FARMINGTON — Police said an Industry man was charged with drunken driving after his truck hit a utility pole, knocking down lines, and a tree on Perham Street late Tuesday night. Jeremy Lane, 38, was driving a 2002 Chevrolet pickup east when it struck the pole and tree in the vicinity of 129 Perham St. […]
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Chesterville Halloween party CHESTERVILLE — The Chesterville Town Halloween Party will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 31, at the Chesterville Town Office for children 12 years of age and under. It will include games, crafts, food, costume parade, hayride and haunted barn. This event is sponsored by the North Chesterville Extension […]
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Franklin County deputies investigate Industry burglary
INDUSTRY — Franklin County deputies are investigating a burglary at an Industry Road home where an undisclosed amount of cash was taken from an unlocked safe, Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said Thursday. The burglary was reported Thursday morning. Deputies Matthew Brann and Nicholas Zecher responded to call. The resident believed someone had been in her […]
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Strong man suffers minor injuries in Industry motorcycle accident
INDUSTRY — Police said a man from Strong received minor injuries in a motorcycle accident on Route 148 around noon Tuesday. Richard David, 62, was heading east toward Madison on the newly paved road. He approached the curve at the intersection with Sawyer Mill Road a little too fast, Maine State Trooper Keith Barton said. […]
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Local food pantries receive $80,000 in food items from Good Shepherd Food-Bank
FARMINGTON — Nine area food pantries received about $80,000 worth of food Wednesday as a Good Shepherd Food-Bank truck distributed food at the Mt. Blue Shopping Plaza. The truck comes every three months, Judy Frost of Western Maine Community Action said after the delivery. Community Action programs across the state coordinate the allotments and distributions, […]
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Industry walker bitten on legs by two dogs
INDUSTRY — A walker was injured Tuesday morning on Times Square Road off Clearwater Lake when two large dogs bit her legs. Susan Grant was walking at approximately 10 a.m. when a German shepherd and a black Labrador retriever mix came at her, Franklin County Sheriff Deputy Matt Brann said. One dog bit one leg, […]
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Glass found smashed in driveways of Industry town officials
INDUSTRY — Franklin County Sheriff’s Deputy Andrew Morgan is investigating glass containers that were smashed in the driveways of Selectman Lee Ireland and fire Chief Joe Paradis. Morgan initially responded to a report of vandalism Aug. 5 on Savage Road, Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said Monday. Ireland was the first to discover the glass in […]
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Massachusetts teen injured in tubing accident in Industry
INDUSTRY — A Massachusetts teenager was injured Wednesday afternoon in tubing accident on Clearwater Pond. James McCleery, 17, of Sutton, Mass., was on a tube being towed by a boat when his knee hit his left eye causing a laceration above the eye, Sgt. Scott Thrasher of the Maine Warden Service said. Industry Fire Department […]
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Norma Jean DeRocle celebrates 90th birthday
INDUSTRY — Norma Jean DeRocle, formerly from Ohio, celebrated her 90th birthday at Industry Town Hall with 60 friends and relatives on June 21. Son Michael and Randy Bruce prepared trash can turkey, and wife Eula and Vanessa Bruce, Caroline Giles and others catered the delicious buffet. Greeters were niece Kim Minneman, husband Rex of […]