NEW SHARON — The Board of Selectmen set the tax rate at $16.89 per thousand dollars of assessed property value. It’s $1.09 more than the $15.80 in 2015. Tax bills will be mailed this week. The state has increased the homestead exemption this year to $15,000, up from $10,000. It means the first $15,000 of […]
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New Sharon woman in court to answer summons
FARMINGTON — A New Sharon woman facing charges of contempt of court and refusing to submit to arrest and stop for an officer responded to a court summons on Friday. Carol Murphy, 72, appeared told Franklin County Superior Court Justice William Stokes she never received a notice to appear for the two cases earlier […]
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Jay man’s car hits guardrail in New Sharon
NEW SHARON — A Jay man said Thursday morning that when he tried to avoid a deer, his car struck a guardrail on Farmington Falls Road. Chad Simoneau, 26, complained of pain but refused medical attention, Franklin County Deputy Andrew Morgan said. He believed Simoneau was going to be driven to a hospital by private […]
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Former New Sharon Library building may move to Farmington Fairgrounds
NEW SHARON — The Jim Ditzler Memorial Public Library board of trustees is seeking to preserve the vacant New Sharon Library on Route 2 and use it as a historical museum at the Farmington Fairgrounds. The building would be next to the Red Schoolhouse Museum. To make it happen, library trustees need to raise money […]
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Wilton man pleads not guilty to murder
FARMINGTON – A Wilton man pleaded not guilty Friday to shooting a New Sharon man to death June 1. Timothy Danforth, 24, is charged with intentional or knowing murder of Michael Reis, 24, outside of Danforth’s father’s house on Weld Road in Wilton. Danforth, who was indicted by a grand jury Thursday, occasionally wiped tears […]
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Prince Baker Day festival planned in New Sharon
NEW SHARON — The first annual Prince Baker Day plans feature a variety of activities for all ages. The festival, planned for Saturday, Aug. 20, on the grounds of the New Sharon Town Office, begins at 9:30 a.m. with the grand opening of the historical room, Darlene Power, Historical Committee chair, said. Activities are scheduled […]
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New Sharon man injured in crash, charged with OUI
NEW SHARON — A local man was injured Thursday night when the car he was driving went off Starks Road, rolled over and struck a tree, according to Franklin County Sgt. Matthew Brann. Jaakob Lundy, 19, of New Sharon was pinned in the car after it rolled onto its side with its roof against a […]
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New Sharon teen injured in crash
NEW SHARON — A local teen was injured Tuesday after he lost control of his truck on George Thomas Road and it rolled onto its roof. Austin Koehling, 18, was driving too fast on the dirt section of the road, Sheriff Scott Nichols said in a news release. Austin was taken by a NorthStar EMS […]
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New Sharon Water District to hold public meeting Tuesday
NEW SHARON — The New Sharon Water District will hold a public meeting Tuesday, July 12, to discuss a grant/loan application to the United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development for system upgrades. The meeting is at 3 p.m. at the Town Office. The board of trustees is seeking $125,000 in federal funding in a […]
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N.H. man faces resisting arrest, drug charges after Starks festival
NEW SHARON — A New Hampshire man is facing charges of drug possession and refusing to submit to arrest after he was stopped Sunday on Starks Road, Maine State Police Trooper Niles Krech said. Thomas S. Daigle, 22, of Madbury, N.H., was stopped for speeding as he drove from Harry’s Hoe Down 2016, a weekend […]