FARMINGTON — A Jay man is accused of sexually assaulting a Franklin County girl eight months ago. Ralph O. Metcalf, 32, was arrested on Friday on a charge of gross sexual assault, Franklin County Sheriff’s Detective David St. Laurent said Monday. The Franklin County District Attorney’s Office received a referral from the Maine Department of […]
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Lilacs in bloom for Phillips festival
PHILLIPS — David and Mary Lou King may live at the end of a gravel back road in a remote wooded section of Phillips, but that has not discouraged them from carving lush lilac gardens and a nursery out of tenacious forest bottom. And this year, the weather has cooperated to produce a standout lilac […]
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Horse pull
A Memorial Day horse pulling will be held at noon, Monday, May 30, at North Franklin Park in Phillips. Gates open at 8 a.m. Cost is $5 per person, under 12 free. For more information, call 639-5621. In the picture is Young Steven Smith
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Phillips couple charged in arson, theft case
FARMINGTON — Two Phillips residents are accused of destroying a house in June 2010 and of collecting more than $10,000 in insurance money, according to court documents. Joseph T. Smith, 65, and his girlfriend, Sheila A. Abbott, 56, were indicted on felony charges of arson and theft by insurance deception, according to court documents. Each […]
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Phillips-Strong Lions holding food drive
PHILLIPS — A Phillips-Strong Lions Club food drive to help stock local food pantries will take place Saturday, May 7, with members knocking on doors and picking up donations to help neighbors in need. Lions and Western Mountain Leos from Mt. Abram may come knocking any time between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., asking for […]
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Phillips man charged with not registering as sex offender
PHILLIPS — A convicted sex offender was arrested March 10 after he moved from one residence to another in Phillips and failed to notify law enforcement, Franklin County Sheriff Detective David St. Laurent said Thursday. Shawn Coolong, 47, of Phillips, a life-time sex offender registrant, was charged on one misdemeanor count of failure to register […]
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Military notes
Air Force Airman Patrick M. Russ graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness and basic warfare principles and skills. Airmen who complete basic training earn four credits toward […]
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High court modifies, affirms award in elder abuse case
FARMINGTON — The state’s high court on Tuesday upheld a 2009 Franklin County court’s decision to award nearly $7 million in damages to the estate of a former Phillips doctor, calling the case an “extreme example of elder abuse.” The late Dr. Margarete “Gretl” J. Hoch had practiced medicine in Franklin County for more than […]
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Change made in penny sale auction drawings
PHILLIPS — The 12th annual penny sale auction, to be held at the Phillips Public Library, will make a change this year regarding the drawing that will be held at noon Sunday, March 6. Of the 270 items to be drawn, a percentage of them will be drawn after the library closes at 5 p.m. […]
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Amnesty events FARMINGTON — The Amnesty International chapter at the University of Maine at Farmington is hosting events every day through Friday in the downtown area and on campus as part of the Global Write-A-Thon to commemorate International Human Rights Day, which falls on Dec. 10. Children’s show PHILLIPS — A Children’s Christmas Talent Show […]