Matt Hongoltz-Hetling

Staff Writer

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Published
July 2, 2012

Wilton office building owner ponders hydro power

WILTON — A tradition of water power may be revived at the Bass-Wilson building downtown, where a grant will help to determine whether a modern hydro turbine would be cost-effective.
Published
June 30, 2012

Franklin County dispatch recount loses support

FARMINGTON — Franklin County Commissioner Gary McGrane backed off of plans to challenge vote totals that supported a new 911 dispatch center in Farmington, citing the cost of a recount.
Published
June 30, 2012

Waterville’s Main Street turns into electric avenue

WATERVILLE — Mayor Karen Heck was at the center of a Main Street spectacle on Friday evening, as dozens of area residents gyrated throughout the downtown “dancewalking.”
Published
June 29, 2012

Temple family teaches by doing sustainable living

TEMPLE — Local living is an old idea that’s come around again, according to Chris and Ashirah Knapp, who have begun offering a new kind of three-day vacation.
Published
June 29, 2012

RSU 18 looks at further cuts

OAKLAND — Regional School Unit 18’s board will meet again in July to consider a range of budget cuts from about $200,000 to $600,000.
Published
June 29, 2012

School offers 3-day program on local living

TEMPLE — Local living is an old idea that’s come around again, according to Chris and Ashirah Knapp, who have begun offering a new kind of three-day vacation.
Published
June 27, 2012

Planners hope new zoning will benefit Farmington growth

FARMINGTON — Farmington’s zoning ordinance is unnecessarily discouraging businesses, according to town leaders, who have drafted a proposal that they hope will help the town grow.
Published
June 26, 2012

Halloween crime spree sentence delayed

FARMINGTON — The fate of the three men who admitted to a Halloween crime spree that culminated in kidnapping and armed robbery is still unclear, after the court postponed a sentencing hearing until late July.
Published
June 26, 2012

Crime spree sentencing postponed

FARMINGTON — The fate of the three men who admitted to a Halloween crime spree that culminated in kidnapping and armed robbery is still unclear, after the court postponed a sentencing hearing until late July.
Published
June 23, 2012

Retiring Thomas College president honored at event

WATERVILLE — When George Spann was named president of Thomas College in 1989, most of the members of the current undergraduate student body had not yet been born.