FARMINGTON — The Franklin County sheriff is providing a “safe zone” for people involved in domestic violence situations who have to meet to exchange property, paperwork or children. The zone also offers a public place for people who have done bartering on the internet and are meeting with an unknown party to make an exchange […]
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Response teams improve victim safety
Nationwide, domestic violence advocates took a collective sigh of relief when the 6-2 ruling in Voisine v. United States was released by the Supreme Court on June 27. Co-plaintiffs Stephen Voisine and William Armstrong, both residents of Maine, argued that their misdemeanor charges of reckless domestic violence should not prohibit them from possessing firearms. To […]
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Strong woman accused of OUI with 3-year-old in car
JAY — A Strong woman is accused of driving drunk with her 3-year-old daughter in a seat belt in the back seat Thursday night, according to police. Jay police officer Stephanie Guillemette arrested Samantha Atwood, 25, on misdemeanor charges of operating under the influence with one prior conviction, endangering the welfare of a child and […]
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Police say Waterford man choked girlfriend, told her to ‘just die’
PARIS — Police say they charged a Waterford man with felony assault for choking his girlfriend following an argument. Brennden A. Rader made an initial appearance in Oxford County Unified Court on Monday afternoon on a felony charge of aggravated assault and a misdemeanor count of domestic violence assault. According to police, on July 8, Rader, […]
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Maine calls for more screening for domestic violence
AUGUSTA — Republican Gov. Paul LePage, who ran away from home at age 11 to escape abuse, says he will ask legislators to make ankle bracelets a condition of bail for people charged with domestic violence. “If you’re bailed out for domestic violence, you wear a monitor,” LePage said. He said a monitor also should be […]
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Paris man charged with drug trafficking denied bail
PARIS — A local man accused of selling a powerful synthetic opiate that is sometimes mixed with heroin or sold as heroin was denied bail Wednesday afternoon in 11th District Court. Troy W. Masterman, 40, of 292 Christian Ridge Road is charged with trafficking in fentanyl, a painkiller 30 to 50 times more potent than […]
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Domestic violence not a private matter
It is not surprising that hearing stories of trauma, devastation and unfathomable violence is commonplace when you work at a domestic violence resource center. But every day, because of the news and social media, hearing about domestic violence in our local communities is common for everyone else, too. However, what many of us don’t know […]
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New Sharon man sentenced for terrorizing
FARMINGTON – A Franklin County judge sentenced a New Sharon man to four years in prison, with all but one year suspended, after he pleaded guilty Friday to threatening to kill his girlfriend with a knife March 15. Timothy Hutchinson, 29, pleaded guilty to a felony charge of domestic violence terrorizing with a dangerous weapon […]
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Bail set at $250,000 cash for Carthage man accused of attempted murder
FARMINGTON – A Franklin County judge set bail at $250,000 cash Wednesday for a Carthage man accused of cutting his 44-year-old girlfriend’s throat with a knife and repeatedly telling her to die, according to a police affidavit. Bennie T. Bowie Jr., 47, is also accused of punching the woman and repeatedly slamming her head on […]