🌱 What deputies found during a busy week in New Sharon?

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• What deputies found during a busy week in New Sharon?

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: A few showers in the morning, with a high of 61 and low of 53 degrees.
• Wednesday: Remaining cloudy and warmer, temps: high: 71, low: 51.
• Thursday: Sun, then clouds, with a high of 74 and low of 60 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Franklin County Sheriff's Report, September 19th (dailybulldog.com) — Franklin County deputies handled several calls in New Sharon last week, including car-versus-deer crashes, a serious Bog Road rollover with a LifeFlight transport, domestic-violence and assault reports, and late-night suspicious-person complaints. The report also details dozens of routine checks, 911 misdials, and investigations across nearby towns that may involve New Sharon residents' workplaces, schools, or travel routes.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday September 29
• Composting 101 Workshop →
  UMaine Cooperative Extension Franklin County Office, 138 Pleasant Street Suite 1, Farmington
  5:30 pm
• Estate Planning - Oakland, ME 2026 →
  Messalonskee High School, 131 Messalonskee High Dr, Oakland
  6:30 pm
Wednesday September 30
• A "Creative Collaboration" Floral Design and Art →
  Sparkle Art Studio, 129 Main St, Belgrade Lakes
  5:30 pm
• Wednesday Night Weekly Meditation →
  Treetop Zen Center, 293 Country Club Road, Oakland
  7:00 pm
Friday October 2
• Revolutionary Maine: America at 250 →
  University of Maine at Farmington, 111 South Street, Farmington
• Outdoor Leadership Conference →
  Pine Tree Camps, Rome
  8:00 am
• Friday Open Studio →
  Sparkle Art Studio, 129 Main St, Belgrade Lakes
  10:30 am
Saturday October 3
• Saturday Morning Weekly Meditation →
  Treetop Zen Center, 293 Country Club Road, Oakland
  9:00 am
• Saturday Open Studio →
  Sparkle Art Studio, 129 Main St, Belgrade Lakes
  10:30 am
• Belfast Boys JV Soccer @ Mt. Blue →
  Mt. Blue High School, 129 Seamon Rd, Farmington
  4:00 pm
• MTA Girls Varsity Soccer vs Mount View
  Mount Abram Regional High School
  5:00 pm
Sunday October 4
• Firearms Hunter Safety: Homestudy Course (Skills Day Only) - Wilton →
  256 U.S. 2, Wilton

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• New Communities, Inc. posted a job opening for Activities-Wellness Coordinator in Farmington. Apply here.
• Portland Glass Company posted a job opening for Auto Glass Technician in Farmington. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near New Sharon here.

🗞 Nearby News

Farmington

• Farmington mobile home lot rent measure heads to voters (sunjournal.com)
• Farmington cheesemaker wins Best in Show (dailybulldog.com)
• Cumberland (ME) Fair – U.S. Trotting News (ustrottingnews.com)

Chesterville

• Mr. Drew and His Animals Too to present at Chesterville Meeting House (dailybulldog.com)

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