NEW SHARON — A Florida woman fell asleep at the wheel, crossed the centerline on Route 2 just after noon on Saturday and struck two cars driven by Jay teenagers, according to police. Cpl. Christopher Chase of the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department said Carrel Meyers, 55, was driving west on Route 2 when her 2015 Chrysler […]
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Windham man killed in New Sharon motorcycle accident
NEW SHARON — State police said a Windham man was killed when his speeding motorcycle went off Routes 2 and 27 early Sunday morning and hit a fence post. A landowner discovered the motorcycle in a field and a body nearby at about 6 p.m. Sunday, Trooper Jed Malcore said, according to a news release […]
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UPDATED WITH IDs: Three killed in Buckfield, Durham, New Sharon crashes
Three people died in separate crashes in Buckfield, Durham and New Sharon on Sunday. In Buckfield, Nichole A. Byron of Hartford was driving a PT Cruiser and was killed when her car collided with a tractor-trailer truck on Route 117 in Buckfield, near the Turner line. The crash was reported to authorities at 3:30 p.m. She […]
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Franklin County justice gives state custody of New Sharon woman’s animals
FARMINGTON — A Franklin County justice granted a state prosecutor’s request Friday to have four animals that were seized from a New Sharon woman’s home in July to be forfeited to the state. Assistant District Attorney Joshua Robbins told Justice Lance Walker that he wanted to reserve the right to seek more than $600 in […]
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New Sharon woman’s motion to return seized animals to be heard
FARMINGTON — A Franklin County court will hear a motion July 31 to force the state to return pets to a New Sharon woman who is prohibited by the court to possess animals. Two kittens, a dog and a pot-bellied pig were seized July 2. Carol Murphy, 71, faces a plenary contempt of court charge in relation […]
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Franklin County Commissioner Fred Hardy remembered for work ethic
NEW SHARON — A longtime Franklin County commissioner was remembered Monday as a dedicated public servant who was frugal with taxpayers’ money and had a strong work ethic. Fred Hardy was also a staunch supporter of getting the county jail back under county control. Hardy, 85, of New Sharon, died Saturday at Maine Medical Center […]
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Frederick ‘Fred’ W. Hardy
1930 – 2015 PORTLAND — Fred Hardy of New Sharon passed away at Maine Medical Center in Portland on Saturday, July 4, surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Waterville on Feb. 13, 1930, to Joseph W. Hardy Jr. and Clara “Mabel” (Hobbs) Noonan. He was educated in Farmington and Wilton schools, graduating […]
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Dana Arthur Nichols
1950 – 2015 MADISON — Dana Arthur Nichols passed away Friday, June 19, at Maplecrest Rehabilitation and Living Center in Madison, where he had been a patient, fighting the good fight against a number of medical issues. He was born on Feb. 6, 1950, the son of Alwyn E. and Beatrice (Carter) Nichols and grew […]
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Two New Sharon residents arrested after ‘drunken brawl’
NEW SHARON — Two people face charges after deputies responded to a report of four people fighting at a Mile Hill Road residence late Saturday night, Franklin County Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said. In essence, what started as a verbal dispute turned into a “drunken brawl,” he said. When deputies arrived, they discovered six adults […]
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Bail set for New Sharon woman in contempt case
FARMINGTON — A judge set bail Friday at $2,500 unsecured for a New Sharon woman, who has twice violated judges’ orders not to possess animals and several times failed to appear in court. Judge Lance Walker gave Carol Murphy, 71, notice to appear on Aug. 28 for a status conference on a contempt of court […]