CHESTERVILLE — Police are following up on leads after a woman found a man inside her home Tuesday morning on Zion’s Hill Road, Maine Public Safety spokesman Steve McCausland said Wednesday. There was no contact, either physical or verbal, between the man and the woman, he said. The incident was reported at about 9 a.m. […]
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Well done – Justin Wilkins
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Justin Wilkins, 23, of Chesterville graduated in May with a Bachelor of Science degree in aerospace engineering from Case Western Reserve University. Wilkins parents are Tony and Denise Lefebvre of Chesterville and Gregory and Jennifer Wilkins of Boardman, Ohio. Grandparents are Maurice and the late Marie Poulin of Jay, and Alton and […]
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Maine State Police: Wanted man killed himself
CHESTERVILLE — Officers outside a Norton Road home heard a gunshot Friday night and later discovered Elmer A. Norton dead inside, Maine Department of Public Safety spokesman Stephen McCausland said Saturday. Norton, 24, had been wanted for questioning in a Livermore Falls shooting. “(The State Police Tactical Team) went to a house in Chesterville, surrounded […]
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Maine State Police: Wanted man killed self
CHESTERVILLE — After a tactical team surrounded a home and tried to make contact Friday night, State Police found Elmer A. Norton dead inside, according to spokesman Steve McCausland. Norton, 24, had been wanted for questioning in connection with a Livermore Falls shooting on Thursday. “We went to a house in Chesterville, surrounded it. We […]
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Military note: Zachary Carleton
FARMINGTON — Army Reserve Staff Sgt. Zachary P. Carleton is returning to the U.S. after a deployment to Iraq serving in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom/New Dawn, or Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan and the Southwest Asia Theater of Operations. The soldiers return to Joint Base Dix-McGuire-Lakehurst, N.J., for debriefing, evaluations and out-processing procedures before […]
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Man sentenced in trespass, restraint case
FARMINGTON — A Franklin County justice sentenced a New Sharon man to 18 months in the Department of Corrections, all suspended, and two years probation in connection to a Chesterville man being dragged from his camper and hogtied with zip ties. Michael Morse, 39, pleaded guilty Tuesday to charges of felony aggravated criminal trespass and […]
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Edible food demonstration entertains extension group
CHESTERVILLE — The North Chesterville Extension Homemakers recently met at the Chesterville Town Office to learn about edible crafts. Rosemary Poulson presented a bread sculpted into a cornucopia and filled with flowers and bread shaped as bunnies with cloves for the eyes and frilly toothpicks for the whiskers. Another idea was making bread dough into […]
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Concert to benefit historic Chesterville Center Union Church
CHESTERVILLE — A concert to benefit one of the few remaining historical buildings in Chesterville will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, May 15, at the Chesterville Center Union Church building. The concert will feature two popular local groups of youth musicians, the Franklin County Fiddlers and the Mount Blue Voices. “We’re very excited to […]
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Extension meeting CHESTERVILLE — The North Chesterville Extension Homemakers will share information about “Argentina” at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 25, in the Chesterville Town Office. The public is invited. For more information, call 778-3156. Dance class WILTON — A free class in modern western square dancing will be offered from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday, […]
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Three indicted on assault, trespass charges
FARMINGTON — Three people initially accused of kidnapping a Chesterville man in November were indicted Thursday on lesser charges. Cherith Andresen, also known as Bonnie Sargent, 32, of Ellsworth, Michael Morse, 39, of New Sharon, and Clarence White, 49, of Phillips, were each indicted on charges of felony aggravated criminal trespass and misdemeanor charges of […]