LIVERMORE — A Wilton woman walked away from a crash Saturday night, after the SUV she was driving landed on a shelf of ice on the Androscoggin River. Elizabeth Neuschwanger, 46, was northbound on Route 4 and failed to negotiate a corner before the bridge over the river near Goding Road. The SUV hit a […]
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Reward offered after ice shack damaged in Wilton
WILTON — Marc Willett of Chesterville is offering a $200 reward to anyone with information leading to the prosecution of the driver who heavily damaged his ice shack on Wilson Pond last week. It appears the shack was hit by an SUV or a truck, Game Warden Kyle Hladik said. Apparently at least one of […]
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Skiing laps in Wilton
Craig Davis of Wilton cross-country skis Monday on the field of Academy Hill School in Wilton. (Donna M. Perry/Sun Journal)
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This week's agenda
Monday Casco: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Town Office Dixfield: Selectmen, 5:30 p.m., Ludden Memorial Library Hebron: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office Jay: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Paris: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Peru: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Sumner: Fire Department Auxiliary, 6 p.m., Town Office Waterford: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Tuesday Bethel: […]
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The Studio has become a family supporting one another and the community
WILTON – Cyra Morrill, who opened The Studio in the Bass-Wilson Building on March 1, 2017, is a proponent of health and fitness, small businesses and her community. Morrill, who moved to Wilton six years ago, worked at gyms for 20 years while teaching at private schools. She wanted a career change, so two years […]
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No planes, but good company at Bowman Fly-In
LIVERMORE FALLS — The cloud ceiling was too low Saturday for planes to fly in, but Bowman Field Flying Club members still enjoyed some good company at the eighth annual Bowman Field Fly-In at Bowman Field. When the ceiling is low, with a lot of precipitation, the moisture will freeze on the plane wings, making them heavy […]
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Two Farmington residents seek RSU 9 seat
FARMINGTON — Voters will have one contested race to consider when they go to the polls from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on March 26 at the Community Center. Incumbent Iris Silverstein and Nancy Porter will square off for one, three-year term on the Regional School Unit 9 board of directors. Heather Ahern-Huish is uncontested […]
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Guess who's coming to dinner
Two deer appeared Friday in the yard of Wilton resident Eileen Adams, attracted to the corn she feeds her geese. Minutes later, the deer leaped the fence and ate the corn. Adams said the geese obliged the interlopers by gathering in a cluster at the other end of the pen. She said she’s seen deer […]
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Two vehicles collide in Farmington
A 2008 GMC pickup truck driven by Nelson Town, 73, of Livermore Falls and a 2014 Dodge Caravan driven by Emmarie Reeve, 63, of Jay collided in front of Irving Big Stop on Routes 2 and 4 in Farmington on Friday morning, police officer Jesse Clement said. Town received cuts on his head and Reeve complained […]
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Liquor sales, land ordinance topics at Chesterville hearing
CHESTERVILLE — Residents at Thursday night’s public hearing generally supported articles on liquor sales and land use ordinance changes added to the March 12 annual town meeting warrant. Tiffany Estabrook, acting chairwoman of the Board of Selectman, said adopting laws on liquor sales in town would be the first step to cover all the bases […]