FARMINGTON — A $1.5 million grant will provide after-school and summer camp experiences to Regional School Unit 9 students in kindergarten through fifth grade. The grant is the result of a partnership between RSU 9 and the Franklin County Children’s Task Force to reduce child abuse and neglect. It was announced during a meeting of […]
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Wilton man indicted on robbery, escape charges
FARMINGTON — A Wilton man was indicted Thursday on a slew of charges stemming from his escape from a police van March 1, according to court records. Derek Cook, 31, was indicted on felony charges of robbery, escape, burglary, theft by unauthorized taking, eluding an officer and assault on an officer. He was also indicted […]
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Livermore home leveled by fire
LIVERMORE — A fast-moving fire Friday afternoon destroyed a large two-story home on South Road. Livermore Fire Chief Donald Castonguay said homeowner Dale Boothby and co-occupant Donnie Foster left the home to plant potatoes and looked up five to 10 minutes later, saw smoke and went running back. “By the time we got back, the […]
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Wilton receives $200,000 grant to start Forster Mill site cleanup
WILTON — The town is slated to receive a $200,000 Environmental Protection Agency grant to clean up of the Forster building site, according to a statement Friday from U.S. Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King. The money from the Brownfields program is part of $7.3 million awarded to Maine. “A Brownfield site is a property that […]
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Jay man accused of sexually abusing girls
JAY — A local man is accused of sexually abusing two girls under the age of 12. Jay Detective Michael Mejia launched an investigation last week after receiving information from New York State Police about two girls who said they were abused in December 2015 in Jay, Mejia said. Steven M. Dumeny, 33, of Jay […]
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Wilton man found guilty in Carthage, Wilton arson cases
FARMINGTON — A Franklin County justice found a Wilton man guilty Friday of torching a Roxbury woman’s double-wide mobile home in Wilton and a camp in Carthage owned by a Mexico couple. Justice William Stokes said that D’Kota Rowe, 21, was in the driver’s seat when he drove co-defendants to both places in the early-morning […]
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State investigators ask for help in solving Wilton arson
WILTON — Investigators with the Office of State Fire Marshal are asking for the public’s help in finding the person who set fire to a house at 1009 U.S. Route 2 West in East Dixfield this past weekend. The fire marshal’s office and local fire and police departments are investigating the arson that was reported […]
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Two handguns, cash stolen from Livermore Falls residence
LIVERMORE FALLS — Police are investigating the theft of two handguns and cash from a residence on Strickland Loop Road, which is off Route 106, Police Chief Ernest Steward Jr. said Thursday. There was no forced entry that the homeowner could see, he said. The burglary was reported at 9:30 p.m. Wednesday. Police believe it […]