CHESTERVILLE — Bail was set at $2,000 cash Monday afternoon for a Carthage man charged in a 10-hour standoff with police Saturday night. Vance Billings, 41, of Carthage was charged with aggravated criminal trespassing, aggravated criminal mischief and violation of bail conditions, after an incident at a mobile home on Horseshoe Pond Road, Steve McCausland, […]
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Holiday concert benefits heating program
Matt and Shannon Heaton (Facebook Photo) FARMINGTON — A holiday concert will raise money and contribute to a $5,000 match the ECU HEAT assistance program. The concert, featuring Celtic artists Matt and Shannon Heaton and a recitation by Andrew Harris of “A Child’s Christmas in Wales,” takes place at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 14, at […]
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Chesterville speed sign yields surprising results
CHESTERVILLE — A speed sign near the intersection of Route 156 and Zion’s Hill Road this fall has resulted in drivers slowing down, a surprised Franklin County Sheriff’s officer told selectmen. Lt. David Rackliffe erected the sign from Oct. 26 to Nov. 14, and the data collected surprised him, he said. The sign was a […]
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Wood stove likely cause of Wilton fire
WILTON — Firefighters responded to a house fire Sunday evening at 514 U.S. Route 2 West. The fire at the home of Clayton Harvell could have been caused by the wood stove overheating or a chimney fire, Wilton Fire Chief Sonny Dunham said. The wall behind the stove caught fire, he said. Two people, including […]
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Maine native returns to make thesis film
Noah LePage’s latest short film, “Elysia,” is set in Western Maine where he grew up. It required six months of production work prior to the five days of recent filming in New Sharon and Temple. LePage, 21, of Brooklyn, grew up in New Sharon and graduated from Mt. Blue High School in Farmington in 2014. […]
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Carthage man arrested after 10-hour standoff in Chesterville
A man was arrested Saturday night after authorities said he trespassed at a mobile home in Chesterville, sparking a 10-hour standoff with police as he holed up inside with a pellet gun and cross bow. The man, Vance Billings, 41, of Carthage, was charged with aggravated criminal trespass and mischief, assault and violating conditions of […]
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Regional agenda
Monday Peru: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Tuesday Buckfield: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Municipal Center Farmington: Franklin County Commission, 9 a.m., Town Office Livermore Falls: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Mexico: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Paris: Oxford County Commission, 9 a.m., county building Paris: Conservation Committee, 7 p.m., Town Office Sumner: Planning Board, 6:30 p.m., […]
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41st Chester Greenwood Day draws hundreds to Farmington
Courtney Austin of the 21st Century Kids of Franklin after-school program hands a candy cane to Abigail Toothaker, 5, during the Chester Greenwood parade in Farmington on Saturday. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) FARMINGTON — Hundreds took in the 41st annual Chester Greenwood Day celebration Saturday as dozens of floats representing “Favorite Childhood Toy” paraded through the […]
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Jay man pleads guilty in road-rage incident
FARMINGTON — A Jay man pleaded guilty Friday to pointing a loaded handgun at two women in a vehicle in December 2016 while his young child was in the back seat of the truck. Jacob Couture, 27, was sentenced to 364 days in jail with all of it suspended and one year of probation, Andrews […]
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Loggers' Den plans to go back to the past
WILTON — The new owners of a plot on Route 2 hope to go back in time with a sawmill and retail store. Plans for the Loggers’ Den, next to Dollar General, include three structures, an 18- by 48-foot sawmill producing live-edge lumber; a 24- by 34-foot store to display and sell wood crafts including “wacky wood” furniture […]