LEWISTON — On Tuesday, Feb. 21, Ed Nichols passed away unexpectedly at his home in Lewiston. Ed was born in Lewiston on April 17, 1951. He was the son of Nancy and Harold Nichols. He graduated from Leavitt High School and Southern Maine Technical College. He began his career in the well-drilling business where he […]
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Livermore Falls plow truck order depends of vote
LIVERMORE FALLS — Selectmen on Tuesday scheduled a special meeting for June 10 to order a new plow truck, if voters approve the purchase the day before. Public Works Foreman Bill Nichols said he wants to order a truck so it would be ready before next winter. He has received quotes of $85,900 and $87,775, […]
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RSU 73 board remembers Diane Gould
LIVERMORE FALLS — The Regional School Unit 73 board observed a moment of silence Thursday evening for Diane Gould, a longtime member from Livermore who died in a car accident last month. The Livermore Board of Selectmen appointed Mark Holt, who was unable to attend Thursday’s meeting, to take her place. She will be greatly […]
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Livermore Falls begins work on 2015-16 municipal budget
LIVERMORE FALLS — Selectmen began work the 2015-16 municipal budget Tuesday night with a discussion on public works and recycling needs. Public works foreman Bill Nichols requested a part-time position to assist at the transfer station on Saturdays at an estimated cost of $4,600. If approved, it would increase the recycling budget to $114,600. He […]
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Franklin County jail to reopen as a full-service facility in six weeks
FARMINGTON — The Franklin County jail will reopen as a fully operational, full-time jail in six weeks, Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said Monday night. The state Board of Corrections approved the measure in a special meeting Monday to help ease overcrowding in the consolidated county jail system. Franklin County jail was reduced to a 72-hour […]
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Massachusetts woman accused of pointing gun at Avon man
AVON — A Massachusetts woman is accused of pointing a shotgun at her boyfriend and beating his truck with the butt of her gun while he was seated inside it at his residence on Duck Scout Road, Franklin County Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said. Franklin County deputies arrested Diane Bouley, 47, of Erving, Mass., on […]
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Jay police, fire chief White remembered
JAY — About 200 people came to pay their respects to Jay police, fire Chief Larry White Sr. and celebrate his life Sunday at Spruce Mountain High School. White, 61, of Jay lost his nine-month battle with pancreatic cancer on Oct. 5. He was fighting it all the way. He had served as a police […]
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Livermore Falls culverts to get liners
LIVERMORE FALLS — Selectmen agreed to go with E.J. Prescott of Gardiner to work with the highway crew to insert slip liners into three culverts on Moose Hill, Claybrook and Souther roads, Town Manager Kristal Flagg said on Monday The culverts have deteriorated due to the heavy rains that have occurred since July. The board […]
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Motorcyclist injured in New Sharon crash
NEW SHARON — A local motorcyclist was injured Friday afternoon when he tried to pass a vehicle, went off Starks Road/Route 134 and crashed in a field, Franklin County Deputy Nicholas Zecher said. Robin Flagg, 41, of was traveling north when the accident occurred, according to Zecher’s report to Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. Flagg was […]
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Avon man charged with being fugitive from Colorado
AVON — A Franklin County deputy arrested a man Wednesday on a charge of being a fugitive from justice in Colorado, Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said. Nathan Pierce, 53, who had been staying at a camp on East Madrid Road, is on probation for threatening two people with a baseball bat in Colorado for their […]