RANGELEY — A fire that destroyed a house early Thursday morning was caused by improperly disposed ashes from a fireplace, Fire Chief Tim Pellerin said. Homeowners Robert and Carol Hunt and a couple of dogs escaped the fire at 72 Skyland Drive without injury, he said. A cat was lost. The ashes were apparently left […]
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Wilton Recreation gift goes into trust fund
Kineowatha Park in Wilton (Facebook photo) WILTON — Selectpersons recently voted to place a $360,000 donation to the town’s Recreation Department in a trust fund to start earning interest. They also asked Town Manager Rhonda Irish to seek interest rates on a $160,000 loan to undertake three projects requested by the Recreation Committee in order […]
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RSU 9 staff: Elementary-level alternative education needed
FARMINGTON — Elementary school staff in Regional School Unit 9 have been bitten, punched, pushed, kicked and spit on, to name just a few of the behaviors exhibited by some schoolchildren in recent years, administrators say. Each year dozens of office referrals are made for offenses of physical aggression, overt defiance and disruption. It is […]
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State planning commission postpones wind energy meeting
FARMINGTON — The Maine Land Use Planning Commission has postponed its meeting to consider whether to initiate rule-making to expand the expedited wind power permitting area in northern Franklin and Somerset counties. The meeting will be held Tuesday, Dec. 19, beginning at 9 a.m., but a review of NextEra Energy Resources’ petition to expand the […]
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New Sharon voters reject fire station/town office project
NEW SHARON — Residents at a special town meeting Monday rejected a proposed $1.8 million project to construct a fire station and town office on the Town Office site. The vote was 58-71. Most residents who spoke against the proposal pointed to the cost and the fact that many residents are struggling to pay their bills. […]
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Jay sends revised ordinance to voters
JAY — Selectpersons voted unanimously Monday evening to accept the Solid Waste Committee’s revised recommendations and a revised Recycling and Waste Disposal Ordinance. The panel’s recommendations were incorporated into the proposed ordinance that will go to voters at the annual town meeting referendum in April 2018. Several people gave their input in November on the […]
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RSU 9 superintendent to retire
FARMINGTON — Tom Ward, superintendent of Regional School Unit 9, will retire at the end of the school year on June 30, 2018. After 41 years in education, 21 of them in RSU 9, he’s following his doctors’ recommendations to find something less stressful to do. Ward, 63, of Temple, wrote in his retirement letter […]
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Jay woman charged after she flees from police stop
JAY — A local woman driving a stolen vehicle faces 10 charges after speeding away from an officer, throwing him to the ground early Friday morning, according to Police Chief Richard Caton. Melissa J. Couture, 34, of Jay was arrested on felony charges of eluding an officer, possession of suspected crack cocaine and heroin, assault […]
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Carthage driver killed in truck collision in Franklin County
CHAIN OF PONDS TOWNSHIP — A Carthage man was killed when the fuel truck he was driving collided Monday morning with an empty tractor-trailer on Route 27, about 10 minutes south of the Canadian border, according to the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office. Gregory Hutchinson, 51, was killed instantly, according to county Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. […]
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Family style Christmas dinner brings people together
WILTON — Bringing people together to break bread as a community is the reason for the third annual Family Style Christmas Dinner. Members of the 3C Society are planning a meal from noon to 1:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 25, at Harnden Masonic Hall, 70 Bryant Road. The meal is free and open to everyone, said […]