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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Franklin County arrest log
* Kevin T. Jefferson, 19, Springfield, Mass., criminal mischief, April 23, probable cause not found, released April 25, court appearance May 24, Wilton Police Department. * Darcy C. Ellis Jr., 42, New Sharon, failure to appear-cruelty to animals, April 23, $2,500 unsecured bail, court appearance May 24, Farmington Police Department. * Jessica Bizier, 43, Wilton, […]
E-waste collection planned May 5
FARMINGTON — The 5th “Earth Say Every Day !” electronics recycling day on Saturday, May 5, will give residents an opportunity to responsibly dispose of household electronic devices, otherwise referred to as “e-waste,” instead of disposing of them in a way that could harm the environment and ultimately be dangerous to all life. As a […]
Mock drunk driving crash planned at UMF
FARMINGTON — A mock drunken driving accident scene takes place at the University of Maine at Farmington at 4 p.m. Thursday, April 26, to educate young drivers on the dangers of drunk and distracted driving. The scene will be staged between UMF’s Mantor Library and the UMF Computer Center on South Street, which will be […]
Two men plead guilty to robbery, kidnapping charges
FARMINGTON — Two of three men pleaded guilty Friday to felony charges that included robbing a couple and kidnapping the husband on Oct. 31, 2011. Kevin Crandall, 28, of Wilton and Marcus Thompson, 26, of Farmington, each pleaded guilty to robbery, two counts of kidnapping and three counts of theft by unauthorized taking or transfer, […]
Farmington police investigate cause of Wilton man’s injuries
FARMINGTON — A Wilton man was listed in stable condition at a Lewiston hospital Monday night, two days after he was found unconscious in a parked car at McDonald’s restaurant. Police are trying to figure out how Harold MacIsaac, 68, received broken ribs, a punctured lung and a serious bruise to his head sometime early […]
Teens to pay for vandalism at McDonald’s
FARMINGTON — Police gave four teenagers trespass warnings early Saturday after a manager from McDonald’s on Main Street called to report damage to the men’s room, Police Department secretary Rachel Heseltine said Monday. A call came in at 3 a.m. that four people had torn a partition between bathroom stalls off the wall, she said, […]
Franklin County arrest log
FARMINGTON — The following arrests were recently logged at Franklin County Detention Center: Virginia Farrington, 51, residence unknown, violation condition of release, domestic violence assault, April 20, no bail listed as of April 23, Farmington Police Department. David Hart, 47, Kingfield, operating under the influence, April 20, $500 unsecured bail, Maine State Police. Justin Meader, […]
Residents in RSU 9 towns to vote on adding Starks to district
FARMINGTON — Voters from nine towns will go to the polls Tuesday to consider adding the town of Starks to RSU 9 to make it a 10-town school district serving students from Franklin, Kennebec and Somerset counties. On Tuesday, residents in Starks overwhelmingly approved the plan to join RSU 9, also known as Mount Blue […]