A speed limit sign on Route 156 is less than a quarter mile from the intersection with Zion’s Hill Road in Chesterville. Residents Dennis and Crystal Oliver are concerned about vehicles going too fast in the area. (Pam Harnden/Livermore Falls Advertiser) CHESTERVILLE — Selectmen are investigating options for two roads after residents brought concerns about […]
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Fire destroys shed, damages house in Strong
STRONG — A fire destroyed a shed Tuesday morning and heavily damaged an attached ranch-style home at 283 West Freeman Road, Fire Chief Duayne Boyd said. State fire investigators Kenneth MacMaster and Jeremy Damren determined the cause was electrical and accidental and the fire started in the shed, Boyd said. Occupants Derick Allen and Lilly […]
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Franklin County changes insurance providers
FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners voted Tuesday to accept insurance coverage from Kyes Insurance Agency Inc. of Farmington for $48,131, county Clerk Julie Magoon said. There will be an additional cost of $2,000 or less to bond some positions, such as treasurer, bringing the total to about $50,000. The insurance coverage, effective Jan. 1, 2018, […]
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Child loses leg in gravel pit accident in New Vineyard
NEW VINEYARD — A 4-year-old boy had his leg severed by the bucket on a front-end loader operated by his grandfather Monday, Franklin County Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said Tuesday. Adam Mattson of New Vineyard was being treated at a Boston hospital, Nichols said. According to a GoFundMe page set up by family friend Jessica […]
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Jay offers to share ladder truck with Livermore Falls short term
JAY — Selectpersons voted 3-1 Monday to offer to share the Fire Rescue Department’s E-One ladder truck with Livermore Falls for $6,330 for six months. It is estimated that Livermore Falls’ 1988 ladder truck needs $11,200 to $14,000 in repairs to keep it in service. Jay’s truck cost $498,000 in 1997 and had a 25-year […]
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Jay police offer ongoing medication collections
JAY — The Police Department will collect unused, outdated and unwanted prescription drugs for disposal from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday at the Police Station, Town Manager Shiloh LaFreniere announced in a statement Monday. The collections are free and ongoing. A medication disposal day previously announced for Saturday, Oct. 28, at Hannaford […]
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Participants wanted for Trick or Trunk in Wilton
WILTON — Wilton Police Department and Wilton Fire and Rescue are teaming up for the second annual Halloween Trick or Trunk. Ghosts, goblins and other costumed youngsters will find a safe place to trick-or-treat on High Street on Halloween night, Police Chief Heidi Wilcox said. High Street from Kineowatha Park to Fuller Street will be […]
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Swinging in the sun
Grant Gould, 3, of Livermore Falls, left, and Nolan Moffett, 11 months, of Livermore Falls get some swing time in Monday with Michelle Moffett (not shown), mother of Nolan and day care provider for Grant, at Hippach Field in Farmington. (Donna M. Perry/Sun Journal)
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Car takes out fence, Halloween decorations in Temple
Jody Morris, 41, of Wilton lost control of a car he was driving on Temple Road in Temple on Monday. The car crashed through a fence, drove over Halloween decorations and over a rock wall before coming to rest in some trees, Franklin County Deputy Keith Madore said. (Donna M. Perry/Sun Journal) TEMPLE — Police […]
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Refrigerator fire forces Farmington tenants to evacuate 35 apartments
FARMINGTON — A refrigerator fire late Saturday night left a tenant homeless and forced others in 34 apartments at Foothills Heights at 276 Fairbanks Road outside for about an hour. The basement tenant in the old hospital complex was able to put out the fire with an extinguisher, Farmington Fire Chief Terry Bell said. There […]