FARMINGTON — Fourth-graders acting as jurors in a mock trial in Franklin County Superior Court could not reach a unanimous decision Tuesday on whether a fellow student was guilty of stealing a 2014 Corvette from a local dealership. Judge Charles LaVerdiere told the 14 students from Academy Hill School in Wilton that when a jury […]
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New Sharon inmate treated after stumbling on courthouse step
FARMINGTON – A New Sharon woman in Franklin County custody was injured Monday while returning to the jail’s transport van in the parking lot of Superior Court after she stumbled on the last step to the parking lot, Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said. Carol Murphy, 71, appeared in Franklin County Superior Court Monday morning for […]
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Strong man pleads guilty to selling oxycodone
FARMINGTON — A Strong man pleaded guilty Thursday in Franklin County Superior Court to selling his oxycodone pills and possessing one methadone pill in July 2014. Dave L. Melvin, 62, waived indictment before he entered pleas to a felony drug trafficking charge and a misdemeanor charge of unlawful possession. The state dismissed a felony burglary […]
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Hoffman pleads guilty to terrorizing charge
FARMINGTON — A Rumford-based lawyer pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of domestic violence terrorizing Friday in Franklin County Superior Court as part of a plea agreement. Ronald E. Hoffman, 54, of Sumner was arrested Feb. 7 after he told two people at Rumford District Court of his intention to kill a family member. Those […]
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Kingfield woman’s estate suing driver, company involved in fatal crash
FARMINGTON — Attorneys representing the estate of Samantha Jo Wright recently filed a lawsuit in Franklin County Superior Court against the driver and the company who employed him and provided the vehicle involved in the January accident that claimed her life. Andrew H. Hodgins, Wright’s husband, personal representative of her estate and beneficiary, and their […]