(Facebook photo) FARMINGTON — The Police Department has started a program that provides a daily check-in for seniors in the community. Under the Reassurance Program, participants call the department each weekday to check in, said Bonnie Pomeroy, office manager. This provides an opportunity for members of the department to speak with them, check on their […]
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Family looking for Jay woman
JAY — The family of 27-year-old Jordann Bessey is concerned for her safety and wants to make sure she is OK. She left her grandmother’s house in Jay on Sept. 11 under the guise of going to college classes and has not returned, her mother, Pam Murphy of Lewiston said Friday. Bessey, a 2008 graduate […]
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Franklin Community Health Network honors Dr. Michele McCormick
Dr. Michele McCormick (Submitted photo) FARMINGTON — Franklin Community Health Network announced Thursday evening that Dr. Michele McCormick is this year’s recipient of the Leadership Award. McCormick was not at the annual meeting to accept the award, but L. Clinton Boothby, chairman of the board of directors, read the proclamation. McCormick is board-certified pediatrician who […]
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Wilton man charged in Chesterville hit-and-run
This mangled tricycle was struck by a vehicle on Zion Hill Road in Chesterville in September. (Sun Journal File Photo) CHESTERVILLE — Maine State Police have summonsed a Wilton man on charges involving a tricycle hit-and-run on Zion Hill Road in September. Nate McHugh, 30, was given a summons Wednesday on misdemeanor charges of leaving […]
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RSU 73 not ready to join cost-sharing group
LIVERMORE FALLS — Recent passage of a state law requiring school districts to share services or lose education funding has frustrated RSU 73 officials. At Thursday’s board of directors meeting, Superintendent Kenneth Healey noted that six surrounding school districts had voted to form the Western Maine Regional Service Center. They are looking to save money […]
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Veterans Day services in Farmington, Wilton
Veterans Day services take place Saturday, Nov. 11, in Farmington and Wilton. FARMINGTON The events are open to all and the American Legion welcomes organized groups such as Scouts, 4-H and churches. Any veteran or military member is welcome, with or without uniform, Peter Tracy said. A wreath-laying ceremony at the World […]
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CMP seeks support to build transmission line
WILTON — Selectpersons were asked Tuesday to consider signing a letter of support for Central Maine Power’s proposed bids to develop a transmission line from Quebec to Lewiston. The line would have a small footprint, John Carroll of CMP said, nipping a piece of property off Route 156. Towns along a planned CMP corridor, […]
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Saddleback may sit idle for third straight year; sale not completed
The ski season kicks off this weekend at Sunday River and Sugarloaf, but Maine’s third-largest ski area – Saddleback – may sit idle for the third consecutive winter. Saddleback owners Bill and Irene Berry of Farmington announced on June 28 that they would sell the Rangeley ski area to the Australia-based Majella Group. Majella CEO […]
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Wilton students deliver items to food pantry
Academy Hill School students in Wilton carry bags of food and toiletries collected by students and staff down Main Street to the Wilton Area Food Pantry on Wednesday. A total of 1,198 items were delivered. (Ann Bryant/Franklin Journal) Hunter Morse, a second-grader at Academy Hill School in Wilton, drops off the bag of items he […]
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'Rake day' at Farmington church
Greg Zemlansky and his wife, Becky Jasch, both of Farmington, rake leaves with several other members of Henderson Memorial Baptist Church in Farmington on Wednesday. Zemlansky said they were trying to get rid of the leaves, which are still falling. (Donna M. Perry/Sun Journal) Greg Zemlansky and his wife, Becky Jasch, both of Farmington, get a bag […]