🌱 What deputies found during last week’s calls in Phillips and nearby towns

What's up Phillips! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• What deputies found during last week’s calls in Phillips and nearby towns
• Strong family describes plane’s final moments before fatal crash near Phillips

Today's riddle: what do you call a rabbit with fleas? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Rain and drizzle in the p.m., with a high of 55 and low of 43 degrees.
• Thursday: Occasional rain, temps: high: 57, low: 49.
• Friday: Cloudy with a few showers, with a high of 59 and low of 45 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Franklin County Sheriff's Report, May 2nd (dailybulldog.com) — Franklin County deputies handled several calls in Phillips last week, including erratic driving on Rangeley Road, a harassment complaint on Parlin Road, VIN checks, property checks, a burglary report, and a wellbeing check on River Road. The report also details crashes, medical calls, and civil complaints across nearby towns like Strong, New Sharon, Kingfield, and Carthage between May 2 and May 8.
   

• A mother and daughter saw the seconds before a Maine warden's plane crashed (wgme.com) — A Strong mother and her daughter likely saw the final moments of a Maine Warden Service plane before it crashed in nearby Avon, killing the pilot. She recalls the aircraft wobbling in strong winds and heading north toward Phillips before disappearing behind the mountain, followed minutes later by sirens from responding crews.
   

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📸 Around Phillips

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Phillips

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Monday May 18

• MSAD 58 Annual Budget Hearing / Vote
  Phillips Elementary School Mt. Abram Regional High School, 1513 Salem Rd, Strong, ME 04983
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday May 13

• MTA Baseball & Softball v. Mountain Valley
  Mt Abram Regional High School Strong, ME 04983
  4:00 pm
• Varsity softball vs Wiscasset
  RSU 78 SCHOOL DISTRICT, 272 Gardiner Rd, Wiscasset
  4:00 pm

Friday May 15

• MS softball vs Buckfield
  RSU 78 SCHOOL DISTRICT Rangeley, ME 04970
  4:00 pm
• MTA Baseball & Softball v. Dirigo
  Mt Abram Regional High School Strong, ME 04983
  4:00 pm
• MS baseball vs Buckfield
  RSU 78 SCHOOL DISTRICT Rangeley, ME 04970
  4:00 pm

Saturday May 16

• Building a Culture of Teaching Outside: Strong, ME — maine environmental education association →
  Day Mountain Regional Middle School, 110 N Main St, Strong
  10:00 am
• Celebration of Life →
  Weld Grange Hall/ Town Hall, 7 School St, Weld
  1:00 pm

Monday May 18

• MTA Baseball & Softball v. Hall Dale
  Mt Abram Regional High School Strong, ME 04983
  4:00 pm
• MS baseball Valley vs Rangeley
  RSU 78 SCHOOL DISTRICT Rangeley, ME 04970
  4:30 pm
• MSAD 58 Annual Budget Hearing / Vote
  Phillips Elementary School Mt. Abram Regional High School, 1513 Salem Rd, Strong, ME 04983
  7:00 pm

Tuesday May 19

• National Honor Society Ceremony
  Rangeley Friends of the Arts Lakeside Theater, 2493 Main St, Ran
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• McDonald's posted a job opening for Team Member - Night Shifts in Farmington. Apply here.
• Wal-Mart posted a job opening for Stocking Team Associate in Farmington. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Phillips here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Farmington

• Senior housing tenants in Farmington frustrated after days without running water (newscentermaine.com)
• Farmington's Summer Fest to return with Elvis, races, music (sunjournal.com)
• 'Devastating news': Maine officials send condolences after game warden dies in plane crash (wgme.com)

Wilton

• Wilton Board of Selectpersons sets forums on revaluation, ATVs (dailybulldog.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Bugs Bunny ! (Thank you bruce A. for sending it in!)
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