CARRABASSETT VALLEY — Police said a Chesterville man was extricated from a truck loaded with wood chips that overturned and brought down electrical wires on Route 27 Wednesday afternoon. The accident is still under investigation and charges are pending. Speed was a factor, Carrabassett Valley police officer Rick Billian said Thursday morning. Joel McMichael, 30, […]
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Short circuit cause of Chesterville fire
CHESTERVILLE — An electrical short circuit is the reported cause of a building fire on Zions Hill Road early Saturday morning, Chief Edward Hastings IV aid. The damage was to a 20-foot section of metal siding on the house and the exterior of the woodshed. There was no interior damage. The homeowner, Brian Sweeney, heard […]
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Chesterville man accused of assaulting family members
CHESTERVILLE — A local man is accused of physically assaulting three family members on Friday, Franklin County Lt. David St. Laurent said. Deputies Andrew Morgan and Kevin Hartley responded to Stinchfield Hill Road for a report of a domestic argument. Joshua J. Brougham, 28, was arrested on three counts of domestic violence assault, St. Laurent […]
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Chesterville man arrested on Mass. sexual assault charge
FARMINGTON — Detectives from the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department arrested a Chesterville resident Thursday who had a Massachusetts fugitive from justice warrant issued for him on a charge of sexually assaulting a minor, according to Sheriff Scott Nichols. Mark Bennoch, 53, who was living on West Road in Chesterville, was arrested Thursday by detective Ken […]
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Chesterville motorcyclist injured in Farmington crash
FARMINGTON — A Chesterville man was injured Friday when the motorcycle he was driving collided with a vehicle at the intersection of Routes 2 and 4 and Knowlton Corner Road, officials said. The 1982 Honda Gold Wing driven by Peter Rines, 45, was trying to make a left-hand turn from Knowlton Corner Road onto Routes […]
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Storms knock down trees, drop hail from Farmington to Waldo County
CHESTERVILLE — Trees and power lines fell on cars during one thunderstorm, a tornado warning was in effect with another and hail the size of pingpong balls caused damage to vehicles during a third storm Tuesday afternoon. According to meteorologist Michael Cempa of the National Weather Service, reports of weather-related damage came from Farmington, Jay, […]
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Underwood Library hosting story time FAYETTE — The Underwood Memorial Library will hold story hours Thursday mornings at 10 a.m. throughout the summer until Aug. 20. American Legion to hold pig roast RUMFORD — The Rumford American Legion Post 24 will host a Korean Veteran’s Appreciation Day pig roast from 3 to 6 p.m. on […]
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Chesterville teen dies after swimming mishap
ROME — A Chesterville teen died Friday, a day after he was pulled from the water at Great Pond in Rome where he had been swimming with friends, according to a family friend. The 16-year-old was identified as Jeffrey Pepin, who would have been entering his senior year at Mt. Blue High School in the […]
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Debbie Ann Webber
1963 – 2015 BANGOR — Debbie Ann Webber, 51, of Chesterville, passed away of natural causes Monday, June 15, at Eastern Maine Medical Center, with her loving family by her side. Debbie was born Nov. 30, 1963, in Presque Isle, the daughter of Daniel and Barbara Buckley. She was one of seven siblings. She spent […]
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Chesterville man injured in car crash facing charges
FARMINGTON — Police said a Chesterville man was injured early Monday when he attempted to outrun police in two counties and crashed his car off Burough Road in Chesterville. Dillian Burnham, 23, faces six charges including escape, Franklin County Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said in a news release. Deputy Andrew Morgan charged Burnham at Franklin […]