AVON — For one 15-year old hunter last year was good, but this year was even better. Cayden Hinkley, the son of Andrew Hinkley and Tammie Black, has been hunting since he was 10. This year he achieved the grand slam of hunting by bagging a turkey, bear, moose and deer. It started last spring when […]
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Pickup rolls over on snow-covered road in Avon
AVON — A pickup truck driven by a local man went off River Road on Tuesday morning and rolled over near the Strong town line, according to Franklin County Sheriff Sgt. Matthew Brann. William Trodden, 58, of Avon lost control of his 2004 Ford F-350 while driving north on the snow-covered road, according to Brann’s […]
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Phillips man accused of drunken driving after crash
SANDY RIVER PLANTATION — Police said a Phillips man was arrested on a drunken-driving charge after he crashed his car, drove away and was stopped by two vehicles that pursued him to Route 4 in Avon. John C. McCarter, 30, was charged with misdemeanor operating under the influence of alcohol, leaving the scene of a […]
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SAD 58 budget leading in two towns
SALEM TOWNSHIP — The School Administrative District 58 budget appeared headed for passage Tuesday night, based on partial returns as of 10:30 p.m. Kingfield approved it 193-62. Strong supported it 152-111. Results from Avon and Phillips were pending. The $9.4 million budget for 2018-19 is an increase is $38,897, or .416, over last year’s approved […]
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Avon Little League field vandalized
AVON — Police are investigating vandalism to the town’s ball field Monday on Avon Valley Road. Bleachers were overturned and broken, garbage thrown around and the storage building was damaged, according to Wilton Police Chief Heidi Wilcox. Wilcox was helping Maine State Police cover Franklin County while deputies and officers attended the funeral […]
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Part-time corrections officer faces OUI charge in Franklin County
FARMINGTON — A part-time corrections officer was subdued with pepper spray Wednesday as Franklin County sheriff’s deputies were attempting to arrest him on a charge of drunken driving. Thomas Plog, 65, of Avon was arrested on misdemeanor charges of operating under the influence and refusing to submit to arrest or detention after crashing his car, […]
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Lorraine Foristal
MANCHESTER, N.H. — Lorraine Foristal, 83, died peacefully Wednesday, March 21. She was born at home Aug. 29, 1934, in Lewiston, the daughter of Conrad and Olivine (Lapierre) Labbe. She grew up in Lewiston, attended St. Peter’s School until the eighth grade. On June 21, 1965, she married John Foristal. She worked in shoe shops in […]
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Avon, Phillips residents injured when cars hit head-on on Route 4 in Avon
AVON — A local woman and a Phillips man were injured Thursday morning when their vehicles collided head-on on Route 4. Jonathan Cummings, 41, of Phillips told state police he was driving north when he reached for a package of cigarettes in the passenger seat and his SUV crossed the centerline, Trooper Andrew Hardy said. […]
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Avon voters increase spending
AVON — Voters at town meeting Saturday approved a modest increase in their overall budget for 2018. The town’s 30-year veteran moderator, Richard Caton Jr., has retired, so Selectman Jerry Gilchrist led voters through 65 articles Saturday morning. The adopted $241,045 budget was about 5 percent over last year’s total, according to First Selectman Greta […]
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Maine School of Masonry receives hand-carved stone, is on TV
AVON — Rich Ciarcia, a board member of the Maine School of Masonry, presented a hand-carved stone that reads “Maine School of Masonry” to the founder of the school, Stephen D. Mitchell in January. Ciarcia, who meticulously carved the inscription, is a graduate of the school. The monument will be displayed in the entrance of […]