FARMINGTON — The Regional School Unit 9 School Safety Committee held a forum at Mt. Blue High School on Wednesday, Oct. 24 in order to discuss safety topics and procedures with the community. The committee is a collaborative effort of administrators, law enforcement officials, and local and county first responders. Mt. Blue Middle School Principal […]
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Farmington begins 2018 budget process
FARMINGTON — Selectmen on Tuesday reviewed initial budget requests for town departments. Requests for capital improvements and public services total $5.76 million, a decrease of $136,882 from last year. The Police Department budget includes a $70,000 increase in personnel services, Chief Jack Peck said. He made small cuts in other areas, including fuel, to keep […]
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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 boy recognized
Farmington Police Chief Jack Peck, left, recognized Aidan Shepard of Farmington on July 19 with an Award of Excellence for alerting his parents to a neighbor having a medical issue on July 15.
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Two Farmington officers honored for efforts to save a child
FARMINGTON — Two Farmington police officers were recently acknowledged by their peers for helping save a young child who had been abducted last summer. Officers Darin Gilbert and Michael Lyman were honored during the 17th Annual Maine Association of Police Awards Banquet on Thursday in Portland, Police Chief Jack Peck said Tuesday in a release. […]
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Domestic Violence Awareness Month being observed
FARMINGTON — Purple ribbons in observance of Domestic Violence Awareness month went up Friday on Center Bridge. It was one of several activities planned this month in Franklin, Oxford and Androscoggin counties. Hillary Hooke, Franklin County community educator for Safe Voices, with help from Farmington Police Chief Jack Peck, tied three ribbons to bridge posts […]
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Farmington police to train at W.G. Mallett School
FARMINGTON — The Farmington Police Department is planning a full day of training on Wednesday, Aug. 19, at W.G. Mallett School. The training will be held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and involves the scenario of an active-shooter incident, police Chief Jack Peck said. Farmington Fire and Rescue and NorthStar employees will also participate. […]
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Police: Panel clears officer who shot Lovell man
PARIS — A statewide panel has cleared a sheriff’s deputy any wrongdoing in a shooting in Lovell last month, Oxford County Sheriff Wayne Gallant said Monday. Gallant said Monday a panel of former and current police authorities from across the state found Cpl. George Cayer’s action’s justifiable and the department’s policies instructing officers on how to […]
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Franklin County resource fair offers senior info
WILTON — Franklin County’s second annual Senior Resource Fair, hosted by the Wilton Police Department, takes place from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, June 18, at the Wilton Public Safety Building on Main Street. “This is not just a Wilton event,” Wilton Police Chief Heidi Wilcox said. “We are only hosting. We want people […]