FARMINGTON — A Carthage man pleaded not guilty Tuesday to illegal possession of a handgun and terrorizing people with a dangerous weapon Aug. 17 in Wilton. Michael Creig Ringer, 49, is a felon and prohibited from possessing a firearm, according to a court document. He has been held on $25,000 cash bail at the Franklin County […]
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Massachusetts man, 27, dies in Carthage ATV crash
CARTHAGE — A Massachusetts man died Sunday afternoon following an ATV crash in Carthage. Taylor Curtin, 27, of Belchertown, Massachusetts, had been camping with friends at Rocky Mountain Terrain Park, off Winter Hill Road, where the crash occurred. Curtin had borrowed a friend’s 2007 Can AM 800 ATV and was returning to the campsite when the […]
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Carthage man recovering at a Portland hospital from burns received in a house fire
CARTHAGE — A local man was in fair condition Wednesday at a Portland hospital after suffering serious burns in a fire Tuesday morning at his house on Route 142. Willis Berry, 64, is expected to undergo “many surgeries and medical treatments in his future,” according to a GoFundMe page set up to raise money to […]
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Carthage homeowner burned over 50 percent of body
CARTHAGE — A homeowner was badly burned early Tuesday as he escaped a fire that destroyed his house on Route 142. Fire Chief Dan Skidgell said Willis Berry suffered burns over about 50 percent of his body and was taken to Maine Medical Center in Portland. Berry, 64, was listed in fair condition Tuesday afternoon, […]
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RSU 56 to reinstate music program
DIXFIELD — The Regional School Unit 56 board of directors voted Tuesday evening to reinstate a choral and music director position. “It was cut a couple of years ago when there were a lot of things that were cut,” Superintendent Pam Doyen said. Doyen said she and Business Manager Mary Dailey discussed the issue, and […]
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Police investigate rash of burglaries in Carthage, Weld
FARMINGTON — Franklin County sheriff’s deputies are investigating a string of burglaries in the Carthage-Weld area that began in May and continued until mid-August, according to Lt. Detective David St. Laurent. Deputies are working with state, Mexico and Rumford police to determine if there is a link to several burglaries that occurred in Mexico over […]
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Alfred S. "Tommy" Clemens Sr.
SCARBOROUGH — Alfred S. “Tommy” Clemens Sr., 86, of Carthage died late Monday night, July 23, at the Maine Veterans’ Home in Scarborough. He was born in Weld, Nov. 14, 1931, one of 14 children of John T. and Ethel M. Clemens, and received his education in local schools. On July 30, 1955, he married Doris […]
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Carthage to begin paying volunteer firefighters
Veteran First Selectman Steve Brown of Carthage, shown in 2016, received a $4,000 raise at the annual town meeting July 9. The increase brings his annual pay to $23,000. (Bruce Farrin/Rumford Falls Times 2016 file photo) CARTHAGE — In hopes of keeping their Fire Department active, residents have voted to pay responding volunteer firefighters, First Selectman […]
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Larry U. Bradbury
AUBURN — Larry Usher Bradbury, 77, originally of Hollis but had spent the past three years living with his son, Danny Bradbury, and wife, Lee Ann, in Carthage. Larry died Monday, May 28, at the Androscoggin Hospice House in Auburn, with his family by his side. Mr. Bradbury was born Oct. 3, 1940, in Portland to […]
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Michael Gajdukow
PORTLAND — Michael Gajdukow, 79, of Carthage, aka “The Mad Russian,” died Sunday morning, May 6, at Maine Medical Center in Portland, surrounded by loved ones. He was born in Novi Sad, Yugoslavia, Aug. 28, 1938, a son of Vasily and Maria Gajdukow. Michael worked as a mason in building construction and was a member of […]