STRONG — The plan to pave 1.1 miles of the Pond Road is another step closer to completion. At their meeting Tuesday, selectmen signed the Franklin Savings Bank loan documents to finance the work. The loan for $145,288 and a one-time fee of $250 for processing is payable over three years at 5 percent interest. […]
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Franklin County well represented at Fryeburg Fair
FRYEBURG — Franklin County was well represented at Fryeburg Fair. Richard Marble of Farmington was kept busy selling Hotties from his food truck on the midway. The shepherd’s pie “hot pocket” style offering was a popular pick. Susun Terese owner of Minikins, a Farmington store, was seen replenishing a large display of her Polarfleece winter apparel […]
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Employee purchases spark debate among Strong selectmen
STRONG — Selectmen on Tuesday evening had a heated debate on the potential liabilities of allowing employees to make personal purchases through town accounts without being accountable to officials. Highway Department foreman Duayne Boyd and the board’s highway department liaison, Mike Pond, challenged board Chairman Dick Worthley’s right to speak to a reporter about a […]
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Strong investigates employee use of town accounts for personal purchases
STRONG — The Board of Selectmen is investigating employee use of town accounts with retailers. “We have been made aware of people using the town account to make purchases without us knowing it,” Chairman Richard Worthley said in a phone call Monday. The phone call followed a Freedom of Access Act request for invoices pertaining […]
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Board agrees to begin paving project in Strong
STRONG — Selectmen held an emergency meeting Tuesday, agreeing to schedule the Pond Road paving project now that $40,000 in donations toward the job has been secured. “We have all $40,000,” Treasurer Sandra Howard said Tuesday night. Selectmen told voters at a special town meeting June 18 that they expected $40,000 in private donations. Voters approved […]
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Strong selectmen deal with Pond Road paving project
STRONG — A long-awaited Pond Road paving project is a step closer to completion, but not without some hitches. At Tuesday night’s meeting of selectmen, board member Mike Pond said the project would cost less than anticipated, but there was $10,000 less in private donations than first expected for the work. At a recent special town […]
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Child's play in Strong
Naomi Reinholt, 2, of Phillips plays on the rocking horse at Lance Cpl. Scott B. Paul Memorial Park in Strong on Wednesday. (Dee Menear/Franklin Journal) Ani Dunham, 1, of New Portland plays house at Lance Cpl. Scott B. Paul Memorial Park in Strong on Wednesday. (Dee Menear/Franklin Journal) Ani Dunham, 1, of New Portland puts together an […]
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Strong tax rate to increase
STRONG — Selectmen approved a $1.10 mill increase in the tax rate for the 2018 fiscal year. At their Tuesday night meeting, they increased the current rate from $14.40 to $15.50 per $1,000 of property valuation. Tax bills will be mailed in August. Each July, selectmen base their decision on information calculated by assessors’ agent Robert Worthley. […]
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Strong board grapples with sex-offender housing limits
STRONG — Selectmen are facing a request from townspeople to prohibit registered sex offenders from living in specific areas of town. The request was made after a group of people alerted town officials that a resident at Valley Brook housing on Main Street is a lifetime registrant on the Sex Offender Registry. The housing complex […]
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Strong plans plenty for Pierpole celebration
STRONG — The town celebrates summer each year in the name of Pierpole, a Native American and one of the area’s first settlers. This year, volunteers have stepped up to offer a day full of family-friendly events Saturday, July 14. The day starts with an 8 a.m. flea market at Strong Elementary School, open houses […]