Christopher Walker (Franklin County Detention Center) FARMINGTON — A local man accused of selling marijuana and hashish this past spring and summer was indicted Wednesday on drug charges. Christopher Lee Walker, 39, of Farmington was officially charged on two counts of unlawful trafficking of scheduled drugs and one count of unlawful possession of a scheduled […]
Franklin
News and information about Franklin County from the Sun Journal.
Posted inFranklin
Franklin Health Network sets annual meeting
FARMINGTON — Franklin Community Health Network will hold its annual meeting from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 9, in the Bass Room at Franklin Memorial Hospital. Members of the community are invited. The meeting includes a social hour starting at 5:30 p.m. with refreshments. The program will start promptly at 6 p.m. and last up to an hour. […]
advertisement
Posted inFranklin
Walton's Mill Dam meeting set next week
FARMINGTON — A public meeting is scheduled Nov. 8 to discuss options for the Walton’s Mill Dam and Atlantic salmon passage, along with concepts for improvements to the park next to the dam. The meeting is from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Farmington Community Center. It will be hosted by town officials and the […]
Posted inFranklin
Livermore Falls selectmen vote to purchase new police cruiser
LIVERMORE FALLS — Selectmen voted Wednesday to purchase a 2017 police cruiser from Quirk Ford in Augusta for $26,220. The Ford Explorer SUV with a police package will be delivered Monday. “We need it now,” interim Town Manager Stephen J. Gould said. He said if the town was going to purchase a 2018 vehicle, it would […]
Posted inFranklin
Rangeley man injured in truck collision
STRONG — A Rangeley man was injured Thursday morning when his car and a tractor-trailer truck collided on Route 4, a state police trooper said. A truck driven by Ernest Hamel, 59, of Greene was going around a sharp corner on Route 4, also known as Phillips Road, heading north toward Avon when a vehicle […]
Posted inFranklin
Two Franklin County men indicted in sex cases
FARMINGTON — Two men were indicted Wednesday on sexual assault charges. Michael R. Harriman, 27, of Phillips was formally charged Wednesday with two Class A counts of gross sexual assault against two children under age 15. He was arrested Sept. 1, after Maine State Police Detective Michael Chavez of the Major Crimes Unit-South observed interviews with […]
Posted inFranklin
Livermore has Baby Bags to first-time parents
LIVERMORE — Baby Bags provided by Advocates For Children are being offered at the Town Office to first-time parents, Town Clerk Renda Guild told selectpersons at their meeting Tuesday night. “These bags are amazing, especially for first-time parents,” she said. “The information provided helps them overcome their sense of fear or uncertainty,” Guild said. Each […]
Posted inFranklin
Walking in a mist
Mecedaidh Phalan, a sophomore at the University of Maine at Farmington, walks down Perkins Street in the middle of the Farmington campus as a light mist falls Thursday. (Donna M. Perry/Sun Journal) Mecedaidh Phalan, a sophomore at the University of Maine at Farmington, walks down Perkins Street in the middle of the Farmington campus as a light mist falls Thursday. […]
Posted inFranklin
Farmington man pleads not guilty to selling cocaine
FARMINGTON — A local man pleaded not guilty Tuesday to selling cocaine in the Franklin County area. Robert A. Hunter Jr., 48, of Farmington entered the plea to a Class A charge of aggravated trafficking of scheduled drugs in Franklin County Unified Court. He also denied two criminal forfeiture violations. A conviction on the drug […]
Posted inFranklin
Franklin County deputy investigating Kingfield vandalism
KINGFIELD — Someone significantly damaged a town baseball field on West Kingfield Road with a vehicle this past weekend, according to a Franklin County sheriff’s deputy report. Deputy Brian McCormick responded to the scene at 9:36 a.m. Sunday, Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said. The vehicle was driven around the entire baseball field and spun its […]