Oxford County commissioners recognized four Oxford County corrections officers for reaching their respective anniversaries. From left in the back row are Capt. Dana Dillingham and Sgt. William Grover (20 years of service), Sgt. James Hoyt (25 years of service), Sgt. David McAlister (30 years of service), Cpl. Todd Hussey (20 years of service) and Sheriff […]
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Commissioners approve 3-year contract with corrections officers
FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners voted unanimously Monday to approve a three-year contract with corrections officers at the jail. The agreement includes a $1 an hour stipend for officers appointed to be in charge for the day. It also gives employees covered under the National Correctional Employees Union a 3 percent increase each of the […]
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Franklin County authorizes K-9 obstacle course
FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners voted Monday to authorize the sheriff to use the $500 from the sale of a dog cage to buy material to build a K-9 obstacle course behind the Sheriff’s Office. The money from the cage that was no longer needed was put into the county’s general fund in June. The […]
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Cook supervisor, corrections officers hired for Franklin County jail
FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners voted Tuesday to hire Lorna Nichols as the cook supervisor for the jail. “She rose to the top of all the applicants,” Maj. Doug Blauvelt told commissioners. Nichols, of New Sharon, is the wife of Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. and the mother of Scott Nichols Jr., a corrections officer of […]
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Seven guards indicted on smuggling-related charges
ALFRED — Seven correction officers at York County Jail are facing charges related to the smuggling of drugs and other items to an inmate. The four current and three former officers were indicted Wednesday by a York County grand jury. “Unfortunately, a young corrections officer was manipulated into introducing contraband, such as cigarettes and a […]
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Franklin County commissioners approve center name change
FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners voted Tuesday to officially change the name of the dispatch center to the Franklin County Regional Communications Center. They also accepted a mission statement for the center that opened on April 25. Center Director Stan Wheeler told commissioners that the move went as well as expected. With the move, dispatchers […]