• Erica Couture, 32, Strong, theft, March 17, $500 cash bail, Wilton Police Department. • Cory J. Purrington, 36, Temple, driving under the influence, March 17, $100 cash, Farmington Police Department. • Nicholas S. Kilgas, 19, Boothbay, driving under the influence, March 18, $250 cash, Farmington Police Department. • David M. Shanley, 29, Farmington, probation hold, March 18, […]
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Welcome, dear sweet spring
A female beaver looks out from her 50-gallon tub of water as park superintendent Curt Johnson feeds her a willow bough at the Maine Wildlife Park in Gray at noon on Monday. The beaver came to the park last fall and is kept indoors over the winter. She does have access to the outside. Park […]
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Truck rollover ties up Route 4 traffic in Livermore
A tractor-trailer bound for Wilton with a load of groceries went off Route 4 in Livermore on Monday morning and overturned, Lt. Glen Holt of the Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Department said. The driver, 38-year-old Wilkens Dorvilien, 38, of Clinton, Massachusetts, was not hurt, but the rig and its load were believed to be a total […]
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Three charged in broom, pistol incident
FARMINGTON — Police said three people were arrested Sunday following a domestic incident involving a broom and a gun at a home on Sewall Lane. Sean M. McGuire, 22, of Sewall Lane was charged with terrorizing with a pistol. His guests, Arrin Kay, 23, of Farmington and Emily-Anne Bacon, 20, of Waterboro, were charged with […]
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Road name change moving forward, slowly, in Chesterville
CHESTERVILLE — Code Enforcement Officer Brenda Medcoff said it will take longer than anticipated to change the name of Turner Interval Road to Huckleberry Stream Road. The Planning Board approved the road-name-change request Jan. 10. The 45-day period for an appeal has passed, Medcoff said. Medcoff said the process to change the road name for […]
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Avon residents say farewell to former selectman
AVON — Residents paid a loving tribute to a long-serving selectman for his dedicated community service at the annual town meeting Saturday. Approximately 40 voters approved a slate of officers and moved smoothly through the 59 articles in the 2017 warrant. Voters also offered a heartfelt tribute to outgoing Third Selectman John Calloway for his […]
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Hiker from Mt. Vernon found dead on trail in Rome
ROME — A missing Mt. Vernon hiker was found dead along a hiking trail Thursday night, according to a news release Friday from Cpl. John MacDonald, spokesman for the Maine Warden Service. Brian Peters, 57, was last seen at about 1 p.m. when he left a parking area to snowshoe to the summit of Round Top […]
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Teachers, RSU 73 directors working to save teacher positions
JAY — Regional School Unit 73 teachers and directors Thursday tried to come up with ways to save money without eliminating teachers. Board Chairwoman Denise Rodzen said the board asked for $673,000 in cuts from last year’s budget of $18.8 million and each school’s administrators identified places for savings. The cuts, however, “hit right to […]
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Police capture Michael Gatcomb in Fayette
FAYETTE – A New Sharon man wanted by several law enforcement agencies for months was arrested Wednesday night on a warrant after a Ridge Road homeowner reported a suspicious person in the backyard, Kennebec County Sheriff Ken Mason said Thursday. The homeowner apparently came out of the house and confronted a young man who then […]
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Trash, recyclable pickup days changed in Jay
JAY — Archie’s Inc. will pick up trash and recyclables on Thursday, a day later than usual because of Wednesday’s snowstorm, Town Manager Shiloh LaFreniere said. Trash and recyclables normally picked up Thursday will be collected Friday. The town contracts with the Mexico company for the service and was notified Wednesday of the change. Those with […]