KINGFIELD — A local woman has been charged with felony operating under the influence in connection with a fatal accident last month. According to police, Danielle Larochelle’s blood-alcohol content at the time of the crash was 0.219, which is more than two times the legal limit of 0.08. Larochelle, 30, was arrested Thursday morning at her […]
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Police charge owner of 9 beagles left in subzero temps
FREEMAN TOWNSHIP — Police have charged the owner of nine beagles, including three puppies, for leaving them in an abandoned, unheated garage, with an open door, to face subzero temperatures. David Ellis, 46, of Avon, was charged Friday, Franklin County Sheriff Scott Nichols said. “The dogs are doing fine at the shelter now; they were […]
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Two teens charged in Chesterville store burglary
CHESTERVILLE — Two teenagers are accused of breaking into the Chesterville Corner Store between Friday night and early Saturday and stealing $1,200 worth of beer, cigarettes and lottery tickets, according to Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. A baseball bat was used to forcibly enter the Dutch Gap Road store and caused $1,000 in damage to the […]
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New Portland teen injured in Strong crash
STRONG — A New Portland teenager was injured Sunday morning when the vehicle he was driving went off Farmington Road, struck a mailbox and went into a ditch before striking a utility pole and snapping it in half. The vehicle then rolled over, according to Franklin County Deputy Andrew Morgan’s report to Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. […]
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Farmington woman injured in New Sharon accident
NEW SHARON — A Farmington woman was taken to a local hospital Monday morning after her car was struck by a pickup truck on Route 2 just past the intersection with Mile Hill Road. Donna Dalouch, 57, of Farmington was heading east at approximately 5:27 a.m. when a truck driven by Andrew Prindall, 25, of […]
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Franklin County deputy injured when Greene man attacks him in Kingfield
KINGFIELD — A Franklin County deputy was injured early Sunday when a Greene man slammed him to the ground, Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said Monday. Deputy Andrew Morgan was grabbed from behind while processing Tyler Poland’s father, Daniel Poland, on a charge of drunken driving, Nichols said. Tyler Poland, 28, was arrested on a felony […]
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Franklin County commissioners approve hiring deputy
FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners voted Tuesday to allow Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. to hire Andrew J. Morgan of Augusta as a patrol deputy, providing he passes a psychological exam. Morgan will start April 1. Commissioners gave Nichols conditional approval to hire a Winthrop man to fill the vacancy March 4, pending him passing examinations […]