Commissioners also voted to authorize all part-time elected officials to enroll in the health insurance at their own cost above and beyond the stipend amount they receive in lieu of taking benefits.
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.
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Farmington man indicted in attack on his father’s girlfriend
Nicholas M. Smith, 33, is charged with aggravated assault and criminal threatening.
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Franklin County commissioners to get $12,000 annual salary and flex benefits
Commissioners’ pay has remained the same since 2016, but that year they voted to not to take benefits and accept a $12,000 annual salary — it just never stuck.
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Farmington, Massachusetts men indicted on cocaine, fentanyl charges in Franklin County
Miguel Alvarez Jr. 39, of Webster, Massachusetts, and Jason C. Robbins, 42, of Farmington are charged with aggravated drug trafficking.
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Jay sets workshop on proposed $6.7M budget for Jan. 22
Nomination papers for elected positions for town, school and two water districts will be available Jan. 21 at the town office.
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Woman injured after tractor-trailer fails to stop at intersection in Farmington
The truck was delivering bottled water from Poland Spring’s plant in Kingfield, police said.
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Farmington woman leaves behind a charitable legacy in the region
Irene R.M. Berry was a humble woman who raised seven children with her husband of more than 70 years, Bill.
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Franklin County commissioners approve job description for substance use recovery coordinator at the jail
The pay range for the new position of programming and reentry coordinator is $45,000 to $85,000 and will be paid for by a federal grant.
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Franklin County seeks state takeover of Byron Road
The road was washed out in June 2023 and the state agreed to help stabilize the road but did not want to take it over.
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‘Extreme wind’ blows tractor-trailer over on Route 27 in Eustis
Driver Vincent Dumont, 36, of Marston, Quebec, was not injured, Franklin County Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said.