WILTON — Selectmen voted unanimously Tuesday to donate $500 to the Lac-Megantic Relief Fund. The money will be taken from the town’s contingency/legal account, Town Manager Rhonda Irish said Thursday. A benefit concert featuring several local groups is also being planned for Saturday, Oct. 12, from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the University of Maine […]
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Lac-Megantic Relief Fund passes $20,000
FARMINGTON — The Lac-Megantic Relief Fund hit the $20,000 mark Tuesday, Farmington Board of Selectmen Chairman Ryan Morgan said. Donations made to any TD Bank with Lac-Megantic Relief Fund written on the check will be collected for a couple more weeks, he said. “I thank those who have given and encourage those who haven’t to […]
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Lac-Megantic relief fund continues to grow
FARMINGTON — Response to a Lac-Megantic relief fund, started by Farmington Selectmen, has risen to nearly $16,000 as of Thursday. Town Manager Richard Davis told the board during their meeting Tuesday that the account was at $10,600. Funds continue to come in from municipalities and citizens, he said Thursday. Officials in some towns have used […]
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Farmington sets up relief fund for sister city in Quebec
UPDATE: Railway CEO says employee failed to set train’s brakes in Quebec derailment FARMINGTON — Selectmen voted Tuesday to establish a relief fund for the town’s sister city of Lac-Megantic, Quebec, where a runaway train derailed and exploded last weekend, killing at least 20 people and destroying about 30 buildings. The board voted to kick off […]