FARMINGTON — Leadership, communication, school finance budgeting and personnel management are the top qualities respondents said they are looking for in the new Regional School Unit 9 superintendent.

FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners Monday awarded the contract for the new Franklin County Dispatch Center at a price below the low bidding company’s original submission, but still slightly above the project’s budget.

WILTON — A Main Street woman escaped a fire that destroyed her mobile home early Friday morning thanks to her dog, who woke her up and probably didn’t survive the fire.

FARMINGTON — The construction contract for Brookside Village Apartments, a low-income housing project, will be open for bidding before Christmas.

FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners said they will seek a better price with the low bidder to build the Franklin County Dispatch Center after the offer Tuesday came in at $22,600 more than the building’s budget.

A Norridgewock man pleaded guilty this morning to kidnapping and other charges that he took a hostage at a Jay paper mill in March.