FARMINGTON — Selectmen on Tuesday reviewed initial budget requests for town departments. Requests for capital improvements and public services total $5.76 million, a decrease of $136,882 from last year. The Police Department budget includes a $70,000 increase in personnel services, Chief Jack Peck said. He made small cuts in other areas, including fuel, to keep […]
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State dismisses arson charges against Rumford man
FARMINGTON — A state prosecutor has dismissed two arson charges against a Rumford man for insufficient evidence, according to a Franklin County court document. James Bigos, 55, was accused of setting a fire that destroyed a large workshop/shed on Route 43 in Temple next to a residence where his ex-wife was living on Dec. 20, […]
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Stocking up for the storm
Paula Young of Canton, left, checks out with Laurie Duguay of Livermore at the Hannaford supermarket in Jay on Wednesday. Long lines and full parking lots greeted shoppers preparing for Thursday’s nor’easter. (Liz Marquis/Sun Journal)
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Friday's newspaper may be late
Because of the extreme nature of predicted snow accumulation and blizzard conditions today — which meteorologists are calling a “bomb cyclone” — your newspaper delivery may be delayed Friday morning. Please make every effort to keep your delivery location clean and free of snow and ice. If needed, complimentary access to sunjournal.com and the Sun […]
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FMH welcomes first baby of 2018
FARMINGTON — Tareck Ward Jr. was the first baby born at Franklin Memorial Hospital in 2018. He is also the first child of Jazzmin Hersom and Tareck Ward of Livermore Falls. Tareck Jr. was born Tuesday, Jan. 2, at 5:38 p.m. He weighed 7 pounds, 6.5 ounces and was delivered by Dr. Jennifer Zeliger. Hersom […]
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Livermore Falls selectman defends fire chief
LIVERMORE FALLS — Selectmen are to blame for problems with the fire station rebuilding project, not Fire Chief Edward Hastings IV, Selectman Tom Barker said at Tuesday night’s board meeting. Barker said he was tired of residents criticizing Hastings. He said selectmen haven’t shown a willingness to lead and have put too many of the responsibilities […]
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Farmington man charged with allowing minors to drink
FARMINGTON — Police said a Farmington man has been charged with permitting minors to consume alcohol at his home on Town Farm Road on New Year’s Eve. Edward Carleton, 46, was arrested Sunday night on a charge of furnishing a place for minors to consume or possess alcohol, according to reports filed by Farmington Police […]
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Jay man charged in domestic-violence assault case
JAY — Police responded to a disturbance at 2 Barker St. late Sunday, where they found a woman with a severe head wound and covered in blood, Police Chief Richard Caton IV said. Police say Ronald E. Tarckini, 65, of Jay had hit his girlfriend over the head with a cane. Tarckini is charged on a […]
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The Free Store: changing people's lives
JAY — The Free Store is filling a community need. Twelve to 15 bags leave the store on the third floor of St. Rose of Lima Church’s Parish Hall, 1 Church St., each week. Some are grocery bags, others are large trash bags, organizer Julie Taylor said. “People take two or three bags. Some people come every […]
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Western Maine Play Museum board hopes for 2018 opening
WILTON — The opening of the Western Maine Play Museum will likely stretch into the summer, Angela McLeod, board president, said. After raising $350,000 to attain a $150,000 matching grant from the Sandy River Charitable Trust in late May, the board had hoped to complete Phase I with the $500,000 and open the main house […]