FARMINGTON — Voters on Monday elected two incumbents and a new school board member. Selectman Mathew Smith, unopposed, received 473 votes. RSU 9 school board Director Iris Silverstein was re-elected over challenger Nancy Porter by a vote of 445-103. Heather A. Huish, unopposed, received 502 votes for the school board seat vacated by Ryan Morgan. […]
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Farmington board adds funding articles to warrant
FARMINGTON — Selectmen voted Tuesday night to include two funding articles to the March 24 town meeting warrant. The first asks Franklin County to continue to fund regional economic development and social services. The vote was 3-2. Selectmen Michael Fogg, Stephan Bunker and Scott Landry were in favor. Selectmen Joshua Bell and Matthew Smith were […]
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Collaboratively built home in Chesterville celebrated
CHESTERVILLE — Several people attended an open house Friday afternoon at the first home built through Western Maine Community Action’s Community Home Replacement Program. With federal, state and local partners, students in the building construction and plumbing and heating programs at Foster Career and Technical Education Center in Farmington helped build a new home for […]
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Franklin County Commissioners review budget, restore funding for two organizations
FARMINGTON — Franklin County Commissioners restored funding Tuesday for two programs, Western Maine Community Action and Greater Franklin Development Corp., during their final review of the county budget for 2015-16. The Franklin County Budget Advisory Budget Committee approved the budget last week. Commissioners made three recommendations for changes Tuesday without approving the budget. Now the committee will […]
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Model Neighborhood Project helps install wood pellet boilers in Farmington
FARMINGTON — Richard and Crystal Wilde spent $300 in January to heat their home with a new wood pellet boiler system. It was a $268 savings from what he would have paid for oil heat in January, he said. He expects to save about $1,200 this year. Tor Goettsche, owner of a three-unit apartment building […]
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Model Neighborhood Project helps install wood pellet boilers in Farmington
FARMINGTON — Richard and Crystal Wilde spent $300 in January to heat their home with a new wood pellet boiler system. It was a $268 savings from what he would have paid for oil heat in January, he said. He expects to save about $1,200 this year. Tor Goettsche, owner of a three-unit apartment building […]