Audubon program on salmon FARMINGTON — Western Maine Audubon will present its monthly program at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 10, on “Salmon Restoration.” The Sandy River watershed is the focus of the biggest salmon restoration effort in the Northeast. The Sandy and its tributaries have perfect Atlantic salmon habitat and the first returns of fry […]
Industry
Posted inFranklin, The Franklin Journal
Franklin County arrest log
FARMINGTON — The following arrests were recently logged at Franklin County Detention Center: * Calvin C. Harris Jr., 32, Industry, theft, Oct. 3, $3,000 unsecured bail, court appearance Dec. 20, Franklin County Sheriff’s Department. * Sharon R. Kennedy, 47, Livermore, theft, Oct. 3, $3,000 unsecured bail, court appearance Dec. 20, Franklin County Sheriff’s Department. * […]
advertisement
Posted inFranklin, The Franklin Journal
Two face charges of misdemeanor theft
INDUSTRY — Two people are accused of trying to steal pieces of stove from a burned-out camp on Shadagee Road on Wednesday afternoon. Franklin County Sheriff’s Deputy Sandy Burke responded to a report of suspicious activity about 4 p.m. to find the trunk of a white Volkswagen open with metal in it, Lt. Niles Yeaton […]
Posted inConnections, The Franklin Journal
Briefly
Wilson Grange Passport Dinner WILTON — This season’s Wilson Grange Passport Dinner Tour begins with a Harvest Dinner on Friday, Oct. 5, at 6 p.m. Menu will include baked ham, favorite vegetable sides, yeast rolls, individual pumpkin cheesecakes, fresh pressed cider, coffee and tea. $12 per person. Reservations will be appreciated; call Chris Krauss at […]
Posted inLocal & State, sj-web
Mercier convicted in cold-case murder
SKOWHEGAN — A jury has found Jay S. Mercier of Industry guilty of murder Thursday in the death of Rita St. Peter of Anson, according to the Bangor Daily News. The 32-year old cold-case murder trial was sent to the jury in the late morning. Watch the Sun Journal for more details.
Posted inLocal & State, sj-web
Jury begins deliberations in Mercier cold-case murder trial
SKOWHEGAN — A jury of seven women and five men began deliberations late Thursday morning in the cold-case murder trial of Jay S. Mercier of Industry. Mercier is accused of killing Rita St. Peter, 20, of Anson, whose body was found off Campground Road in Anson on July 5, 1980. Mercier, who was the prime […]
Posted inFranklin
Investigator describes how trail got hot in cold case
SKOWHEGAN — The man who helped turn a cold case into a hot one testified on the fourth day of the Jay A. Mercier murder trial. Maine State Police Detective Bryant Jacques took the stand Tuesday in Somerset County Superior Court. Mercier, of Industry, is on trial for the death of 20-year-old Rita St. Peter, […]
Posted inLocal & State, sj-web
Trial for Industry man, accused in 32-year-old murder, gets under way in Skowhegan
SKOWHEGAN — The trial of an Industry man charged with slaying 20-year-old Rita St. Peter more than 32 years ago got under way Thursday in Somerset County Superior Court with opening statements. Jay A. Mercier, 57, of Industry is charged with murder in connection with the death of St. Peter, who was found dead off […]
Posted inLocal & State, sj-web
Cold case murder trial of Industry man starts this week
SKOWHEGAN (AP) — A Maine man arrested last year and charged with killing a woman more than three decades ago is due to go on trial this week in Somerset County Superior Court. Jury selection is scheduled to begin Thursday in the trial of 56-year-old Jay Mercier of Industry, who has pleaded not guilty to […]
Posted inFranklin
Hermitage members look deep to find answers
INDUSTRY — The sound of Lemon Stream flowing over the rocks deep in the woods gives one the feeling of peacefulness. No power lines hum overhead. It is quiet except for the sounds of nature. Nestled in this quiet setting is the Hridaya Hermitage, a Shaivite Hindu yoga community. “Everybody here is an aspiring yogi,” […]