STRONG — Residents were informed by the Board of Selectmen about why a petition asking members to reverse a July 2011 decision has been circulating in the community. According to Selectmen Chairman Jim Burrill, Mary White, who lives on Route 4, north of Chandler Road, is circulating a petition asking selectmen to reconsider their votes that closed […]
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Rumford man injured when van lands in Sandy River
UPDATE: Responders work as team in northern Franklin County rescue Great job Rangeley Fire, Phillips and Farmington Fire, Northstar EMS, Franklin County Sheriffs and 911, Franklin County Technical Rescue team working for over 3 hours to save the life of a crash victim who went over the embankment 50 ft down into the gorge at small […]
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MDOT plans projects in Farmington
FARMINGTON — Maine Department of Transportation has notified the town of three road projects planned for next summer. They include Route 2 in Farmington and Wilton and Route 4 from Farmington to Strong. There is also a light paving project proposed for Route 149 in Farmington and Strong. The Route 2 project begins east of […]
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Jay police, MDEA find 67 pounds of marijuana at man’s home
JAY — A local man is accused of having 67 pounds of marijuana, eight marijuana plants and concentrated doses of THC at his North Jay residence, Detective Michael Mejia said Monday. He arrested John Sullivan, 34, Friday on a warrant issued by the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency charging felony aggravated trafficking in scheduled drugs and […]
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Wilton woman, grandson injured in Jay crash
JAY — A Wilton woman and her grandson were injured late Tuesday when the car they were riding in went off Route 4 and struck a large pine tree in North Jay, police Chief Richard Caton IV said. Jay firefighters had to extricate the driver, Evangeline Phillips, 57, from the vehicle, he said. Firefighters set […]
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Children found safe about half-mile from where they went missing in Farmington
FARMINGTON — Two 3-year-old children reported missing Monday were found safe and in good condition at a residence about half a mile from a preschool an hour after police were called, officer Darin Gilbert said. Representatives of the preschool and others in the area looked for the girl and boy. When they could not find […]
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Jeep hits parked truck in Jay hit-and-run
JAY — Police are looking for anyone with information about a hit-and-run crash in which a Jeep Wrangler hit a truck parked in a driveway and destroyed it on Main Street near the road construction on Route 4 early Thursday morning. Most of the black hard top of the Jeep broke off and was left […]
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Car destroyed in Madrid Township crash
MADRID TOWNSHIP — Police said a Rangeley Plantation woman became distracted Tuesday morning and her car crossed the centerline of Route 4 and went into the woods. Franklin County Chief Deputy Steven Lowell came across the accident near Harvey Pond at about 7:24 a.m., Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said. According to Lowell, Cary Millbury, 21, […]
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One injured, one charged in Farmington crash
FARMINGTON — Police said a New Sharon woman failed to stop and struck a driver at a red light on the Wilton Road on Friday afternoon. Police said the driver of the vehicle that was struck, Jerry Parlin, 65, of Farmington, was taken to Franklin Memorial Hospital by NorthStar ambulance to be examined. Amanda Mooar, […]
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Milford man injured in Strong crash
STRONG — A Milford man was injured Tuesday when the delivery van he was driving failed to yield the right of way and collided with a tractor-trailer truck at Route 4 and Main Street, police said. The unloaded tractor-trailer truck, driven by Edwin White, 61, of Phillips, was traveling north on Route 4 when a […]