Features
Award-winning author visits Mallett School
FARMINGTON - Elementary students welcomed a special guest Monday, when a nationally-recognized author stopped in for a visit.
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FARMINGTON - Standing where soot and water once stood a little more than one week ago, the Franklin Health Medical Arts Center’s west wing staff smiled, gave thanks and quickly cut the ceremonial ribbon before returning to their clean offices in time to greet their patients this morning.
“If you were there, you might have witnessed Kristina Wolff in full flight over John Messier and Chad Duncan.” - Ashley Montgomery
Above, the Wicked Bad Beavers team of: Sarah Maline, Chris Lavery, Ariel Simpson and Chris O’Brien zoom out of the toboggan chute during the qualifying rounds held Saturday at the U.S. National Toboggan Championship in Camden.
FARMINGTON - An East Wilton man was sentenced to four years in prison today in Franklin County Superior Court, after pleading guilty to an array of criminal charges in five communities.
Samuel Thibault, 27, of East Wilton, pleaded guilty to charges relating to five different cases, including two counts of burglary and one count of theft by unauthorized taking, Class B felonies; as well as two counts of theft by unauthorized taking; passing a roadblock and forgery, all of which are Class C felonies.
CHAIN OF PONDS TOWNSHIP - The Land Use Regulation Commission board ordered a public hearing for the proposed expansion to a wind power project in northern Franklin County at Wednesday’s meeting.
The board instructed the LURC staff to schedule a public hearing on the 15-turbine expansion to the Kibby Wind Power Project. Today, a staff representative said that the hearing would be set sometime in the next few months. Meanwhile, the developer has petitioned LURC to increase the size of the wind power expedited permitting area by 613 acres near the expansion.
JAY - A decision on whether to modify the town’s environmental ordinance and permitting system will be up to voters, with the selectmen directing the town office to prepare a warrant article for the next town meeting.
The Environmental Control and Improvement Ordinance was enacted in May 1988 at town meeting, representing an attempt to locally regulate industrial pollution released into the air, water and landfills.
Opinion
Politics & Other Mistakes: A clean mind and dirty hands»
Three people walk into a bank.
The first, a soccer mom in Spandex, withdraws money from the ATM in the lobby and departs for her Pilates class.
The second, a disheveled meth addict, pulls a gun and forces a teller to hand over a wad of bills. He too departs for that Pilates class, where he steals valuables from the lockers.
The third bank visitor is wearing an expensive suit and tie, hand-crafted leather shoes and a watch that cost more than a car. He makes a legitimate withdrawal at the ATM, before his meeting with the bank president, where he presents fraudulent documents that convince the president to loan him millions that will be squandered in a pyramid scheme involving phony Pilates studios.
Arts
BBC Radio Scotland host Archie Fisher to play at Skye Feb. 15»
SOUTH CARTHAGE - New England Celtic Arts will host Archie Fisher, host of the popular Radio Scotland “Traveling Folk” program at Skye Theatre Performing Arts Center in South Carthage, Maine on Monday Feb. 15 starting at 7:00 pm. A pre-show jam will begin at 6:15. Audience members are encouraged to bring instruments and join in the jam session.
Sports
Conference title winners: It’s a Mt. Blue sweep»
WEST FARMINGTON - Maranacook’s Abby Mace and Mt. Blue’s Hannah Allen embrace after finishing in a tie for first place in classical skiing competition. Mace finished as the overall girls’ Nordic champion with Allen taking second. Mt. Blue girls and boys won the KVAC overall ski championship for their combined efforts in Alpine and Nordic racing. (Images by The Distant Future)
Business
Bright ideas sought for Innovation Workshop»
FARMINGTON - Wouldn’t it be nice if all we needed was just a great idea? Perhaps a better mousetrap? Then the world would beat a path to our door!
The problem is that this is rarely how things work. Although producing innovations sometimes leads to a nifty invention and a related patent for that [...]
Health
WMCA Health Services offers free and low-cost HPV vaccine to males»WMCA Health Services is pleased to announce that free and low-cost Gardasil, the vaccine to prevent human papilloma virus (HPV) is now available to males at its family planning sites in Farmington, Norway, Lewiston, and Rumford and at the Lewiston STD Clinic. Used in recent years to prevent HPV in women and girls, the [...]
Happenings
MBHS runner honored with legislative sentiment»
Kelton Cullenberg and Rep. Lance Harvell (R-Farmington) stand in the gymnasium at Mt. Blue High School after a student assembly January 27, 2010.
Obituaries
Marceline R. “Marcie” O’Brion (1930 - 2010)»AUBURN - Marceline R. “Marcie” O’Brion, 80, of Jay, died Saturday evening, Feb. 6, 2010, at the Hospice House in Auburn, surrounded by her loving family.
