BANGOR — A local woman convicted of the savage murder of her husband more than three years ago in the bathroom of the couple’s Ohio Street apartment was sentenced Friday to 50 years in prison. An emotional Roxanne Jeskey, 51, of Bangor apologized to her husband’s family and said just before being sentenced that she […]
June 2014
Posted inFranklin, The Franklin Journal
Streetlights targeted for removal get second review in Jay
JAY — Street Light Committee members planned to review about 10 streetlights targeted for removal and that residents are concerned about, Town Manager Shiloh LaFreniere said Friday. About 30 people attended a meeting Thursday to discuss concerns about specific lights. The seven-member committee reviewed forms residents had filed for about 10 more lights and decided […]
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Auburn paving project backs up Turnpike traffic
AUBURN — The Maine Department of Transportation reports that repaving work on Route 100, Washington Street, is slowing down Turnpike traffic. According to the DOT, northbound traffic between the New Gloucester Toll and Exit 75 in Auburn is affected by the work. Motorists are being advised to seek alternate routes and use caution in the […]
Posted inFranklin
Augusta area man sentenced in Chesterville burglary
FARMINGTON — An Augusta-area man accused of burglarizing a Chesterville home will serve nine months at the Department of Corrections, according to a plea agreement reached Friday in Franklin County Superior Court. James Dingus, 32, pleaded guilty to burglary and was sentenced to three years, with all but nine months suspended, and two years probation. […]
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N.Y. bumps Maine to #3 on list of maple syrup producers
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York state has edged out Maine to keep its spot as the nation’s second biggest producer of maple syrup. The U.S. Dept. of Agriculture reports New York produced 546,000 gallons of syrup in 2014, just 1,000 gallons more than Maine. Vermont easily held on to the top position, producing more maple […]
Posted inFranklin, The Franklin Journal
Livermore Falls woman hurt in Jay crash
JAY — A Livermore Falls woman was injured Friday morning after her car and another collided at Elm and Lavoie streets, police officer Russell Adams said. Carol Harlow, 51, complained of pain and was taken by a NorthStar EMS ambulance to Franklin Memorial Hospital in Farmington, he said. Kathleen Danforth, 67, of Jay was traveling […]
Posted inFranklin
Franklin County budget panel adds money for restitution specialist
FARMINGTON — Franklin County Budget Committee members voted unanimously Thursday to add $13,947 to the $5.6 million budget for a restitution specialist, Deputy Clerk/Deputy Treasurer Vickie Braley said Friday. The money is for the county’s 25 percent share of a restitution specialist who serves the prosecutorial district of Androscoggin, Franklin and Oxford counties. The specialist […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Sabattus man killed in Monmouth crash Friday morning
MONMOUTH — A Sabattus man died Friday morning in a two-car crash on Route 202, police said. Kenneth Rucker, 48, was driving a 1997 Lincoln Town Car westbound toward Augusta when he crossed the centerline, hitting a Dodge Caravan driven by Denise Glidden, 32, of Augusta at 9:40 a.m., according to Monmouth police. Police said […]
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Members of National Guard unit back in Maine today
AUGUSTA — A small group of soldiers from the Maine Army National Guard’s 133rd Engineer Battalion that deployed to Afghanistan last fall is headed back home. The soldiers are expected to arrive at the Augusta Armory at noon Friday. The 13 soldiers are members of the 1035th Survey and Design Team and will be welcomed […]
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Logging truck blows a tire; 5 people hurt in crash
MOSCOW — Police say five people were hurt when a logging truck flipped over and spilled three tree-length logs that crushed an SUV in central Maine. Somerset County Sheriff’s Department Chief Deputy Dale Lancaster says it took about two hours to extricate the male driver of the SUV after the crash at about 3:30 p.m. […]