FARMINGTON — A Franklin County judge set bail at $2,500 or a pretrial contract Wednesday for a man accused of furnishing marijuana and liquor to two 16-year-old girls in Kingfield in May. Scott A. Leo, 27, with a last-known address of Waterville, was arrested Wednesday on a Franklin County Sheriff’s Office warrant and taken to […]
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Oxford County arrest log
PARIS — The following arrests were recently recorded at the Oxford County Jail: • Tammy Demers, 41, of Baldwin, operating under the influence, 7:56 p.m., July 15, Hiram, Maine State Police. • Brian Donovan, 26, of Rochester, N.H., domestic violence assault, 11:48 p.m., July 16, Brownfield, Oxford County Sheriff’s Office. • Matthew Frost, 25, of […]
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Wilton man hired as Franklin County communications supervisor
FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners voted Monday to allow communications center Director Stan Wheeler to hire Kyle Ellis as a dispatch supervisor. The action followed an executive session with Wheeler. Ellis, of Wilton, was one of four dispatchers at the center to apply for the supervisor position vacated by Melinda Caton, who retired this past […]
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New Sharon teen injured in crash
NEW SHARON — A local teen was injured Tuesday after he lost control of his truck on George Thomas Road and it rolled onto its roof. Austin Koehling, 18, was driving too fast on the dirt section of the road, Sheriff Scott Nichols said in a news release. Austin was taken by a NorthStar EMS […]
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Pools vandalized in Livermore Falls
LIVERMORE FALLS — Police are investigating the vandalism of two swimming pools on High and Baldwin streets. More than $2,500 in damage was done, Police Chief Ernest Steward Jr. said. The vandalism is believed to have occurred between Sunday night and Monday morning. An aboveground pool was cut with a knife and was leaking at […]
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Storm rips roofing off home in Strong
STRONG — George Carter had just watched a tornado warning on television Monday afternoon when it started to rain — sprinkling at first — followed by a torrential downpour and heavy winds. The storm initially looked like it would miss them, Carter said. Carter, 71, and his wife, Sharon, 58, were sitting in their two-story […]
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Oxford County arrest log
PARIS — The following arrests were recently recorded at the Oxford County Jail: • Keith Geer, 21, of Mexico, operating after suspension, 8:09 a.m., July 11, Rumford, Rumford Police Department. • Bethany Hill, 29, of Waterford, failure to appear, 6:47 p.m., July 11, Waterford, Maine State Police. • Kyle Johnston, 30, of Fryeburg, violation of […]
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This week’s agenda
Tuesday Buckfield: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Municipal Center Jay: Jay Village Water District Board of Trustees, 7 p.m., Niles Memorial Library Jay: North Jay Water District Board of Trustees, 6 p.m., Niles Memorial Library Livermore Falls: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Mexico: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Otisfield: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Town Office Paris: Oxford […]
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Storms bring golf ball-sized hail, tornado warnings
A line of thunderstorms moving across northern New England has left thousands of people in the dark. The line of thunderstorms had strong wind gusts on Monday. There also were reports of hail and even a pair of tornado warnings. Tornado warnings are rare New England, and at least three were issued in Maine […]
