CHESTERVILLE — Two residents face charges after a verbal dispute over damage to a mailbox escalated into a threat with a loaded pistol, police said. Michael L. Jacques, 46, of Sand Pond Road in Chesterville was arrested on a felony charge of criminal threatening with a firearm on Saturday, Franklin County Sheriff Lt. Niles Yeaton […]
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Maine men behaving badly, believe it or not
Reading police stories is sometimes reading the chronicles of stupidity. You just have to shake your head. To wit: A 19-year-old Mount Desert Island man was charged with reckless conduct after someone threw a can of gasoline on a bonfire at 3 a.m. Sunday, according to a story from the Bangor Daily News. First, when […]
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Franklin County arrest log
* Shannon L. Dupree, 34, Wilton, warrant unpaid fines/fees, April 25, given time to pay fines, Wilton Police Department. * Jeston C. Davis, 20, North Jay, burglary, theft, April 25, no bail listed as of April 27, Jay Police Department. * Joshua W. Peaslee, 25, Jay, burglary, violation condition of release, April 26, no bail […]
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Nine RSU 9 towns accept Starks into district
RSU 9 Town Votes Chesterville: 21 yes, 5 no Farmington: 97, 7 Industry: 26, 3 New Sharon: 45, 7 New Vineyard: 26, 1 Temple: 20, 0 Vienna: 14, 2 Weld: 17, 2 Wilton: 55, 7 TOTAL VOTES: 321 yes, 34 no FARMINGTON — Voters in all nine Regional School Unit 9 towns approved of Starks […]
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Chesterville voters expand board number, put money into town roads
CHESTERVILLE — Voters approved an increase in the number of town selectmen, the use of excise funds for town roads and funding to cover overdrafts from 2011 during a special town meeting held Thursday at the town office. The 53 voters passed eight out of nine articles, Town Clerk Patricia Gordon said. The article defeated […]
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MDOT announces work on Routes 156
FARMINGTON — Crews will begin improvements on a nearly 3-mile stretch of Route 156 near the Chesterville town line Thursday, the Maine Department of Transportation announced Tuesday. The work will stretch 2.7 miles west from the intersection with Route 41. “Motorists should expect short delays due to one-way traffic through the work area, with flaggers […]
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Alice Mary Redfield
FARMINGTON — Alice Mary Redfield, 93, of Farmington, formerly of Chesterville, passed peacefully Monday, April 9, at Sandy River Center for Healthcare and Rehabilitation. She was born Feb. 19, 1919, in Pittston, Pa., a daughter of George V. and Bessie M. (Carey) Weber. She graduated from Pittston High School in 1937, and attended Wilksboro Business […]
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Rumford Quilters meet Monday RUMFORD — Rumford Area Quilters will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday, April 9, at the Rumford United Methodist Church, Linnell Street. A prairie point demonstration is planned. All area quilters invited. For more information call 562-7050. Art show, crockpot cookoff PHILLIPS — Crockpot wizardry combines with student talent for an Art […]
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Meeting of Retired Educators LEEDS — The April meeting of the Androscoggin Retired Educators Association will be held on Wednesday, April 11, at the Leeds Community Church, Church Hill Road. The business meeting will begin at 10:30 a.m. The speaker for this meeting will be Connie Jones, director of community services at SeniorsPlus. The ladies […]
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Directors receive grant to help preserve historic Chesterville meeting house
CHESTERVILLE — A local group has received a $500 matching seed grant to preserve and maintain the 160-year-old meeting house in the center of town. The Chesterville Center Union Meeting House Inc. Board of Directors announced the grant that aims to sustain the structure for community uses such as meetings, concerts and other events. The […]