Dee Menear is a staff writer for The Franklin Journal. She has reported local news in Oxford and Greater Franklin counties since 2013 and has a passion for connecting with local people and communities. Dee covers community and school news with a focus on Regional School Unit 9 and the Town of Wilton. She enjoys coffee, fly fishing, frequent trips to Seattle, learning local history, exploring the mountains of western Maine, and live music. If The Mallet Brothers Band or Ghost of Paul Revere are playing nearby, she is most likely in the front row. Dee earned her associate degree at Central Maine Community College and has won several Maine Press Association awards.
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PublishedDecember 7, 2019
Earmuff inventor celebrated in Farmington
The 43rd annual Chester Greenwood Day parade is the highlight celebration of Farmington’s native son, Chester Greenwood, earmuff inventor.
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PublishedDecember 5, 2019
UMF, Mallett school collects 1,473 pounds of food
For the first time, W.G. Mallett School and University of Maine at Farmington students collaborated to help local food closets.
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PublishedNovember 26, 2019
Farmington-based school board hears strategic planning proposals
Consultants from Good Group Decisions of Brunswick and New England School Development Council of Marlborough, Massachusetts, outlined the process for developing long-term plans.
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PublishedNovember 4, 2019
Wilton voters to consider truck purchase
The Board of Selectmen set a special town meeting for Nov. 19 at 6 p.m. on a lease-purchase agreement for a 2019 International truck for the Public Works Department.
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PublishedOctober 17, 2019
Investigators determine Livermore Falls fire accidental
The Wednesday morning blaze destroyed a farmhouse at 182 Foundry Road.
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PublishedOctober 16, 2019
Livermore Falls home destroyed, cat dies in morning blaze
The cause of the farmhouse fire at 182 Foundry Road is believed to be unintentional, Deputy Fire Chief Scott Shink said.
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PublishedOctober 15, 2019
Wilton selectmen can’t restrict mobile homes on Webb Avenue
The board delayed action on any sale offers after a group of Webb, Eastern and Sunset avenue residents issued a petition to prevent mobile homes moving into their neighborhood.
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PublishedOctober 8, 2019
Farmington area school directors review standards-based grading
The district implemented a hybrid system of standards-based grading and reporting using a traditional 0-100 grading scale at the start of the 2018-19 school year.
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PublishedOctober 1, 2019
Wilton enacts electrical transmission corridor moratorium
The 180-day moratorium will defer new elective electrical transmission corridor applications while the planning board looks at developing regulations for such projects.
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PublishedSeptember 30, 2019
Six-year-old hit by vehicle while waiting for school bus in Farmington
A student was injured by a vehicle Monday morning at a bus stop in Farmington.