The Maine Odd Fellows and Rebekahs are sending Farmington firefighters Stephan Bunker and Patty Cormier to participate in the Rose Parade on Jan 1 in Pasadena, Calif.
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Second propane leak discovered near UMF
A faulty gauge on a tank was replaced at a High Street apartment house.
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LEAP named 2019 Business of the Year by Chamber
At the annual meeting of the Franklin County Chamber of Commerce Thursday, October 24 LEAP, Inc. was named the 2019 Business of the Year and Farmington Fire Rescue Department given the President’s Award.
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Driver charged with distracted driving after truck flips in New Vineyard
NEW VINEYARD — A tractor-trailer driver from Utah was charged with distracted driving after his truck went off Route 27 while he was looking at his GPS on Thursday afternoon, Maine State Police Trooper Randy Hall said. Spencer Larsen, 25, was not hurt in the rollover, Hall said. Larsen said he was hauling a load […]
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Farmington accepts grants for police, fire departments
FARMINGTON — Selectmen approved acceptance Tuesday of a Homeland Security grant for $13,500 to buy a rescue strut kit for the fire-rescue department. The equipment is used to stabilize larger, heavy-duty vehicles, such as buses or tractor trailers, during a rescue extrication, Captain Tim D. Hardy said. The department has one rescue strut kit it […]
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Farmington voters to consider expenditures
FARMINGTON — Voters at Tuesday’s special town meeting will consider buying firefighter air packs, selling a piece of land and appropriating money to cover expenses on a Front Street project. The meeting begins at 7 p.m. Nov. 14 downstairs at the Community Center on Middle Street. Voters will consider spending $120,000 to purchase 20 […]
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Board approves special town meeting, wage increase
FARMINGTON — Selectmen on Tuesday signed the warrant for a special town meeting at 7 p.m. Nov. 14 at the Community Center. Voters will consider spending up to $120,000 from the unassigned fund balance to purchase 20 air packs for the Fire Rescue Department. The department’s packs are 16 years old and do not meet […]
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Refrigerator fire forces Farmington tenants to evacuate 35 apartments
FARMINGTON — A refrigerator fire late Saturday night left a tenant homeless and forced others in 34 apartments at Foothills Heights at 276 Fairbanks Road outside for about an hour. The basement tenant in the old hospital complex was able to put out the fire with an extinguisher, Farmington Fire Chief Terry Bell said. There […]
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Car wash mixture sends one to hospital
FARMINGTON — An employee at the Splash N Dash car wash was taken to the hospital Wednesday afternoon after accidentally mixing bleach and a car wash solution. Members of Farmington Fire and Rescue responded and diluted the mixture with water, Deputy Chief Tim Hardy said. Apparently, the employee grabbed the wrong bottle at about […]
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Melting snowbanks freeze, cause rollover in Farmington
A Jeep driven by Florence Williams, 71, of Farmington Falls spun on ice and rolled over on Route 156, also known as Lucy Knowles Road, in Farmington at about 12:30 p.m. Monday. Williams was not injured but needed help getting out of her vehicle, Farmington police officer Ryan Rosie said. Police had just received calls […]