FARMINGTON — A New Sharon man was injured early Monday when he hit a tree with his car and rolled it over after swerving to avoid hitting a deer on Weeks Mill Road, Farmington police Detective Marc Bowering said. Farmington Fire Rescue responders had to extricate Joshua Settle, 39, from a 1999 Infiniti that landed […]
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New Sharon store kicks off whoopie pie fest
NEW SHARON — If the tastiness of a whoopie pie was judged by the amount of filling smudged on a face and the pie and cream squished between fingers, Douin’s Market would be a winner all the time. Eight-month-old Landen Gilbert of New Sharon had just the look. He sat on a picnic table in front […]
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Nine RSU 9 towns accept Starks into district
RSU 9 Town Votes Chesterville: 21 yes, 5 no Farmington: 97, 7 Industry: 26, 3 New Sharon: 45, 7 New Vineyard: 26, 1 Temple: 20, 0 Vienna: 14, 2 Weld: 17, 2 Wilton: 55, 7 TOTAL VOTES: 321 yes, 34 no FARMINGTON — Voters in all nine Regional School Unit 9 towns approved of Starks […]
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Franklin County arrest log
* Kevin T. Jefferson, 19, Springfield, Mass., criminal mischief, April 23, probable cause not found, released April 25, court appearance May 24, Wilton Police Department. * Darcy C. Ellis Jr., 42, New Sharon, failure to appear-cruelty to animals, April 23, $2,500 unsecured bail, court appearance May 24, Farmington Police Department. * Jessica Bizier, 43, Wilton, […]
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Motorcyclist injured in New Sharon crash
NEW SHARON — A Dixmont man was seriously injured Wednesday afternoon when a car struck his motorcycle at the intersection of Routes 2 and 27. David Porter, 64, was taken by NorthStar ambulance to Franklin Memorial Hospital and then flown by LifeFlight medical helicopter to Central Maine Medical Center with leg injuries, Maine State Police […]
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Franklin County arrest log
* Joshua Brann, 25, Phillips, probation revocation, April 16, no bail listed, Franklin County Sheriff’s Department. * William R. Guenther, 51, Farmington, two counts — failure to pay fines/fees, April 16, no bail listed, Farmington Police Department. * Matthew R. Kerr, 21, New Sharon, probation revocation and failure to pay fines/fees, April 16, no bail […]
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RSU 9 budget increases from debt, fuel
FARMINGTON — The Regional School Unit 9 board continued its study Thursday night of the $28.9 million proposed budget for 2012-13 and listened to administrators’ explanations of the $3.6 million increase. Most of that increase, $2.7 million, is for debt service. Insurance will cost more, Superintendent Michael Cormier said, and fuel is $23,000 more, David Leavitt, […]
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Students dream of a better world, clean up school grounds
NEW SHARON — Resource teacher Patti Murray stood on a ladder in front of Cape Cod Hill School on Friday hanging up dream flags students created in writing class. Education technician Rebecca Lemieux, who held one of a string of flags, sewed the individual cloth flags together on pieces of ribbon and shoestrings. The multicolored […]
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Classic country and gospel
Taylors Grove, aka veteran country music performer Mac McHale and old-time gospel singer Carolyn Hutton, will perform Saturday, April 28, at New Sharon Congregational Church. The duo harmonizes vocally and plays guitar, mandolin and banjo. The 7 p.m. show is part of the church’s 6 Months of Music series. Tickets, $10, available at Douin’s Market […]
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Community breakfast KINGFIELD — A community all-you-can-eat breakfast is being offered Saturday, April 7, from 7:30 to 10 a.m. at the Kingfield United Methodist Church. The menu will include sausage gravy with biscuits, pancakes, French toast, sausage, bacon, scrambled eggs, home fries, muffins, coffee and juice. The cost is $5 per person. A discounted rate […]