New Sharon man charged in domestic violence case

Donna M. Perry

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Published
January 30, 2019

New Sharon man charged in domestic violence case

NEW SHARON — A convicted felon remained in jail Wednesday evening on charges of terrorizing a woman at a home on Main Street and possessing a firearm. Philip Howe, 44, was arrested Tuesday on felony charges of domestic violence terrorizing and possession of a firearm by a prohibited person, Franklin County Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said. […]
Published
January 28, 2019

Jay board votes to change streetlights to LEDs

JAY — Selectpersons agreed Monday to move forward with switching the streetlights to LED fixtures. The estimated savings is about $14,000. The vote was 4-1 with Selectperson Judy Diaz opposed. Selectpersons Tom Goding, Gary McGrane, Vice Chairman Tim DeMillo and Chairman Terry Bergeron voted in favor. The town reduced the number of its streetlights several years […]
Published
January 28, 2019

No one injured in four-vehicle crash in Wilton

WILTON — Four vehicles crashed Monday morning after a tractor-trailer truck stopped for a school bus on U.S. Route 2 West near the Carthage line, police said. Daniel Villacci, 57, of Farmington stopped a tractor-trailer behind a bus that was stopped in the eastbound lane. A car driven by Samantha Knapp, 29, of Rumford slowed behind […]
Published
January 28, 2019

Three men rescued after skiing out of bounds at Sugarloaf

CARRABASSETT VALLEY — Three out-of-state skiers have temporarily lost their skiing privileges after officials say they skied off the back of Sugarloaf in out-of-bounds territory and got lost Sunday. The skiers were Thomas Birch, 23, of Harwich, Massachusetts, Logan Allard, 23, of Manchester, New Hampshire, and Ryan Sharby, 24, of Goffstwon, New Hampshire, according to […]
Published
January 25, 2019

Two charged with dealing heroin, cocaine in Jay

JAY — Two people were arrested on drug-trafficking charges Thursday after agents found what they suspect was crack cocaine and heroin at a home on Belanger Road, according to a police affidavit. William Farnam, 32, of Jay and Denise Grant, 39, of New Sharon were each charged with two felony counts of aggravated trafficking in drugs, […]
Published
January 25, 2019

Jay discusses proposal for RSU 73 school resource officer

JAY — The possibility of adding $50,000 to the proposed budget for a resource officer for Regional School Unit 73 drew requests for more information and some concerns at the municipal budget review Tuesday. RSU 73 is considering adding a resource officer, Town Manager Shiloh LaFreniere told selectpersons and the Budget Committee. She said she recently learned […]
Published
January 24, 2019

Farmington, Jay men indicted in connection to Walmart parking lot incidents

FARMINGTON — A local man and a Jay man were indicted Wednesday in separate cases involving incidents at the Walmart parking lot on Dec. 16, 2018. Joshua J. Norton, 39, of Farmington was indicted on four counts of reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon-motor vehicle, and one count each of domestic violence stalking, aggravated criminal mischief and […]
Published
January 23, 2019

Rumford man, Kingfield woman indicted on manslaughter charges

FARMINGTON — A Kingfield woman and a Rumford man were each indicted Wednesday on manslaughter and drunken-driving charges involving separate crashes that killed men from Dixfield and Strong in 2018. Ethyn Eric Buotte, 19, of Rumford and Danielle M. Larochelle, 31, of Kingfield face up to 30 years in prison if convicted of manslaughter; up to […]
Published
January 23, 2019

KeyBank to close branches in Bethel, Guilford, Wilton and Winthrop

WILTON — KeyBank will close its branch here and in Bethel, Guilford and Winthrop on April 19 and transfer accounts to other branches, according to an email to customers. It is the second business closing announced in Wilton since early January and the third in Franklin County. BarclayCard, Wilton’s largest employer, will shut down March […]
Published
January 22, 2019

Carthage man's gun case transferred to federal court

FARMINGTON — A Carthage man who had faced a state charge of felony possession of a firearm by a prohibited person has had his case transferred to a federal court. On Dec. 14, an arrest warrant was issued out of U.S. District Court in Bangor for Michael Creig Ringer, 49, after a federal indictment on a […]

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