STRONG — A motion to raise salaries for five employees in 2017 failed to get a second at Tuesday night’s selectmen meeting. Chairman Jim Burrill suggested each get an increase of less than 3 percent or an additional fixed dollar amount. His motion did not receive the required second to bring it to a vote. The […]
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RSU 58 board requested to fly POW-MIA flag again
STRONG — Several veterans asked the Regional School Unit 58 board Thursday to reinstate the Prisoner of War-Missing in Action flag on the flagpole at Mt. Abram High School. The meeting drew several members of area veterans groups who wanted to know why the flag was no longer flying. According to Superintendent Susan Pratt, the […]
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Farmington, Kingfield area dancers move for breast cancer awareness
FARMINGTON — They whirled and twirled around the downtown on the last day of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. A group of women from Strong and Kingfield who call themselves Witchy Women joined forces with Healthy Community Coalition staff Monday under the direction of Sue Jones to dance at area banks and businesses. With their […]
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Wilton man identified as Strong crash victim
FARMINGTON — The identity of the man killed in a fiery head-on collision in Strong this week has been identified as Rusty Knox, 35, of Temple Road in Wilton, according to Franklin County Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. “Mr. Knox was married with four children,” Nichols said in an email. Knox was driving Tuesday night on Lambert […]
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Rangeley man charged with OUI in fatal crash in Strong
UPDATE: Rangeley man tells deputy he drank too much in fatal accident STRONG — A Rangeley driver was drunk and speeding when his truck crossed the centerline on Lambert Hill Road on Tuesday night and struck another truck head-on, killing the driver in a fiery wreck, police said. Mark Garner, 24, of Rangeley was arrested at the […]
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Strong selectmen begin budget work
STRONG — Selectmen on Tuesday evening began their two-month review of the 2016 revenues and expenses in preparation for the 2017 budget and March town meeting. The board discussed combining several warrant articles that are closely related and in similar categories. Selectman Dick Worthley said he had reviewed many area towns’ warrants and suggested other […]
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Strong, Kingfield health centers to offer 2 flu shot clinics
Two area health centers will each offer flu shot vaccines during two clinics. The clinics will be held simultaneously from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesdays, Oct. 25 and Nov. 1, at Mt. Abram Regional Health Center, 25 Depot St., Kingfield, and at Strong Area Health Center, 177 North Main St., Strong. Vaccines will be free for children 18 and […]
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Strong park commemorates two local fallen soliders
STRONG — A town park has become more than just a place to picnic and play. The park on Burbank Hill has become a way to remember two of the area’s fallen soldiers. In 1992, Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Scott Paul was killed during the Gulf War in a helicopter crash. Three years later, townspeople […]
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Strong board hires new animal control officer
STRONG — Beginning Sept. 1, the town will have a new animal control officer. Selectman Dick Worthley said Tuesday he had interviewed Jorge Fernando Gonzalez and recommended to the board that he be hired. He will replace Ann Dunne, whose last day is Aug. 31. “I thought he was very much qualified and a very […]