JAY — Selectpersons agreed Monday to continue having a town employee handle animal control duties for this year. Franklin County Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. sent a memorandum to towns in the county to determine if there is any interest in having a county-based animal control officer. It has been very difficult to get qualified, trained […]
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Jay police search for stolen car
JAY — Police are searching for a car stolen from a Claybrook Road residence between noon Sunday and Monday evening, police Chief Richard Caton IV said Tuesday. The 2002 blue Toyota Corolla with a ski rack was unlocked and the keys were in it, he said. “We haven’t ruled out it being connected to the […]
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Wilton man faces heroin charges after New Sharon traffic stop
NEW SHARON — A Wilton man is accused of possessing 1 gram of heroin after he was stopped by a Franklin County sheriff’s deputy Monday for a traffic violation on Mount Hill Road, Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said Tuesday. Detective Stephen Charles arrested Benjamin Soha, 30, on felony charges of possession of heroin and trafficking […]
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Fire damages Avon residence; state fire investigators to determine cause
AVON — About 20 firefighters from three departments responded to a fire late Monday that damaged the residence of Daryl “Poochie” Searles at 148 Avon Valley Road, Phillips Fire Chief James Gould said. State fire investigators are investigating the cause, he said. “We can’t say if it was accidental or a set fire. The fire […]
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Police recover stolen truck, car in Wilton, arrest New Sharon man
WILTON — Police said a New Sharon man is charged with stealing a 2000 Chevrolet Silverado from Temple Road on Sunday night. Michael Davis, 20, was arrested by Maine State Police Trooper Reid Bond on a charge of theft and warrants for violation of condition of release. He was taken into custody Monday night at […]
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Few turn out for special town meeting
LIVERMORE — Voters at Monday night’s special town meeting authorized a $250,000 tax anticipation note from Androscoggin Savings Bank and approved financing equipment to replace a backhoe. Administrative Assistant Carrie Castonguay said previously, “When we did our town meeting in June we didn’t include the financial statement on the debt service article.” The special town […]
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This week’s agenda
Tuesday Bethel: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office. Hartford: Road Committee, 7 p.m., Town Hall. Livermore Falls: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office. Mexico: Mexico Sewer District Board of Trustees, 4:30 p.m., Town Hall. Newry: Selectmen, 5 p.m., Town Office. Paris: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Town Office. Sumner: Annual town meeting, 7 p.m., Hartford-Sumner Elementary School. Sumner: […]
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Farmington man fails to stop for police roadblock, 3 charged with driving under the influence
FARMINGTON — Police say a Farmington man was arrested after he passed through a police roadblock and refused to stop Thursday evening. Richard Storer, 19, was “subsequently charged with failing to stop at a police roadblock, furnishing marijuana, and possession of drug paraphernalia,” Sgt. Edward Hastings IV of Farmington Police Department said in a news […]
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Police say another pickup taken in Wilton
WILTON — Wilton police are investigating the Sunday night theft of a pickup truck taken from 228 Temple Road. A green 2000 Chevy Silverado was taken sometime between 9 p.m. Sunday and 7:30 a.m. Monday, according to Wilton police Chief Heidi Wilcox. The pickup truck has a diamond plate toolbox, rust on the running board […]
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Paul LePage appoints Charlie Webster as Franklin County commissioner
FARMINGTON — Gov. Paul LePage has appointed former legislator Charles “Charlie” Webster to represent the residents of District 2 in Chesterville, Farmington and New Sharon as a Franklin County commissioner. Webster, who had not been sworn in as of Monday, will fill the term left vacant when longtime Commissioner Fred Hardy of New Sharon died […]