STRONG — Franklin County deputies are investigating the theft of five guns from an unoccupied house on the dead-end Chandler Road. The long guns are believed to have been stolen within the past four months, sheriff’s Lt. David St. Laurent said Tuesday. The burglary was reported April 28. The house was entered and the person […]
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Strong expected to benefit from county communications upgrade
STRONG — The 2015-16 Franklin County budget includes a $75,000 increase for improving communications for emergency response services, selectmen were told Tuesday night. Selectman Mike Pond, who is on the county Budget Committee, said much of the added expense comes from a change in the bandwidth allowed for dispatch signals from the county office to […]
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Strong School honor roll
STRONG — The following students were named to the Strong School second trimester honor roll: Grade 5 High honors: Kolby Dexter, Emily Goss, Emily Kidd and Emily Marden. Honors: Ian Allen, Kody Chapman, Ryan Kane and Martin Kelley. Honorable mention: Nathaniel Clement and Adam Luce. Grade 6 High honors: Alejandro Fernandez, Clara Logan, Austin Marden, […]
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Strong Elementary fourth-graders participate in Healthy Snack Day
STRONG – Ms. Christi Mitman’s fourth-grade class celebrated Nutrition Awareness Month with a fun-filled lesson on healthy snacks on March 17. Eva Greenthal and Nadene Pillsbury from Strong Area Health Center and Molly Clark from Let’s Go! Franklin County visited the classroom to teach students the difference between “Go Foods, Slow Foods, and Whoa Foods,” […]
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Homemakers’ April schedule of events
The Franklin County Extension Homemaker programs for April are: Clearwater: April 9, 7 p.m., Shorey Chapel for a sampler. FMI call 778-9089. Kingfield: April 30, 11 a.m., Webster Hall. FMI call 684-5579. Neighborhood: April 8, 1:30 p.m., Trinity Methodist Church for soups. FMI call 778-4517. North Chesterville: April 16, 7 p.m., Chesterville Town Office for […]
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Strong selectmen streamline town employee policies
STRONG — Selectmen on Tuesday evening reviewed the town’s personnel policy, streamlining and combining individual items to a five-page document. They revised the lengthy 2012 policy, deciding on changes that clarified hourly and overtime pay, holiday policies and payment for nonemployee services. The board also determined that Town Clerk Betsy DuBois, now working as a […]
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Tough winter to call for Maine wildlife biologists and any-deer permits
RUMFORD — It’s been a tough winter for people who don’t like snow and record cold temperatures. But the effect on deer is more difficult to determine because winter didn’t arrive in force until the Jan. 27 blizzard and won’t end until mid-April. Deer had a free ride in the first four to five weeks […]
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Benefit for Clifford Haggan set for March 14 in Strong
STRONG — A benefit wingding for Clifford Haggan will be held Saturday, March 14, at Strong Elementary School. Haggan grew up in Strong and retired as a machinist from International Paper Company. He has been a rock for his family and his community, and now they want to do something to support him in his […]
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Franklin County homemaker programs scheduled
The Franklin County Extension Homemaker programs for the month of March are as follows: Clearwater: March 12, 7 p.m., Shorey Chapel, safety program. FMI, 778-9089. Kingfield: March 26, 11 a.m., Webster Hall, TBA. FMI, 684-5579. Neighborhood: March 11, 1:30 p.m., Trinity Methodist Church, flower arranging. FMI, 778-4517. North Chesterville: March 19, 7 p.m., Chesterville Town […]
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Strong electing officers, voting on budget
STRONG — Voters at Saturday’s annual town meeting will be asked to approve a municipal budget that is 11.5 percent more than in 2014. The meeting opens with elections from 1 to 6 p.m. Friday, March 6, at the Forster Memorial Building. Two selectmen, one school board director and three Budget Committee members will be […]