County commissioners expect to hold interviews Tuesday.
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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Falmouth hiker rescued from a Mount Redington trail in northern Franklin County
Several rescuers from state and local agencies hiked to reach Gerard Jalbert, 71, after he collapsed.
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Farmington man accused of threatening to kill his father’s girlfriend
Nicholas Smith, 33, was arrested on charges of aggravated assault and criminal threatening on Monday night.
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Franklin County commissioners approve $700,000 TIF application for new emergency operations building in Farmington
The county has also been awarded $2 million from Congress and has $1.67 million to use from the county’s American Rescue Plan Act funds to help pay for the $4.4 million center.
Posted inLife & Culture, News
Check out this Augusta boy who’s hunting for gems, geodes and rocks in the Sandy River in Farmington
Bodhi Bilyeu, 8, has made it a hobby to dig for rocks and gems. He has two shelves of gems and geodes at his home, he said.
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Jay awards contracts for flooring at the Municipal Building, repairing Whistle Stop Trail
The board tabled action on a draft policy that would allow officers who live in Jay to take a cruiser home for a quicker response to an incident.
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Farmington Police Department to host advanced active shooter management training at UMF
Over 60 law enforcement, fire services, emergency medical technicians, 911 dispatchers, and emergency management professionals from across Maine will participate in the training at the University of Maine at Farmington.
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Kingfield man charged with drug trafficking at Coplin Plantation motel
Burke J. O’Donnell, 41, was alleged to have 140.4 grams of cocaine, 18.9 grams of ketamine, 22.73 grams of MDMA (also known as ecstasy) and 7.52 grams of fentanyl, according to a county deputy’s affidavit.
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New Sharon residents to vote on loan for bridge replacement, money for Water District
The primary structure of the Bullen’s bridge is in “serious condition” and the substructure is in “fair condiction,” according an 2022 inspection by the MDOT.
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New Sharon Water District granted 64% rate hike
The one-year increase is to help the district become solvent.