Kaitlin Schroeder

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Published
December 29, 2012

After 46 years, Franklin County Sheriff Dennis Pike hits the road

FARMINGTON — On Friday Sheriff Dennis Pike turned over the keys to the sheriff department car, and by the new year he will have cleaned out the few belongings he’s kept at the office.
Published
December 29, 2012

Wilton’s single-stream recycling program saves cash, reduces trash

WILTON — The recycling program that the town switched to in September is expected to save taxpayers a few thousand dollars annually in disposal costs and is being greeted enthusiastically by residents, according to Town Manager Rhonda Irish.
Published
December 28, 2012

Consultant urges Farmington to create downtown tax-financing district

FARMINGTON — A new downtown area tax is being proposed to help fund downtown development projects.
Published
December 26, 2012

Sandy River footbridge talks get new life in Farmington

FARMINGTON — Efforts to build a pedestrian bridge over the Sandy River that would connect the Jay-Farmington Rail Trail to downtown may be renewed.
Published
December 21, 2012

Farmington to revisit downtown plan in wake of concerns

FARMINGTON –The downtown development plan will be revised again after a town selectmen and residents expressed concern about the draft’s language.
Published
December 18, 2012

Franklin County towns looking into natural gas pipeline

Officials in Farmington, Jay, Livermore Falls and Wilton are gathering data to weigh local interest in building a new natural gas pipeline.
Published
December 17, 2012

Consultants claim Farmington’s Whittier Road stabilization project will not harm salmon

FARMINGTON — Environmental consultants say moving forward on a riverbank stabilization project on Whittier Road will not harm an Atlantic salmon spawning ground.
Published
December 16, 2012

Wilton police seek advance IDs on residents with mental health, medical issues

WILTON — When a disoriented man was found wandering downtown in freezing weather last year, police had a problem. They didn’t know who he was or how to contact his family.
Published
December 15, 2012

Cooperative Extension Service pitches agricultural tourism to farmers

FARMINGTON — For decades, Herbert “Bussie” York tinkered with running his farm.
Published
December 12, 2012

Farmington Business Association organizing to fill advocacy gap

FARMINGTON — A town selectman will be starting a new business organization in January to address a void he says he and other business owners think needs to be filled.