TEMPLE — The draft of a comprehensive plan to guide the town’s growth and development will be reviewed by residents at a workshop next week. It is set to begin at 9 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 28, at the Town Office. The snow date is Feb. 4. The plan is the result of nearly two years […]
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68-year-old takes on role as Peace Corps volunteer
TEMPLE — A new year, a new adventure is Janine Winn’s plan for 2017. On March 14, Winn, 68, will leave for three months of training before spending two years in Ukraine as a Peace Corps volunteer. “It is time to stop climbing ladders for other people,” she said of her business, Wildflower Walls, a […]
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Temple home damaged by fire from clothes dryer
TEMPLE — A home at 487 Intervale Road was damaged Monday morning when a fire ignited in a clothes dryer. Glen Palmer returned home about 9:30 a.m. to see heavy black smoke through the windows, Temple Fire Chief David True said. Palmer did not open the doors or go inside, which kept oxygen levels down. […]
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Temple postal clerk accused of stealing gift card from mail
TEMPLE — A clerk at the Temple post office is accused of stealing and using a prepaid $100 gift card, and admitted to seven other thefts of cash and gift cards from the mail system, Franklin County Sheriff Scott Nichols said Thursday. Detective Kenneth Charles charged Amanda Wentzell, 25, of Temple by summons Thursday on […]
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Firefighters battle brush fire in Temple
TEMPLE — Fire departments battled a brush fire and smouldering combustion in the ground Tuesday in a wooded area off Jenkins Road. The fire flared up Monday, Temple Fire Chief David True said. The Maine Forest Service dumped water on it by helicopter Monday night. The service found the location Tuesday morning and called for […]
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Two teens hurt when car goes airborne in Temple
TEMPLE — Two 17-year-old girls were injured Thursday when the car they were in hit a pothole, went airborne and landed hard on Intervale Road, Lt. David St. Laurent of the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office said Friday. Megan Letarte, 17, of New Sharon and Brianna McDonald, 17, of Farmington, were identified as passengers, according to […]
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Temple residents elect new road commissioner
TEMPLE — Voters at the annual town meeting Monday night elected a new road commissioner and provided additional money for paving and the sand and salt shed fund. The proposed 2016-17 municipal budget was $498,312, similar to this fiscal year. In the one contested race, challenger Toby Hellgren and incumbent Raymond Nile were nominated for […]
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Class D South girls’ basketball quarterfinal: Temple wins first tourney game at ACC
TEMPLE — Temple Academy’s first tourney game at the Augusta Civic Center Wednesday earned them a return trip. The Bereans broke open a tight game in the second half to beat Highview Christian 60-44 in a Class D South quarterfinal. Temple, of Waterville, advances to Thursday’s semifinal to play top-ranked Rangeley. It was the sixth […]
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Rumford man accused of setting fire to shed in Temple
FARMINGTON — A Rumford man is accused of setting fire to a shed Dec. 20 near the home of Daniel Williams on Route 43. James Bigos, 53, was arrested on a felony charge of arson Jan. 1 by Jeremy Damren, an investigator with the state fire marshal’s office, according to a news release. No one […]
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Temple to discuss industrial wind farm at informational session
TEMPLE — An interest in developing an industrial wind farm for Temple may put a wind energy system ordinance adopted by residents in 2012 to the test. Renewal Energy Systems and a couple of Temple landowners have asked the Board of Selectmen for an informational session to discuss commercial wind farms. The Board of Selectmen scheduled the […]