CANAAN — A 26-year-old Minot man accused of running amok with knives and causing an estimated $3,000 damage at a campground in Somerset County was duct taped by campers while they waited for police, officials said. Police arrested Brandon York on three counts of criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon and charges of assault and […]
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Canaan man killed in Kibby Township crash on Beaudry Road
FARMINGTON – A Canaan man died and a Mercer man was injured Sunday afternoon when the vehicle they were riding in rolled over into trees on Beaudry Road in Kibby Township, Franklin County Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said in a news release Monday. Marc Swain, 20, of Canaan, the driver of the 1999 Ford Explorer, […]
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Gary A. French
1954 – 2015 CANAAN — Gary A. French, 60, of Canaan, was taken to heaven by the angels on Sunday, April 26, after fighting a courageous battle with cancer. Surrounded by loved ones, his last breaths were taken as Chinese lanterns lit the sky and a campfire crackled outside his window. He was born in […]
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Canaan sex offender convicted again of sexual abuse of children in Franklin County
FARMINGTON — A convicted sex offender was found guilty Friday of sexually abusing two more children younger than 14 in Franklin County. Lloyd N. Gilbert, 67, of Canaan pleaded guilty in a Farmington court to a felony charge of unlawful sexual contact and a misdemeanor charge of unlawful sexual touching. He was sentenced to 10 […]
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Canaan man charged with cashing $12,000 in stolen checks
SKOWHEGAN (AP) — A Canaan man is facing charges after cashing stolen checks to the tune of about $12,000. Matthew Reilly is charged with forging business checks from Kennebec Metals recycling in Skowhegan and cashing them at stores in Athens, Anson, Clinton and Augusta, as well as the Skowhegan Walmart and Bangor Savings Bank. He […]
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State police seek help finding sex assault suspects in Canaan
CANAAN — Maine state police say a 50-year-old woman visiting from Florida was pulled off her bicycle and sexually assaulted in the town of Canaan. Police say a passer-by stopped to assist the cyclist after her attackers fled Sunday afternoon. She was treated at Redington Fairview Hospital in Skowhegan and released. Police are asking for […]