STRONG — Selectmen agreed Tuesday to include an article in the annual town meeting warrant asking voters to use money from the Village Cemetery Trust Fund to maintain private cemeteries. The money will be included in the 2016 budget that goes to voters at the annual town meeting Saturday, March 5. The town is obligated […]
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Fire starts near wood stove, destroys home in Strong
STRONG — State fire investigators ruled that a fire that destroyed a mobile home and belongings at 56 Burbank Hill Road on Thursday morning was accidental and started around the wood stove, Fire Chief Duayne Boyd said. A mail carrier reported the fire at David Ladd’s residence to dispatchers just before 10 a.m. Ladd, who […]
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Avon man faces charges after police respond to crash
STRONG — An Avon man faces numerous charges after Maine State Police responded to an accident Tuesday on Route 4. When Trooper Randy Hall arrived on scene he saw that the 2006 Toyota Tacoma was about 70 feet off the road with major damage to the front end, Hall said Thursday. Hall learned the driver, […]
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Residents, board discuss reopening road to through traffic
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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Police charge Strong man for failing to report crash
FARMINGTON — A Strong man was charged Monday with failing to report a crash by the quickest means after an accident on Knowlton Corner Road, according to police. Police said Wesley Adams, 25, was driving a Subaru station wagon toward Chesterville when he apparently lost control on a corner near 639 Knowlton Corner Road at […]
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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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Strong land access dispute ruling upheld
FARMINGTON — A Franklin County Superior Court judge has upheld two previous court rulings, ending an 11-year land access dispute in Strong. The case involves the Voter and Lambert families, who disagreed about access over Dickey Road, which was discontinued by the town about 60 years ago. Under the latest court order, the Voters may […]
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Strong fifth-grade string ensemble performs
STRONG — Students in instructor Graybert Beacham’s fifth-grade class offered the Regional School Unit 58 board, staff and audience an opportunity to appreciate their months of practice and lessons at their performance at the Strong Elementary School on Thursday evening. The performance included six short pieces that demonstrated the students’ understanding of timing, tempo and […]
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Strong man charged in marijuana case
STRONG – A local man is facing drug charges stemming from an October incident involving a reported assault, according to a news release. Maine State Police Trooper Randy Hall arrested Joseph Lagasse, 73, of Strong on Friday on a felony charge of possession of scheduled Z drug and misdemeanor counts of unlawful furnishing of a […]
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Strong selectmen to seek legal advice on hiring man with disability
STRONG — With snowy weather fast approaching, selectmen continued to discuss ways to keep the exterior of the Forster Memorial Building free of snow accumulation. On Tuesday night, selectmen discussed an unexpected problem that arose during an interview with a prospective candidate willing to shovel snow through the winter months. The unnamed candidate is disabled, […]