STRONG — Selectmen agreed Tuesday night to consider excluding heavy trucks from using River Road, because the road and a culvert are being damaged. Selectmen Mike Pond suggested the ban, which selectmen agreed to consider at their next meeting. The road starts at the south end of Main Street near the Sandy River bridge and […]
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Projects lined up by Strong selectmen
STRONG — Selectmen agreed Tuesday to move ahead with several improvement projects, including painting at the Forster Memorial Building and purchasing a new furnace for the town garage. The board approved a $2,865 bid from Craig and Dale Bullen to paint the roofline trim and the ceiling of the main meeting room of the Forster […]
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Phillips man charged in assault of woman
STRONG — A Phillips man is accused of choking a woman until she nearly passed out early Saturday at a residence on South Strong Road, Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said Monday. Deputy Andrew Morgan responded to a report of a disturbance at the residence at 1:38 a.m. An unnamed person stopped the assault by pushing John Pillsbury […]
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Elections, budget decision set for Strong
STRONG — Voters will elect five municipal officials Friday and set the 2016 budget Saturday. On Friday, polls will be open from 1 to 6 p.m. at the Forster Memorial Building to elect a fire chief, two selectmen and two school board directors. All are running unopposed. Selectman Mike Pond is seeking another three-year term. […]
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New Portland teen injured in Strong crash
STRONG — A New Portland teenager was injured Sunday morning when the vehicle he was driving went off Farmington Road, struck a mailbox and went into a ditch before striking a utility pole and snapping it in half. The vehicle then rolled over, according to Franklin County Deputy Andrew Morgan’s report to Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. […]
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RSU 58 board briefed on finances
STRONG — The Regional School Unit 58 board was told Thursday night that despite a $5.5 million drop in the state’s valuation that should have drawn more state money to the four district towns, that won’t be happening because the local mill rates have increased. Phillips will be the hardest hit, and Kingfield will have […]
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Strong man accused of stalking women in Chesterville, Eustis
FARMINGTON – A Strong man is accused of stalking two women from the towns of Eustis and Chesterville that had previously broken off relationships with him. Franklin County Deputy Andrew Morgan arrested Wesley R. Adams, 25, Thursday on misdemeanor charges of domestic violence stalking, and violation of condition of release, Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said. […]
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Selectmen finalize budget recommendations
STRONG — Selectmen finalized three months of their 2016 budget recommendations and requests at their meeting Tuesday night, after reviewing several remaining categories and adding a few new requests. A proposal by Selectman Mike Pond would ask voters to approve a different way to fund the paving account. Rather than raising and appropriating $60,000 from […]
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Jay, Strong men indicted on sexual assault charges
FARMINGTON — A Franklin County grand jury indicted a Jay man and a Strong man Thursday on charges of sexually assaulting two girls in separate incidents. The girls were under the age of 14 at the time. Richard A. Chabot, 48, of Strong was indicted on three felony counts of gross sexual assault. A conviction […]
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Strong man faces sexual abuse charge
STRONG — A Strong man was arrested Thursday on a Class C felony charge of sexual abuse of a girl under 16 years old. Michael Crandall, 54, was charged after leads were developed by police and information was gained from a polygraph examination, Franklin County Sheriff Scott Nichols said. Detective Ken Charles of the Franklin […]