Matt Hongoltz-Hetling

Staff Writer

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Published
July 14, 2012

Contractor finally on site for Oakland sewer upgrade

OAKLAND — After years of planning topped off by months of wrangling and preparation, a contractor is on-site to begin repairs to a $6 million sewer system that hasn’t worked since it was first put in the ground in 2009.
Published
July 13, 2012

Farmington selectmen ask Collins, Michaud for federal aid in preventing road erosion

FARMINGTON — Municipal leaders have gone to Maine’s federal legislators to ask for help with an eroding riverbank that threatens a major road in town.
Published
July 12, 2012

Tension still high in RSU 18 budget talks

OAKLAND — The Regional School Unit 18 board chipped away at the district’s budget in hopes they can come up with one that will be approved by the voters of the district’s five towns.
Published
July 12, 2012

RSU 18 works to reach budget voters could pass

OAKLAND — The Regional School Unit 18 board chipped away at the district’s budget in hopes they can come up with one that will be approved by the voters of the district’s five towns.
Published
July 11, 2012

Somerset County Jail escapee remains at large

MADISON — The search continues for Dylan Perkins, the 20-year-old fugitive who escaped over the wall of the Somerset County Jail in East Madison just 10 days before the end of his sentence.
Published
July 11, 2012

Oakland property tax freeze petition on way to ballot

OAKLAND — A petition for a property tax freeze in town has gained more than enough signatures to be included on the November ballot, and will be presented to the Town Council within a couple of weeks, organizers said.
Published
July 11, 2012

Fairfield infant dies in babysitter’s care

A 3-month-old infant died after a babysitter called police early Sunday morning.
Published
July 11, 2012

Deadline not met for Wilton asbestos plan

WILTON — Adam Mack of Wilton Recycling has failed to meet a Monday deadline to submit a remediation plan for asbestos at a Depot Street demolition site, according to state officials.
Published
July 10, 2012

Update: Search continues for Somerset County Jail escapee

MADISON — A 20-year-old inmate with 10 days left on his sentence bolted from a work crew and scaled a fence at Somerset County Jail in East Madison on Monday, the jail administrator said.
Published
July 10, 2012

Somerset County Jail inmate escapes from work crew

MADISON — A 20-year-old inmate with 10 days left on his sentence bolted from a work crew and scaled a fence at Somerset County Jail in East Madison on Monday, the jail administrator said.