NEW SHARON — The Planning Board has given conditional approval for a Dunkin’ Donuts and another retail business on the corner of Routes 2 and 27. New Sharon Crossing proposes a 10,000-square-foot building to house the businesses, said Dan Silvestre, who along with a Biddeford business partner, pitched the project. Silvestre and his wife, Jackie, […]
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Rain delays Source to the Sea river paddle
JAY — Rain greeted visitors arriving Thursday evening for the Paddle After Hours at the Otis Falls Mill boat launch. The event was scheduled for 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Hosted by the Androscoggin Land Trust, close to a dozen people gathered under a tent as rain created rivulets that meandered toward the Androscoggin River. Jay resident Mary Howes […]
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Canaan woman sent to hospital in Phillips three-vehicle crash
PHILLIPS – A Canaan woman was injured Thursday morning when the mini-van style vehicle she was driving was involved in a near head-on, three-vehicle collision in a road construction zone on Route 4, near the Phillips Elementary School. A pickup truck driven by Bruce Wilcox, 83, of Phillips was traveling south in the construction zone […]
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Connecticut woman injured in ATV crash
PHILLIPS — A Connecticut woman received a leg injury Wednesday when she was ejected from the ATV she was riding after the it struck a stump beside a trail and rolled into its side, Lt. Tim Place of the Maine Warden Service wrote in an email Thursday. Alison Menard, 53, of Wallingford, was operating her […]
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Court upholds conviction for former New Sharon woman who defied pet ban
FARMINGTON, Maine (AP) — Maine’s high court has upheld a woman’s contempt conviction for violating an order that prevents her from owning animals. In an opinion released Tuesday, the Maine Supreme Judicial Court said 71-year-old Carol Murphy did not challenge the facts of the case, instead relying on “fanciful and jumbled” legal theories to say […]
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Residents turn out to support sidewalk rebuilding project
PHILLIPS — Nearly two-dozen residents Wednesday showed their support for a downtown sidewalk rebuilding project, even though it will cost more than planned and require 20 years of town-funded maintenance. Selectmen David Vincent and Ray Gaudette and Town Manager Maureen Haley explained to voters at the public hearing Wednesday evening the history of the original […]
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Farmington joins childhood cancer awareness campaign
FARMINGTON — Selectmen signed a proclamation Tuesday recognizing September as Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. Farmington is joining with towns across the state to participate in a Go Gold Maine Just Do It campaign to bring more awareness to childhood cancer. Tabaitha Steward of Bethel who started the non-profit Team Hailey Hugs in response to her […]
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Hours extended in Chesterville for school budget vote
CHESTERVILLE — Voters on Aug. 3 will be able to cast their ballots for the Regional School Unit 9 budget referendum validation vote from noon until 8 p.m. rather 6 p.m. as had been previously announced. By state law, the polls have to be open a minimum of four hours for the validation vote. Chesterville Town […]
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UMF investigate vandalism at Technology Commons on campus
FARMINGTON — University of Maine at Farmington Campus Police are investigating an incident of vandalism, criminal mischief, that took place Tuesday evening at the Technology Commons building. Someone went in to the stairwell of the building, located at the corner of South and High streets, and drew a large picture with permanent marker, Police Chief […]
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Livermore Falls faces OUI charge after car hits building, retaining wall
JAY — A Livermore Falls man is accused of driving drunk Wednesday morning after the vehicle he was operating went off Main Street, crashed into a building, bounced off and hit the retaining wall in front of St. Rose Parish Hall. Christopher Martin, 33, was issued a summons on misdemeanor charges of operating under the […]