Capt. Scott Baxter was critically injured in the blast that killed one firefighter, injured five other firefighters and a LEAP Inc. supervisor.
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Farmington hospital holds fundraiser
FARMINGTON — A spaghetti fundraising luncheon took place Oct. 16 at the Franklin Memorial Hospital cafeteria that raised $2,051 to benefit those who were affected by the Farmington explosion via the LEAP Explosion Fund at United Way of the Tri-Valley Area.
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Satire, The Simpsons next topic of UMF New Commons Project
Events will be held between Oct. 30 and Nov. 14.
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UMF student pleads not guilty to having sexually explicit materials of a child
Yue Li Liang of Orono was indicted by a grand jury last week.
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Cleanup of Farmington explosion site underway
The propane blast destroyed LEAP’s central office building and a number of mobile homes nearby.
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Farmington board approves expenditures for Police Department
Tuesday the Selectmen also accepted a grant money for the Police Department to improve training.
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Farmington man, 20, charged with burglary, theft at medical marijuana store
Store owner Jacob Roberts estimated the loss at between $20,000 and $30,000, according to police.
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Scholarship golf classic held Sept. 13 at Sugarloaf
The 2019 Seth Wescott/Franklin County Chamber Scholarship Golf Classic was held Sept. 13 at Sugarloaf Golf Club in Carrabasset Valley. The weather was far better than last year and the field was almost full, with 34 foursomes playing, according to a news release from the chamber. The major sponsors of this event were Darling’s Family […]
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Former UMF student indicted on sexual contact charge
Ashton Heald, 19, of Madison is charged in a campus incident April 2.
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Jay woman, Winthrop man indicted in fatal overdoses
A woman from Farmington and a man from Strong died in March.