Lauren Abbate

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October 18, 2016

Kingfield road commissioner accused of stealing fuel, tractor parts

Bruce White, 52, of Kingfield, was summoned on a felony charge of theft Monday for allegedly stealing over $1,000 in diesel fuel and tractor parts from the town.
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October 18, 2016

Farmington house fire displaces eight people

No one was injured, but eight people were displaced when a fire destroyed a Whittier Road mobile home Tuesday morning.
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October 17, 2016

Franklin County towns participating in retail recruitment discussion

The boards of selectmen from Wilton, Farmington, Jay and Livermore Falls will be meeting Wednesday to discuss the possibility of participating in a three-year retail recruitment program.
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October 16, 2016

El Toro food-truck owners launch new take-out location in Farmington as winter nears

The husband and wife duo behind Farmington’s newest food truck, El Toro, will be opening a permanent El Toro takeout and delivery location Tuesday at the Eastside Mall in Farmington.
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October 13, 2016

Mt. Blue High School students receive invite to China

Through the school’s international student program, a group of Mt. Blue High School students have the opportunity to take a week-long trip to a Beijing school this spring.
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October 12, 2016

In Senate District 17 race, Dunlap challenges incumbent Saviello for third time

For the third Senate District 17 race in a row, Rangeley Plantation resident Joanne Dunlap is challenging incumbent Republican Sen. Tom Saviello, of Wilton.
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October 11, 2016

State police investigating incident on Lyons Road in Sidney

A woman told police a man approached her vehicle and yelled “help, they’re going to kill me.”
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October 9, 2016

Improvement projects underway in Wilton

Construction on a revitalization project in downtown Wilton has begun, and the ball is rolling to use a $200,000 federal grant the town received to begin the environmental cleanup of the Forster Mill on Depot Street.
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October 4, 2016

Franklin County approves amending TransCanada TIF pact

Proponents of the deal, which will deliver up to $12.4 million more revenue for the county, balked at a state official’s statements that suggest the unorganized territory is no place for such agreements.
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October 4, 2016

Franklin Community Health Network names new COO

Miriam Leonard, former vice president of operations at Maine Medical Center, will oversee the day to day operations throughout the Franklin Community Health Network.