CHESTERVILLE — A local man said he was awakened at about 4 a.m. Nov. 24 when two men entered his camper, according to a Maine State Police affidavit. William Norton, 56, of Chesterville told police he landed on his stomach in his dirt driveway after Clarence “Chuck” White, 49, and Michael Morse, 39, both of […]
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Face time: Sharon Desruisseaux
Sharon Desruisseaux is a constant learner. Only 40, her list of professions and accomplishments reads like someone twice her age. Farmer, insurance claims examiner, artist, paralegal, novelist . . . and that’s just the beginning. (She has temporarily given up making hats using an ancient technique and has taken up television production.) And all the […]
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Chesterville man charged in stabbing
CHESTERVILLE — A local man was arrested early Monday after he was accused of stabbing a Livermore Falls man twice during an altercation late Sunday, Franklin County Sheriff’s Lt. Niles Yeaton said. Deputy Christopher Chase arrested Michael Meader, 62, of Chesterville on a charge of aggravated assault, Yeaton said Tuesday. Meader posted $500 cash bail […]
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Military note
Army Reserve Staff Sgt. Zachary P. Carleton has been mobilized and activated at Fort Dix, N.J., in preparation for deployment to serve in support of either Operations Iraqi Freedom or Enduring Freedom. Carleton is a member of the 94th Military Police Company, Londonderry, N.H. The soldiers are normally activated from Army Reserve or Army National […]
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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 […]