JAY — Police said a New Sharon woman faces drug charges after a Franklin County deputy pulled her vehicle over for a loud exhaust system on Macomber Hill Road. Deputy Derick Doucette arrested Jessica Power, 33, of New Sharon on Thursday on three misdemeanor counts of unlawful possession of scheduled drugs. While she was at […]
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New Sharon voters elect new selectman, reject salary increases
NEW SHARON — New Sharon voters trimmed $13,300 from spending requests in a $917,569 budget at Saturday’s annual town meeting. Robert Neal bested Mercy Hanson by a vote of 91-43 to serve as selectman for a three-year term. Other positions were not contested. Those elected included Jennifer Pooler, RSU 9 school board; Pamela Griswold, town clerk and tax […]
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New Sharon electing four officers Saturday
NEW SHARON — Election of a selectman, a school board member, a town clerk and a treasurer are on the warrant for Saturday’s annual town meeting. The meeting begins at 9 a.m. March 12 at Cape Cod Hill School. Voters nominate and elect officers from the floor. Mercy Hanson and Robert Neal have voiced interest […]
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New Sharon man dies from burns
NEW SHARON — A Mercer Road man died from severe burns suffered in a fire in his car Tuesday night, according to a news release from Stephen McCausland, spokesman for the Maine Department of Public Safety. The fire likely started when fumes from an aerosol can were ignited by a cigarette, McCausland said. Investigators say […]
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Correctoin:Hanson assisted New Sharon treasurer
NEW SHARON — A story published on PageB1 of the Region edition Tuesday should have said Mercy Hanson of New Sharon formerly assisted the town treasurer. Incorrect information was reported by the Sun Journal.
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New Sharon to elect officers March 12
NEW SHARON — The town is breaking with tradition this year by moving the annual town meeting to the second Saturday in March. The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. Saturday, March 12, at Cape Cod Hill School, Town Clerk Pamela Griswold. The Maine National Guard holds a drill weekend at the first of the […]
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Jay man pleads no contest to sexual contact charge
FARMINGTON — A Jay man pleaded no contest Friday to having sexual contact with a woman in March 2014 and was found guilty in Franklin County Unified Court. Joseph L. Begin, 38, accepted a plea agreement that dropped four felony charges of gross sexual assault. He was found guilty of unlawful sexual contact, which carries a […]
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Lance Harvell seeks to represent Farmington, New Sharon in state legislature
FARMINGTON — Lance Harvell feels it would be an honor to be chosen to represent District 113 in the state legislature again. Harvell served three terms in the House of Representatives for Farmington and Industry before deciding to not seek re-election in 2014 to the new District 113 towns of Farmington and New Sharon. He […]
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PUC to rule on New Sharon water rate increase
NEW SHARON — After customers of the New Sharon Water District twice filed petitions opposing a rate increase, the Maine Public Utilities Commission will decide whether to approve it. “We don’t know where it stands,” Mercy Hanson, treasurer for the district, said Thursday. “We’re in limbo. We’ll have to wait and see.” It could take […]
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RSU 9 bus, vehicle collide in New Sharon
NEW SHARON — A Farmington man lost control of his car on icy and snow-covered Starks Road on Tuesday afternoon and it struck a Regional School Unit 9 bus. Bus driver Alisha Durrell of New Sharon and the 20 students on the bus were not injured, Franklin County Cpl. Kevin Hartley said in his report […]