50th annual Special Olympics Winter Games kick off at Sugarloaf

Dee Menear Franklin Journal

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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January 27, 2020

50th annual Special Olympics Winter Games kick off at Sugarloaf

Nearly 400 athletes from across the state are competing; closing ceremony Tuesday at noon.
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January 22, 2020

WWII graffiti referencing ‘Livermore Falls Maine’ uncovered in England

The initials “P.A.L.” and “Livermore Falls Maine” were found written on the wall of a house in Worcestershire, England.
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October 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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September 30, 2019

Farmington student, 6, hit by vehicle while waiting for school bus

A student was injured by a vehicle Monday morning at a bus stop in Farmington.
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September 5, 2019

Sumner woman found unresponsive in ditch

Holly Perron, 47, was found lying unresponsive in a ditch off Main Street on Tuesday night.
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July 26, 2019

Video: Kingfield residents complain parade float was ‘hateful and racist’

Grand parade Posted by Kingfield Festival Days on Saturday, July 20, 2019 KINGFIELD — An entry in last weekend’s Kingfield Festival Days parade has caused at least two local people to speak out about tolerance and inclusion. “It was hateful and racist,” said Clifford Cavanaugh of Kingfield during a phone interview Monday, July 22. The […]
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June 20, 2019

Oxford Casino gets liquor license despite numerous police calls

Police and selectmen ask casino management to come up with a plan to address drinking in the parking lot.
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April 10, 2019

Wilton woman dies from injuries in apartment fire

Lauralyn Wright, 54, died early Tuesday morning, Stephen McCausland, spokesman for Maine Department of Public Safety, said.
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March 8, 2019

Carrabassett facing $15.9 million civil rights lawsuit

The suit has been filed against the town, the chief of police, the town manager, Sugarloaf Mountain Corporation and others.
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January 9, 2019

Transition team forms in Wilton to assist Barclaycard US employees

The company announced Tuesday it will close its Wilton call center March 31, leaving 227 people without jobs.