PHILLIPS — Phillips Old Home Days, set for Aug. 11-18, will have a theme of “Duck Dynasty Phillips Style.” Some events still need sponsors in order to take place. This year there are three main categories for the parade: Most Original, Funniest and Most Beautiful, with prizes of first place $100, second place $50 and […]
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Franklin County arrest log
FARMINGTON — The following arrests were recently logged at Franklin County Detention Center: * Ralph Metcalf, 34, Jay, revocation of bail, June 19, no bail listed, Franklin County Sheriff’s Department. * Merrill Maceda, 25, Phillips, violation condition of release, June 19, no bail listed, Franklin County Sheriff’s Department. * Ridge Sisk, 23, Farmington, driving under […]
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Ervin Prescott is veteran of the month
PARIS — Ervin Heath Prescott is being honored as the veteran of the month at the Maine Veterans’ Home. Prescott was born July 10, 1922. He grew up on a farm in Phillips as the seventh son in a family of nine boys. The family raised and milked a herd of cows and grew acres […]
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Franklin County Arrest Log
FARMINGTON — The following arrests were recently logged at Franklin County Detention Center: * Timothy Koehler, 30, Livermore Falls, violation of condition of release, June 14, no bail listed, Jay Police Department. * Sara L. Poisson, 29, Jay, driving after suspension, June 14, $3,000 unsecured, court appearance Aug. 7, Jay Police Department. * Alfred Clemens, […]
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Elizabeth F. “Betty” Rietschel
SOUTHERN PINES, N.C. — Elizabeth F. “Betty” Rietschel, 91, died on Nov. 16, 2012, at The Coventry in Southern Pines, N.C. She was born in Phillips, the daughter of the late Truman E. and Martha Connell Masterman. She was a graduate of Phillips High School and the Northeastern School of Business in Portland. She is survived […]
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Elections bring changes to the RSU 10 board
DIXFIELD — The RSU 10 board has one new member and two vacancies following Tuesday’s elections. In Buckfield, member Maida Demers-Dobson was defeated by newcomer Michelle Casey, 117-95. In Rumford, Frank DiConzo must resign from the board, because he was elected selectman. Town Clerk Beth Bellgarde said several write-in candidates were on the ballot, but […]
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Phillips officials urging attendance at school budget hearing
PHILLIPS — Selectmen on Tuesday urged townspeople to attend the district budget hearing Thursday night at Mt. Abram High School. They agreed that the current SAD 58 budget could have an impact on the town’s taxes, despite their efforts to cut spending. “Our tax rate has gone down for the past three years, from 18.5 […]
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Phillips woman charged in robbery of Kingfield pharmacy
KINGFIELD — Franklin County deputies apprehended a Phillips woman within an hour after receiving a report of an armed robbery at the Western Maine Pharmacy at about 4 p.m. Monday. Police say Michelle Wilcox, 27, entered the pharmacy at 238 Main St. and handed a note to the clerk stating that she had a weapon […]
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Franklin County arrest log
FARMINGTON — The following arrests were recently logged at Franklin County Detention Center: David Nelson, 30, Farmington, furnishing alcohol to a minor, May 31, $2,500 bail unsecured, court appearance July 3, Farmington Police Department. Nicole S. Waas, 28, Phillips, failure to appear on driving after suspension, May 31, $500 cash, court appearance July 3, Franklin […]
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Fake bomb found under school bus was type used for emergency training
PHILLIPS — When a SAD 58 bus driver spotted what appeared to be a pipe bomb attached to the underside of a bus early Tuesday — later identified as a nonexplosive training device — it became a safety drill for the school district and law enforcement. Classes were canceled for the day at Phillips Elementary […]