FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners agreed to pay a portion of what they owe for computer maintenance at the Sheriff’s Department and Communications Center. The panel on Tuesday voted 2-1, with Commissioner Gary McGrane of Jay opposed, to pay $5,893.60 for the first five months of a one-year bill to the CSH company. The total […]
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Franklin County deputy’s kennel donates police dog to county
FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners voted Tuesday to accept a donation of police dog named Abbie to the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department. In exchange, they agreed to give a $6,000 charitable donation receipt for tax purposes to the donor, Von Woden Kennels in Weld, owned by county Deputy B. David Rackliffe. Sheriff Dennis Pike told […]
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County college becomes venture partner
PORTLAND — The Maine Community Foundation and Common Good Ventures (CGV) have selected three new partners for the Program for Nonprofit Effectiveness: University of Maine at Machias, Franklin County Community College and the Telling Room. The organizations are working to increase access to post-secondary education for Mainers. Each group will receive funding from the Maine […]
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Farmington: Building Committee submits proposal for new dispatch center
FARMINGTON — Members of a Franklin County building committee proposed an estimated $629,300 to build a new dispatch center. Dispatcher Stan Wheeler, chairman of the Dispatch Building Committee, told county commissioners on Tuesday that the group came up with a floor plan for a stand-alone building that would be a secure, safe, well-constructed and well-insulated […]
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“Vote Yes on One” group rallies in Farmington to restore Election Day registration
FARMINGTON — Thirty Franklin County residents bearing homemade signs telling people to “Vote Yes on One” paraded through town Saturday in a rally to restore Election Day voter registration. Some softly chanted, “We will occupy; we will occupy.” Others raised voices to drivers on Routes 4 and 27, telling them to vote yes while vigorously […]
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Livermore woman hired for county position
FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners voted Wednesday to hire a Livermore woman as the new deputy clerk/deputy treasurer. Michelle Berry will start Monday, Nov. 14, at a wage of $14.60 an hour. A county committee interviewed six of the 28 applicants, county Clerk Julie Magoon said. The panel recommended Berry, she said. Berry has experience […]
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Wardens rescue injured hiker from Tumbledown Mountain near Weld
TOWNSHIP 6 NORTH OF WELD — Maine wardens responded to Tumbledown Mountain on Saturday afternoon to help a hiker who suffered an ankle injury near a trail, said Maine Warden Service spokeswoman Edith Smith. She said early Saturday evening that a warden emailed her the brief message but didn’t provide details. “It was nothing life-threatening,” […]
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Job opening draws more than 20 applicants
FARMINGTON — More than 20 people have applied for the Franklin County deputy clerk/deputy treasurer position, county Clerk Julie Magoon told commissioners Tuesday. There are some really strong candidates, she said. The deadline to submit an application was 4 p.m. Wednesday. By midday Wednesday, the pool of applicants continued to increase. The position became available […]
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Westbrook man pleads guilty in Farmington sex case
FARMINGTON — A former police officer pleaded guilty Wednesday to sexually molesting a Franklin County girl over several years. Steven Goozey, 39, of Westbrook pleaded guilty in Franklin County Superior Court to 10 counts of unlawful sexual contact with a child under the age of 12. He had entered pleas of not guilty after he […]
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Panel moves forward on plan to build new communications center
FARMINGTON — The committee in charge of planning a new Franklin County communications center will work with the same architectural firm that drew plans for a Sheriff’s Department building, committee Chairman Stan Wheeler said Tuesday. “We don’t want to reinvent the wheel,” Wheeler said. Smith Reuter Lull Architects of Lewiston and Bethel designed a $4.46 […]