BOSTON (AP) — Two days into his second call-up of the season, Brock Holt was the center of attention in Boston’s clubhouse. Holt hit a tiebreaking triple in the seventh inning and scored on Jonathan Herrera’s suicide squeeze, lifting the Red Sox over the Baltimore Orioles 4-2 on Saturday. After the game, Holt did interviews […]
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Posted inFranklin, The Franklin Journal
Jay sewer rate increases slightly
JAY — Selectpersons unanimously voted Monday to keep the minimum sewer rate at $250 for up to 3,200 cubic feet of water used but increase the charge for using more than the minimum a half-cent to make it 7 cents per cubic foot. The new rate will go into effect on July 1 and will […]
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Hammer-wielding man caught after robbing Clinton store
CLINTON (AP) — A Clinton man police say was armed with a hammer when he robbed a convenience store where he once worked is scheduled to appear in court. Jeremy Holt is scheduled to be arraigned via video Tuesday on an armed robbery charge. Police said the 23-year-old Holt wielded a hammer in the robbery […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills, River Valley
Hanscom to coordinate $1 million grant for SAD 44
BETHEL — Longtime SAD 44 employee and Telstar High School secretary Wendy Hanscom was chosen by the school board Monday night to head the district’s $1 million Teacher Incentive Fund grant. Superintendent David Murphy said the federal grant is aimed at boosting student achievement through improving instructor and administrator evaluation techniques, and for teachers to […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Towns to address Main Street stoplight problems
PARIS — The town intends to fix a stoplight at Main and Alpine streets that has been malfunctioning for at least a year. Selectmen on Monday voted to spend $2,800 to install a camera system to signal the light to change during off-peak hours. The light at the Norway-Paris line is co-owned by the towns and […]
Posted inOxford Hills, The Franklin Journal
Public roads approved for ATV use
NORWAY — The Board of Selectmen has approved a request by a local ATV club to use two sections of town road for its trail system. Ken Gammon, president of the Oxford Hills ATV Trail Blazers, told selectmen Thursday night that he would like to use a section of Crockett Ridge Road, approximately .2 of […]