The 5-0 vote calls for the counties to hire a consultant to see if a regional corrections facility makes sense.
Donna M. Perry
Staff Writer
Donna M. Perry is a general assignment reporter who has lived in Livermore Falls for 30 years and has worked for the Sun Journal for 20 years. Before that she was a correspondent for the Livermore Falls Advertiser for five years. She covers Franklin County courts, police and spot news. She also covers police and spot news in northern Androscoggin County and town governments of Jay and Livermore Falls. In her spare time, she spends time with her family, including three grandchildren, and relaxes by reading books.
Two dogs die in Kingfield house fire; home destroyed
The Monday morning blaze on West Kingfield Road started around a woodstove, the fire chief said.
Sheriffs in Androscoggin, Franklin and Oxford counties propose regional jail
The sheriffs say overcrowding and rising costs have them searching for ways to save money and improve programs.
Rabies was found in a gray fox in Auburn. Here’s what you need to know
The case in Auburn is the 29th positive identification of rabies in Maine this year.
Farmington’s Jon Bubier dies 2 months after explosion
He was the second victim of the blast. As soon as Bubier’s daughter announced the death, comments of support, love and condolences poured in.
POW/MIA search expert to speak in Jay: ‘We have not forgotten them’
A representative of the Defense Prisoner of War/Missing in Action Accounting Agency will address the public Sept. 18.
Farmington moves Nov. 4 vote to former Family Dollar store
The roof on the Farmington Community Center, where Farmington residents normally vote, is being replaced and will not be ready until late November.
Driver in fatal Flagstaff Lake pontoon accident had just sold Eustis market to victim’s relative
Wonderland Holdings LLC, whose president is Nasir Hakeem, purchased Pines Market in February from John Morris of Eustis.
37 housing units approved for Farmington behind Mt. Blue Plaza
‘Housing in Farmington, as you know, is a premium,’ board member Jeffrey Wright said.
Pontoon boat in deadly Flagstaff Lake incident is subject of recall
The Sea-Doo Switch has the potential to capsize, the recall notice says.