectmen finalize warrant
STRONG — Selectmen on Tuesday reviewed the final draft of the town warrant before they send it to voters March 17. Voters will be asked to raise and appropriate $655,769 to fund the 2018 budget. That’s a $64,308 increase over this year. Selectman Mike Pond asked board members and the Budget Committee to approve $27,635 […]
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Farmington board adds funding articles to warrant
FARMINGTON — Selectmen voted Tuesday night to include two funding articles to the March 24 town meeting warrant. The first asks Franklin County to continue to fund regional economic development and social services. The vote was 3-2. Selectmen Michael Fogg, Stephan Bunker and Scott Landry were in favor. Selectmen Joshua Bell and Matthew Smith were […]
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Driver injured in Chain of Ponds logging truck rollover
CHAIN OF PONDS TOWNSHIP — A Canadian truck driver was injured Tuesday afternoon when he swerved the logging truck he was driving to avoid hitting a deer and it hit a guardrail and rolled over on Ledge Hill on Route 27, state police Trooper Jillian Monahan said. Timmy Philippon, 22, of Quebec, was able to […]
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Livermore fisherman loving the ice
Mike Fleischmann Jr. of Livermore ice fishes Tuesday on Long Pond in Livermore where he said the ice is 16 inches thick in places. “I can’t get enough of it. I don’t fish in open water in the summer, I wait until winter,” said Fleischmann, who just moved to the area and bought land on the […]
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Jay man to serve 30 days for possessing firearm
FARMINGTON — A Jay man was sentenced to 30 days in jail for violating a 1990 court order prohibiting him from possessing a firearm. Justice Robert Mullen sentenced William Bowie, 57, to 24 months in jail with all but 30 days suspended, followed by two years probation. He cannot live on any property that has […]
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Jay sets interest rate on delinquent taxes, denies property abatement
JAY — Selectpersons voted unanimously Monday to keep the rate of interest on delinquent taxes at 7 percent. The state raised the maximum interest rate that could be charged to 8 percent this year. It had been 7 percent since 2010. Jay has kept the rate at 7 percent for several years, Town Manager Shiloh […]
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Grand opening Wednesday at Vera's Iron and Vine
FARMINGTON — Vera Johnson fell in love with Maine 19 years ago during a trip to the East Coast and knew she belonged here. A year and a half ago she moved to East Dixfield. On Wednesday, she will hold the grand opening of Vera’s Iron and Vine at 155 Front St. where local artists […]