Voters approved a $768,767 budget, down 2.8 percent from the year before.
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Waterville’s Maronite church embraces pope’s decision to ordain married St. Louis priest
The Catholic Church has not allowed a married Maronite man to be ordained in the United States since 1929.
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New Sharon bridge eventually collapses after explosion fails
The historic iron bridge had to be drilled by an excavator after steel beams were discovered, prolonging the demolition effort.
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Road commissioner seeking re-election at New Sharon Town Meeting
Voters will consider a $857,891 proposed budget, up $18,000, or 2.2 percent, from the year before.
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Franklin County leaders plan to brand high peaks region
One group finds the area’s attraction to families is that it “satisfies a yearning to connect to nature.”
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Farmington police reach three-year labor agreement with town
The few changes in the new contract between the town and Maine Association of Police members include a cost-of-living based wage increase and more pay for outside appearances.
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U.S. Border Patrol agent cleared for shooting at Canadian teens
The teenagers, who led a chase through Franklin County on Route 27, were not injured, but the attorney general investigates all cases of deadly force by law enforcement.
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Appalachian Trail groups drop opposition to Bingham wind project
As part of an agreement with the conservation groups, First Wind will donate $700,000 to land conservation and seek approval for lights that remain off unless triggered by approaching aircraft.
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Mt. Blue’s middle school shuffle to help students meet Common Core standards
The transition, which moves sixth-graders from Mt. Blue to Farmington schools, is expected to give them more subject options, including the chance to study foreign languages.
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Phillips ski makers craft Maine wood into custom skis
Franklin County craftsmen Nick Mukai and Ian Reinholt are hearkening back to the state’s ski manufacturing heritage with the wooden skis.