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.
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Franklin County dispatch system manufacturer extends warranty
Problems with audio and dropped calls appear to have been rectified and a software upgrade has gone well.
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Franklin County chosen to take part in national effort to end youth homelessness
A Farmington forum discusses what needs to be done to achieve success through the national 100-Day Challenge.
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Harmony woman charged with criminal speed hit with drug felony too
Nichole McCarthy stopped twice on Mercer Road and charged with trafficking in prison contraband at Franklin County Jail.
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Police chiefs tell Franklin County commissioners about radio problems
Farmington and Wilton chiefs of police are concerned for the safety of their officers and others because they are not hearing transmissions.