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Rangeley readvertising for town manager
RANGELEY — Selectmen have decided to readvertise for a town manager. Selectmen received about 20 applications, interim Town Manager John Madigan said in September. The board interviewed five candidates but made no decisions. The deadline to submit applications is Oct. 22, newly appointed Assistant Town Manager Traci Pitts of Rangeley said Friday. The new manager will […]
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Brewer man charged with abusing Jay girl
FARMINGTON — A Brewer man is being held at the Franklin County jail on a charge of sexually abusing a girl in Jay in January 2017. Adam B. Carrick, 36, was arrested Sunday in Hancock County on a Jay Police Department warrant issued in August. He is charged with unlawful sexual contact of a girl under […]
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Police bust underage drinking party in Jay
JAY — Three local men were arrested Thursday at an underage drinking party on Bridge Street, after police got a tip about a heavily intoxicated 16-year-old girl, Police Chief Richard Caton IV said Friday. Todd Sullivan, 26, who was hosting the party at his home, was taken into custody early Thursday morning and charged with […]
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Field hockey practice in Farmington
Katie Yeaton, left, of the Mt. Blue Middle School field hockey team participates in a team drill Thursday afternoon at the Farmington school. (Donna M. Perry/Sun Journal) Katie Yeaton, a member of the Mt. Blue Middle School Field Hockey Team, practices a drill on Thursday afternoon with her teammates at a school field in Farmington. […]
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New Sharon father, son indicted on terrorizing, sexual abuse charges
FARMINGTON — A New Sharon father, accused of threatening to shoot family members, and his son, accused of sexually abusing a child, were indicted by a Franklin County grand jury Wednesday. Joey P. Savage, 52, was indicted on a charge of terrorizing with a dangerous weapon and two charges of domestic violence assault. The incidents […]
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Wilton woman indicted in connection to Farmington fire
FARMINGTON — A Franklin County grand jury indicted a Wilton woman Wednesday, accused of setting a fire that destroyed her boyfriend’s home Aug. 6 in Farmington. Angie E. Clark, 38, was charged with arson and aggravated criminal mischief. Clark told a state fire investigator Aug. 7 that she ignited trash in her boyfriend Robert Nadeau’s house at […]
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Freeman Township man indicted in threat against Strong health center
FARMINGTON — A Freeman Township man accused of calling the Strong Area Health Center in August and threatening to shoot everyone there was indicted Wednesday on a charge or terrorizing. Timothy R. Darnell, 41, of 342 Gilkey Hill Road was charged by a Franklin County grand jury. State Trooper Andrew Hardy responded to the center […]
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Livermore Falls man cited for distracted driving after SUV hits parked cars
LIVERMORE FALLS — A local man was charged with distracted driving Wednesday evening after the SUV he was driving hit two parked cars on Park Street, Lt. Joseph Sage said. Jeromy Merchant, 38, of Livermore Falls was heading south on Park Street, also known as Route 133, when the accident happened at about 6 p.m. […]
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Jay woman, New York man indicted on heroin, cocaine charges
FARMINGTON — A Jay woman and a New York man accused of selling heroin and crack cocaine in July from a Jay residence were indicted Wednesday on drug charges. Angie Braley, 37, of 132 Main St., Apt. 2, Jay, and Darnell Smith, 20, of 212 West Fordham Road 2, Bronx, New York, were indicted by […]