NorthStar Ambulance doesn’t pay to use county dispatch services, but some Franklin County commissioners said that should change because the ambulance service doesn’t pay taxes to support the dispatch center.
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Bay State man sentenced to 4 years for burning bulldozer in Sandy River Plantation
Michael Stanley pleaded guilty to Franklin County arson prior to sentencing.
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Franklin County Commissioner Clyde Barker wins primary
Barker’s opponent in the Republican primary said Thursday he conceded the race although official results haven’t been announced.
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Franklin County budget goes back to budget committee
County commissioners voted to change spending for the communications department, while there was little discussion over program grants, which in the past have been controversial.
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Franklin County committee approves $6.56 million budget
Discussion Thursday night included debate over funding for social services, with one budget committee member proposing to withhold pay for commissioners if they don’t sign warrants to pay nonprofit groups.
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Franklin County commissioners split on more cuts to social services
As members of the budget committee and county commissioners prepare to vote on decreases in funding, some say programs run by nonprofit organizations are actually saving the county money in the long run.
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Suspect in burglary at Gronk’s home arrested in Maine
The burglary occurred while the New England Patriots star was at the Super Bowl.
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Video: Franklin County man to spend at least 6 years in prison for drug-involved shooting
Timothy Danforth fatally shot Michael Reis nearly 2 years ago outside Danforth’s father’s mobile home in Wilton in a dispute that involved a $200 marijuana debt.
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Franklin County commissioners OK contract with sherrif’s deputies’ union
Union makes concessions on sick and vacation leave while county agrees to raises in pact that union members must ratify.
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Franklin County deputies save life of suicidal man
Four deputies and a police dog located the man and cut him down from a tree where he was hanging in Chesterville, said Sheriff Scott Nichols.