Lauren Abbate

Staff Writer

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Published
May 23, 2016

Wilton gets $200,000 EPA grant for Forster Mill cleanup

Wilton has been awarded one of the three $200,000 US Environmental Protection Agency grants that the town applied for in December for Forster Mill cleanup.
Published
May 20, 2016

Wilton man who escaped custody, led police on chase indicted on 11 charges

Derek Cook, 31, was indicted this week after his March 1 escape from a Franklin County Jail transport van.
Published
May 20, 2016

Weld native turns passion for food, travel into food truck dream

Garnet Keim and his wife, Anne Holloway, are bringing an authentic Mexican food truck, El Toro, to Franklin County.
Published
May 20, 2016

Franklin County grand jury hands up 23 indictments

Michael Crandall, 54, of Strong was indicted on two counts of sexual abuse of a minor.
Published
May 18, 2016

Kingfield Town Meeting voters to consider downtown village green

Selectmen and the budget committee aren’t in favor of the project, one of seven that the Village Enhancement Committee came up with five years ago that would be paid for with TIF money, but proponents say it will help downtown economically.
Published
May 18, 2016

Franklin County officials approve UT scholarships, raise for jail cook supervisor

The pay hike for the cook supervisor was recommended by the jail administrator.
Published
May 17, 2016

Wilton board reviews plans for downtown revitalization project

The final draft plans included several changes aimed at improving the aesthetics and walkability of the downtown area.
Published
May 15, 2016

Retiring Mt. Blue Middle School principal reflects on 30 years at the school

Gary Oswald, who wasn’t going to stick around when he first came to Farmington, ‘is Mt. Blue Middle School,’ the superintendent says.
Published
May 12, 2016

Norridgewock UMF graduate heading to Spain on Fulbright Fellowship

Through the fellowship, Travis Bent, of Norridgewock, will teach English as a foreign language in Spain after his graduation from the University of Maine at Farmington.
Published
May 11, 2016

Starks woods blaze a reminder of higher-than-normal fire danger this season

The fire on Route 43 drew 16 departments from Franklin and Somerset counties, one of many this spring as dry conditions and a slow green-up keep fire danger high.