NEW VINEYARD — Crews on Wednesday battled a chimney fire that spread to the walls of a home on High Street. When the first fire crews arrived, they reported flames and smoke coming from the second floor of the single-family home at 2 High St. No one was hurt in the 4 p.m. blaze, but […]
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New Vineyard boy has more surgeries scheduled
Adam Mattson, 4, of New Vineyard is shown on the first day of pre-kindergarten this year. He has undergone six surgeries and has three more scheduled at Boston Children’s Hospital in Massachusetts. Adam’s right leg was severed and the left one was severely injured in a front-end loader accident on Oct. 23 at a family […]
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New Vineyard boy who lost leg is off ventilator and able to talk
NEW VINEYARD — A young boy whose leg was severed in a bucket-loader accident Monday was off a ventilator Friday but still in the intensive care unit at Boston Children’s Hospital, according to a family friend. The right leg of Adam Mattson, 4, of New Vineyard was severed and his left leg seriously damaged when […]
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New Vineyard boy faces more surgeries
NEW VINEYARD — A 4-year-old local boy whose right leg was severed and the other seriously damaged in a bucket-loader accident Monday was in stable condition at Boston Children’s Hospital on Wednesday, a family friend said. Adam Mattson of New Vineyard lost his right leg, family friend Jessica Harris of New Sharon said Wednesday. “The efforts […]
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Child loses leg in gravel pit accident in New Vineyard
NEW VINEYARD — A 4-year-old boy had his leg severed by the bucket on a front-end loader operated by his grandfather Monday, Franklin County Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said Tuesday. Adam Mattson of New Vineyard was being treated at a Boston hospital, Nichols said. According to a GoFundMe page set up by family friend Jessica […]
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New Vineyard man held pending trial on cocaine charges pending trial
FARMINGTON — A New Vineyard man indicted by a federal grand jury on cocaine distribution charges last month is being held pending a trial in November in Bangor. Jordan Richard, 24, formerly of Rangeley, was indicted on two felony counts of distributing a controlled substance on Sept. 14. The indictment states that Richard “knowingly and […]
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New Vineyard volunteers recognized
NEW VINEYARD — Volunteerism continues to be seen in many ways around New Vineyard. Doug Nile donated his time, talents, and machinery to remove snow from blocked entrance of the New Vineyard Public Library, which the library itself could not afford to remove. Over several hours, Nile cleared the snow, not only from the library, […]
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New Vineyard voters approve $510.2K budget, elect officials
NEW VINEYARD — At least 70 voters braved Saturday’s frigid temperatures to elect municipal officials and set an annual budget of $510,245, an increase of $36,144 over last year’s budget. Residents debated many of the articles and asked for more information before they approved the 35-article warrant during the morning meeting. The following town officials were elected: • […]
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Franklin County arrest log
• Randi Sencabaugh, 32, Jay, violation condition of release, Dec. 28, $500 cash bail, Jay Police Department. • Leo Valcourt, 22, Jay, warrant, Dec. 30, released on personal recognizance, Jay Police Department. • Theodore Hastings, 57, Wilton, domestic violence criminal mischief, obstructing report of a crime, Dec. 30, $500 cash bail, Farmington Police Department. • George Newcomb, 26, […]