New Sharon voters approve $1.18 million budget, reject article to allow disposal of town property

Residents approve 23 warrant articles and reject two.

New Sharon voters to decide on $1.18 million budget

The spending plan would mean $9,909 less raised in taxes compared to 2021-22.

Readfield man pleads guilty to breaking into home, punching owner

Logan Gardner, 27, will serve 60 days of a three-year sentence and following his release serve two years of probation.

New Sharon woman first to serve as town fire chief

Felicia Bell, 36, was appointed by selectmen Jan. 19.

Ice fishing derby on Crowell Pond is Jan. 22

Proceeds will benefit the New Sharon Snow Riders Club.

2021 — The Year in Review, Part I

The Franklin Journal looks back on a busy year full of ups and downs.

Christmas dinner volunteers

New Sharon man treated for smoke inhalation after mobile home fire

Flames were shooting around the wood stove, New Sharon Fire Rescue Chief John Welch said.

Slippery roads wreak havoc in Franklin County

Several vehicles slid off the roads and one tractor-trailer jackknifed in New Sharon.

Norridgewock man injured Wednesday afternoon in New Sharon

The driver was flown to a hospital after his pickup crashed into trees along Cape Cod Hill Road.