CHESTERVILLE — A Central Maine Power spokesman shared information about proposed projects that could benefit the town with selectmen Thursday night. “Anything affecting the New England energy market affects Maine,” John Carroll said. “New England is extremely dependent on natural gas for electricity and susceptible to swings in natural gas prices. He said Massachusetts is looking […]
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UMF promotes safe community with 'Peace in the Park'
Mana Abdi of Lewiston, a student at the University of Maine at Farmington and a member of the UMF Diversity and Inclusion Action Team, spoke at a “Peace in the Park” gathering in Abbott Park on Friday. (Ann Bryant/Franklin Journal) Mana Abdi of Lewiston, a student at the University of Maine at Farmington and a […]
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Jay woman sentenced on theft charge
Bobbie J. Dawes (Franklin County Detention Center) FARMINGTON — A Jay woman was sentenced Friday in Franklin County Superior Court to one year with all but 30 days suspended in a plea agreement on a charge of theft by unauthorized taking or transfer. Under the agreement, Bobbie J. Dawes, 46, was also sentenced to three years of […]
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Maine courts issue scam alert
FARMINGTON — The Maine Judicial Branch issued a scam alert Friday saying it had been advised of “at least one” report of a scam artist making telephone calls posing as a Franklin County court employee and seeking personal information. This warning, which follows others from earlier in the year, advises anyone who gets such a […]
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Juvenile Walmart employee charged with theft
FARMINGTON — Police have charged a juvenile employee at Wal-Mart with the theft of more than $1,000. Security personnel at the store noticed some shortages from this employee’s cash register, Bonnie Pomeroy, office manager at Farmington Police Department, read from the police report. They confronted the employee and she admitted to taking money over the […]
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Mallett School holds Book Character Parade
Mallett School pupils and staff hold a Book Character Parade through Farmington on Friday to celebrate Book Week. (Pam Harnden/Livermore Falls Advertiser) Mallett School pupils and staff take part in a Book Character Parade to celebrate Book Week in Farmington on Friday. (Pam Harnden/Livermore Falls Advertiser) A Book Character Parade was held Friday afternoon in Farmington. Mallett […]
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Second man charged with torching bulldozer in Sandy River Plantation
FARMINGTON — A second man has been charged with arson in a fire that destroyed a bulldozer in Sandy River Plantation near Rangeley on Tuesday. Fire investigators Thursday night charged Alexander Allan, 37, of Dallas Plantation, according to a statement released by the State Fire Marshal’s Office on Friday. His roommate, Devon Clark, 18, of Rangeley, […]
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Firefighters battle house fire in Farmington
FARMINGTON — A fire that destroyed a home at 167 Morrison Hill Road on Friday was believed to have started around the wood stove, according to Fire Chief Terry Bell. The two-story structure owned by Hollis Rackliffe caught fire at about 8:20 Friday morning. Rackliffe told firefighters that he first noticed smoke around the chimney […]
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Career and College Fair held in Jay
The Spruce Mountain High School Jobs for Maine Graduates program held a Career and College Fair on Thursday. Local entertainer Michael Cooper was there with several of the handcrafted masks and props he uses when telling his stories. (Pam Harnden/Livermore Falls Advertiser)
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Texas man who killed former Farmington residents sentenced to die
BRYAN, Texas — William Hudson has been sentenced to die for the slayings of six people — including two from Farmington and a 6-year-old boy — at a remote Texas campsite in 2015. According to multiple news sources, jurors deliberated less than an hour before delivering their verdict on the two-year anniversary of Hudson’s arrest. […]