COPLIN PLANTATION — A 25-year-old Eustis woman is dead after the ATV she was driving Tuesday night appears to have rolled onto her, according to a statement from the Maine Warden Service. Krystle J. Lincoln had been driving alone and was found by friends when she did not return, according to the release. She was […]
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Police: Carrabassett Valley man tries to outrun police, dumps cocaine
EUSTIS — A Carrabassett Valley man is accused of trying to outrun police Thursday at speeds over 100 miles per hour, dumping cocaine out his car window and driving drunk on Route 16 between Oquossoc Village and Route 27 in Stratton Village. A driver reported a suspicious incident pertaining to a man in a vehicle […]
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Massachusetts woman injured when sled hits trees in Eustis
EUSTIS — A Massachusetts woman was injured Saturday when her snowmobile struck trees on a twisting section of an Interconnected Trail System route, Cpl. John MacDonald of the Maine Warden Service said. Lisa Handrahan, 50, of Chatham, Massachusetts, was traveling with three others on ITS 89 between Tea Pond Lodge & Cabins and Pines Market, […]
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Massachusetts man killed in snowmobile crash in Eustis
EUSTIS — A Massachusetts man was killed Sunday when the snowmobile he was driving went around a sharp corner on an ITS trail and struck a tree, according to a news release from Cpl. John MacDonald of the Maine Warden Service. Dennis Picard, 60, of South Chatham was pronounced dead at the scene near Landers […]
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Fire destroys house, garage in Eustis
EUSTIS — A fast-moving fire believed to have started by a spark from a grinder destroyed a house and attached garage at Grand View Estates late Saturday afternoon. Homeowner Dave Morris was able to escape uninjured but it is believed a cat perished in the fire, Fire Chief Sprague Wise said Monday. Morris was doing […]
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Franklin County arrest log
FARMINGTON — The following arrests were recently logged at Franklin County Detention Center: • Christopher Piccolo, 37, Farmington, driving after suspension, Oct. 3, $500 cash bail, Farmington Police Department. • Floyd F. Firth Jr., 52, Phillips, driving after suspension, Oct. 3, $250 cash bail, Farmington Police Department. • Travis O’Neill, 27, Eustis, driving after suspension, Oct. 4, […]
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Alder Stream Township camp fire apparently accidental
ALDER STREAM TOWNSHIP — The cause of a fire Sunday at a camp on Route 27 appears to be accidental, Fire Chief Sprague Wise said Tuesday. An investigator from the Office of the State Fire Marshal checked the scene Tuesday, he said, and wants to speak again to the owner, Ron Clark of Waldoboro. Wise […]
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Strong man accused of stalking women in Chesterville, Eustis
FARMINGTON – A Strong man is accused of stalking two women from the towns of Eustis and Chesterville that had previously broken off relationships with him. Franklin County Deputy Andrew Morgan arrested Wesley R. Adams, 25, Thursday on misdemeanor charges of domestic violence stalking, and violation of condition of release, Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said. […]
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Rangeley man accused of being fugitive from justice out of Colorado
EUSTIS — Police said a Rangeley man is accused of being a fugitive from justice and violating his probation in Colorado. Franklin County sheriff’s Deputy Brad Scovil on Sunday noticed a car pulled off the side of Route 16, so he pulled over to see if the driver was OK, sheriff’s Lt. David Rackliffe said […]