Some may have called Seamus Foley of Bryant Pond crazy for ice-fishing on a cold, soggy day such as Saturday, but in Foley’s opinion, it was the people off the ice who were crazy, because the fishing was “awesome.” That seems to be the pattern this year, because over in Livermore on Long Pond, Earl […]
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Avon man to get adult beagles back
FARMINGTON — An Avon man accused of abandoning nine beagles for two days in an unheated, open garage on Dec. 29 is not expected to be prosecuted on criminal animal cruelty charges, a state prosecutor said. David Ellis, 46, must comply with an agreement reached Wednesday and take care of his dogs as outlined by […]
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Police arrest drug trafficking suspect in downtown Farmington
FARMINGTON — Police said a Farmington man was charged with drug trafficking after they found cocaine and marijuana at his downtown apartment Thursday night. Omer Havtan, 20, was arrested after police got a warrant and searched his apartment at 164 Broadway, Farmington Police Chief Jack Peck said. It is within 1,000 feet of Meetinghouse Park, […]
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Livermore Falls school director blasts letter about leaving RSU 73
LIVERMORE FALLS — The chairwoman of the Regional School Unit 73 board Thursday night described a letter to the editor advising Livermore and Livermore Falls to consider leaving the district as “self-serving” and “inaccurate.” The letter from Dana Cummings of Atascadero, California, was published in the Sun Journal on Jan. 11. The Livermore Falls native, who owns […]
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Driver charged with distracted driving after truck flips in New Vineyard
NEW VINEYARD — A tractor-trailer driver from Utah was charged with distracted driving after his truck went off Route 27 while he was looking at his GPS on Thursday afternoon, Maine State Police Trooper Randy Hall said. Spencer Larsen, 25, was not hurt in the rollover, Hall said. Larsen said he was hauling a load […]
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RSU 9 board to hear options on superintendent search
FARMINGTON — The Maine School Management Association will present options Tuesday to help the Regional School Unit 9 board search for a new superintendent. The workshop is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Forum at Mt. Blue Campus. It is open to the public. Superintendent Tom Ward announced in December he would retire at […]
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Winter fun under the sun
Kindergartners and first-graders work on building an igloo Wednesday during recess at the W.G. Mallett School in Farmington. (Donna M. Perry/Sun Journal) First-graders and kindergartners play in the sun during recess Wednesday at the W.G. Mallett School in Farmington. There was quite a difference in temperature from the frigid cold last week. (Donna M. Perry/Sun […]
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Temple couple deaths ruled murder-suicide
TEMPLE — The deaths of a Temple couple have been ruled a murder-suicide by the Medical Examiner’s Office, according to a statement by Stephen McCausland, spokesman for the Maine Department of Public Safety. Autopsies on Thomas Masse, 60, and his wife, Michelle Masse, 59, showed both died from a single gunshot wound to the head. Investigators […]
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Ads planned for animal officer in Strong
STRONG — Selectmen agreed Tuesday to advertise for an animal control officer and check with other towns about sharing services. But that is not the only office to be filled. Town Clerk Betsy DuBois told selectmen there are no candidates for a school director or two budget committee members. The deadline to return nomination papers […]
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Rangeley voters approve airport runway extension project
RANGELEY — Residents voted 265-88 on Tuesday to move forward on the final phase of an engineering proposal to add 1,100 feet to the town airport’s runway. The current runway – at 3,201 feet – is too short for the LifeFlight of Maine’s airplane to land when needed to airlift a patient to a hospital. Of the […]