WILTON — Police say the cause of a double fatal accident involving three vehicles on Route 2 near the Farmington town line late Monday afternoon remains under investigation. Slick, icy roads are believed to be part of the cause, Sgt. Richard Billian of the Wilton Police Department said. Two people hurt in the crash were […]
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Livermore Falls emergency fuel fund depleted, donations needed
LIVERMORE FALLS — During the morning hours a call for help went out. An emergency fuel assistance fund for people in three towns was depleted. By early evening, the board of the Good Neighbor Tri-Town Fuel Assistance Program learned that it would be receiving $10,000 next week from Maine Community Foundation. The money will come […]
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Students learn words can hurt
JAY — Brandon Baldwin asked middle school students Tuesday to think before they speak so their words won’t hurt others. Baldwin, head of the Civil Rights Team Project in the Attorney General’s Office, spoke to students at the Spruce Mountain Middle School. The school’s Civil Rights Team, one of about 200 teams in the state, […]
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Wilton crash victim named by police
WILTON – Police have identified the second victim from a fatal crash on Routes 2 and 4 Monday afternoon which killed two of five people involved. A Jay man, Joseph Breton, 36, was driving a 2004 Sebring and was deceased at the scene of the 4 p.m. accident, Police Chief Heidi Wilcox said. Police held […]
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Arrest log
FARMINGTON — The following arrests were recently filed at Franklin County Detention Center: * Sheila Hathaway, 35, Farmington, failure to appear-theft by unauthorized taking/transfer, Jan. 18, $100 cash bail, court appearance Feb. 23, Maine State Police. * Philip Ledoux, 29, Rangeley, domestic violence assault, Jan. 18, $3,000 unsecured, court appearance Feb. 23, Rangeley Police Department. […]
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New school director needed to fill vacancy
LIVERMORE FALLS – The names of those interested in being appointed to a vacant seat on the RSU 73 board will be given to selectmen, to Town Manager Kristal Flagg said Monday. Director Ann Souther’s resignation was accepted Thursday. The Livermore Falls resident served on the RSU 36 board and was elected in April to […]
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Jay man pleads not guilty sex charges
FARMINGTON — A Jay man pleaded not guilty to 11 sex-related charges against two children under age 14 on Friday in Franklin County Superior Court, according to court documents. Joshua K. Welch, 31, was indicted Jan. 12 on one count of gross sexual assault and 10 counts of unlawful sexual contact. Jay police Detective Richard […]
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Man accused of selling oxycodone
JAY — An Auburn man was accused Sunday of illegally selling the prescription drug oxycodone. Police had received information and officer Nicholas Gulliver and Jay Detective Richard Caton IV began an investigation and conducted interviews, Caton said Monday. Police found Andrew R. Whalen, 25, of Auburn, walking on Main Street in North Jay. Caton said […]
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Marie P. Gagnon
AUBURN — Marie P. Gagnon, 91, a resident of Elm Street, Jay, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family, Sunday, Jan. 22, at Hospice House of Androscoggin. She was born April 27, 1920, in Jay, the daughter of Ubaldo F. and Florida Simoneau Hamel. She was a 1938 graduate of Jay High School. On […]
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Jay building code ordinance to be reviewed
JAY — Selectmen are set to review three draft ordinances on building and energy codes, subdivisions and a weatherization low-interest loan program at 6 p.m. Monday at the Town Office. Code Enforcement Officer Shiloh LaFreniere said towns with 4,000 or more residents must comply with the Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code. It is optional for […]