UPDATE: Farmington police say Tacy Taylor crossed center line in fatal collision FARMINGTON — Two vehicles collided Tuesday night on Farmington Falls Road resulting in one fatality and a fuel spill. According to Police Chief Jack Peck, a 2003 Ford Windstar driven by a 59-year-old Farmington woman was traveling east when her car crossed the lane […]
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Livermore Falls board continues review of fire station
LIVERMORE FALLS — Livermore Falls Town Manager Kristal Flagg said at Tuesday’s selectmen meeting that she recently received a draft of plans to construct a new fire station from Lincoln/Haney Engineering Associates of Brunswick. “It did look like it was a very fair estimate,” Flagg said. “It was very complete.” Although Flagg and the selectmen didn’t […]
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Old high school sold to sports group
LIVERMORE FALLS — The Regional School Unit 73 board on Tuesday accepted an offer of $,1000 from Area Youth Sports to buy the former Livermore Falls High School. The decision followed an executive session. Board member Amy McDaniel was the only one to vote against the bid, which was the only one received. She declined […]
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Farmington community in shock, mourning over Texas slayings
Coverage: Texas man charged with six counts of murder | Warrant: Texas murder suspect was drinking with Johnson family | 2 former Farmington residents among 6 killed in Texas FARMINGTON — People in the area were in shock and mourning Tuesday after learning that two former residents, Carl Johnson and his daughter, Hannah Johnson, and four other people — […]
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Wilton board plans public hearing on Forster Mill cleanup
WILTON — The Board of Selectpersons agreed Tuesday to hold a public hearing to gather comments about the former Forster Manufacturing mill and future cleanup of the partially demolished site on Depot Street. Town Manager Rhonda Irish has started working on applications for Environmental Protection Agency brownfields grants to help with the cleanup. Brownfields grants […]
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UMF prepares graduates to work with substance abuse, addiction
FARMINGTON — In light of the troubling growth of substance abuse and addiction in Maine, the University of Maine at Farmington has created an Addiction Rehabilitation Certificate that will help prepare students to work in this high-demand profession soon after graduation. According to the U.S. Department of Labor, the job outlook for substance abuse and […]
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UMF students charged in connection to Farmington underage drinking party
FARMINGTON — Police said four University of Maine at Farmington students are accused of holding an underage drinking party and are charged with furnishing a place for minors to drink alcohol Friday night. About 15 people attended the party, Farmington police officer Derrick Doucette said Monday. Police responded to a loud noise and an underage […]
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Father of wandering 3-year-old girl held on $10,000 bail
LEWISTON — A Livermore man appeared in court Monday, two days after a neighbor found his 3-year-old daughter wandering along Route 4 naked. The child’s mother fainted at the Androscoggin County Jail in Auburn, missing her court appearance. Kerry Joseph Ross, 40, and Courtney Abbott, 32, both of 1695 Federal Road in Livermore face charges […]
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Kingfield road work may require historical documents
KINGFIELD — Route 27 reconstruction plans may include locating historical deeds and maps that document ownership and rights of way along Main Street. At Monday night’s meeting, selectmen reviewed progress of a possible agreement among several property owners and the town for access to private property along the Carrabassett River. The public has been allowed […]