EUSTIS — Voters at town meeting on Saturday spent about two hours working through a 25-article warrant, raising a budget of $1 million. “We’re still in the black and we’re doing good,” former Selectman Jane Wilkinson said on Saturday evening. “It was a really long meeting — almost two hours.” Eustis town meetings usually last […]
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Some local towns continue to struggle with cost of snow removal
LEWISTON — Five more inches of snow fell in Turner and Bethel on Sunday night and into Monday morning. Lewiston fared slightly better — just 4.5 inches — while Eustis in Franklin County gained 7.3 inches by midday. According to the National Weather Service, Maine has a snowpack of between 20 and 30 inches to […]
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Free coffee social will be postponed WILTON — The free coffee social at St. Luke’s Church in Wilton scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 27, will be rescheduled due to the storm. Wilton Area Food Pantry open WILTON — The Wilton Area Food Pantry will be open the last Saturday of each month, from 1o a.m. to […]
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Franklin County women indicted in child abuse cases
FARMINGTON — Two women accused in August 2014 of hurting children were indicted Friday by a Franklin County grand jury. Jessica LaPlante, 40, of Eustis was indicted on a felony charge of assault. She is accused of burning her 4-year-old daughter on the legs with an electric wood-burning engraving tool because she was “being bad,” […]
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Tractor-trailer truck damages utility poles in Eustis
EUSTIS – Extreme winds and road conditions were factors when a tractor-trailer truck struck a utility pole and damaged a second pole Thursday morning on Route 27, Franklin County Sheriff’s Department representatives said. The driver, Jacques Veilleux of Quebec, was not injured, Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said. Veilleux works for Loignon Champ-Carr Inc. of Quebec. […]
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Hunters on opening day bring in the deer and the dollars
BETHEL — Despite rain and snow on the opening day of deer hunting for residents Saturday, several hunters got their deer in Western Maine. It was also a busy day for sales of sporting goods. Tagging stations from Rumford to Bethel, West Paris and Sabattus were busy during the morning before heavier rain began to […]
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Few deer tagged on Youth Day in Western Maine, but several in Sabattus
WEST PARIS — After four straight days of rain, Kevin Billings figured deer would be on the move Saturday and provide plenty of opportunity for youngsters on Youth Deer Hunting Day. Billings, who owns J&K Sporting Goods on Route 26 in West Paris, believed he’d have a busy day tagging an anticipated 11 to 14 […]
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Maine bear hunt going well for some tagging stations
RUMFORD — Maine’s bear hunting season over bait ends Saturday, Sept. 20. Depending on how people vote in November on the Maine bear hunting referendum, it could be the last season. The citizen-initiated referendum, known as Question 1, will appear on the ballot Nov. 4. The referendum asks: “Do you want to make it a […]
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Stratton woman accused of burning her 4-year-old daughter
EUSTIS — A Stratton woman is accused of burning her 4-year-old daughter on the legs with an electric wood burning engraver tool because she was “being bad,” Franklin County Sheriff’s Scott Nichols Sr. said Wednesday in a news release. Detective Ken Charles received a referral from the Maine Department of Health and Human Services on […]
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Trailer unattaches from tractor in Eustis
EUSTIS — An unloaded trailer came loose from a tractor pulling out of ReEnergy Stratton Biomass Plant onto Route 27 on Thursday afternoon, Franklin County Deputy Matt Brann said. There was no damage to the truck or trailer and no injuries, he said. The tractor-trailer was making a left turn from Fontaine Road onto Route […]