FARMINGTON — The arrest of an Avon man Friday night and the confiscation of illegal drugs and $144,008 in cash was one of the largest drug busts in Franklin County, Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said Tuesday. Stacks of money, a variety of guns, bags of marijuana and bottles of pills, including oxycodone and hydrocodone, were […]
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Avon man accused of selling oxycodone, hydrocodone
AVON — An Avon man is accused of selling oxycodone and hydrocodone pills after more than 400 prescription pills were discovered at his home, Franklin County Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said in a release. Deputies executed a search warrant on Friday at 148 Avon Valley Road, he said. Daryl “Poochie” Searles, 56, was arrested on […]
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Grand jury indicts Avon man in Madrid Township break-in
FARMINGTON — An Avon man was indicted Tuesday on a charge of burglarizing a garage in Madrid Township. A Franklin County grand jury indicted Aaron Barker, 32, on a felony charge of burglary and a misdemeanor charge of criminal mischief. The burglary is believed to have occurred between Jan. 15 and Jan. 28. Franklin County […]
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Avon man charged with driving to endanger
PHILLIPS — An Avon man told a Franklin County deputy Thursday that he didn’t stop for 4 miles because he wanted to get home first and he didn’t have his driver’s license on him, Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said Friday. Zebulen Lariviere, 20, was arrested on misdemeanor charges of driving to endanger and failure to […]
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Avon selectman apologizes for remarks at town meeting
AVON — Selectman John Calloway has apologized for a mistake he made at the town meeting March 15. Each year, nonprofit groups ask voters for financial support. At the town meeting, Avon residents decided against supporting groups that receive Franklin County funding. Calloway, also a member of the county Budget Committee, said voters should not […]
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Avon voters approve slight increase in spending
AVON — Voters on Saturday approved a $211,000 town budget for fiscal year 2014, up from last year’s $198,000 spending plan. About 20 townspeople appropriated money for roads, cemeteries, repairs and maintenance. They agreed with selectmen that they needed an additional $5,000 from excise taxes for the winter roads account. “Our salt and sand supplies […]
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Avon voters asked for more winter road money
AVON — Selectmen are recommending voters at Saturday’s annual town meeting appropriate an additional $5,000 from excise taxes for the winter roads account. “Our salt and sand supplies are depleted and need to be built up,” First Selectman Greta Espeaignnette said. The meeting begins at 9 a.m. March 15 at the Community Center. The first […]
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Avon man charged after refusing to leave middle of road
AVON — A local man faces charges after police say he stood in the middle of Route 149/River Road and became combative when Franklin County deputies tried to remove him, Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said. Deputy Sandy Burke arrested Mark C. Fagan, 31, on Friday on charges of disorderly conduct and obstructing a public way. […]
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Saint Joseph’s College Maine dean’s list
STANDISH — The following local residents were named to the dean’s list at Saint Joseph’s College Maine for the fall semester. Andover: Izaak Mills Auburn: James Philbrook Avon: Aaron Jalbert Bowdoin: Heather Reed Dixfield: Michelle Morrison, Jennifer Smith Durham: Ashley Beaulieu Fayette: Willie Brown Fryeburg: Meghan Bradley, Sophie-Mary Creegan, Payton Schwarz Gray: Elizabeth Allen, Christopher […]
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Avon accident injures two, including 14-month child
AVON — A Temple man and a baby suffered minor injuries Tuesday night when the car they were riding in struck a guardrail on Route 4, police said. Driver Eugene Burnell, 31, lost control of the 1995 Dodge, Lt. Aaron Hayden of the Maine State Police said Wednesday. He said the report filed by Trooper […]