100 years ago, 1917More than passing interest centers on the closing of the Wiggin store in Auburn, where they have just taken down the old sign which for half a century marked this familiar spot. Weather-beaten and almost unreadable, this sign has stood for certain significant things. It not only stood for one of the […]
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Webber panelist for law event
AUBURN — Skelton Taintor & Abbott shareholder Rebecca Webber will be one of the panelists at the 16th Annual Employment Law Update, sponsored by the Labor and Employment Law Section of the Maine State Bar Association. The daylong event will take place April 3 at the Augusta Civic Center. Webber will present on the topic […]
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Selectmen discuss Route 4 reconstruction in Strong
STRONG — Selectmen on Tuesday night discussed the Maine Department of Transportation’s planned Route 4 reconstruction and its impact on a town road. Eliminating the sharp curve at the Sandy River bridge, where the highway continues north from Farmington to Avon and Phillips, will mean truckloads of material will be removed. Board of Selectmen Chairman […]
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State House passes Jared Golden's bill to help veterans get ID
AUGUSTA — Seeking to help about 500 Maine veterans who get their medical care at a military base, the House endorsed a measure Wednesday that would cover the cost of buying each of the patients a required identification card. Rep. Jared Golden, D-Lewiston, said the veterans haven’t been able to use their Maine driver’s licenses […]
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Wilton draft budget lowers taxes
WILTON — The Board of Selectpersons made budget recommendations Monday amounting to $3.11 million in expenses, an increase of about $24,000 over last year. But an increase in revenues means the tax burden will go down. Taxpayers would have to raise $2.08 million, or about $13,000 less than last year, Town Manager Rhonda Irish said. Revenues are expected […]
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Wilton woman accused of selling prescription methadone
Lisa Ellen Miniutti WILTON — Police have charged a local woman with selling prescription methadone pills and having heroin and cocaine at her residence in a mobile home park off Main Street. A Maine Drug Enforcement agent arrested Lisa Ellen Miniutti, 43, on Monday on Class B charges of trafficking in scheduled drugs and possession […]
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Snow shuts offices in Franklin County
FARMINGTON — People knew the snow was coming. It was heralded as a nor’easter last week, but they were not sure the exact time it would hit Tuesday. They made a steady showing Monday and early Tuesday at grocery stores to get food staples such as milk and bread, maybe a little junk food and beverages. Jay’s fleet of dump […]
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Spruce Mountain headed back to Mountain Valley Conference
Three years after moving to the Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference, Spruce Mountain High School is about to return to the Mountain Valley Conference. In a recent informal straw poll, the MVC’s 13 member schools unanimously approved Spruce Mountain’s request to return to the conference for all sports except football starting in the fall of 2017. […]
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Lamb joins FMH full time
FARMINGTON — Gail Lamb, DO, has joined the medical staff of the emergency department at Franklin Memorial Hospital full time. Since 2008, she has worked at FMH on an as-needed basis in family medicine, hospital care and in the emergency department. Her most recent appointment was as an emergency physician at Sebasticook Valley Hospital in […]
