FARMINGTON — Police are seeking the public’s help in identifying the driver of a pickup truck that sideswiped a car Sunday evening on Industry Road. The Police Department is looking for a dark colored pickup truck with a loud exhaust that was headed east on Route 43, also known as Industry Road. It was traveling […]
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Preserving Maine’s history, one headstone at a time
INDUSTRY — The rural West Mills cemetery has very few visitors, although it serves as the final resting place for many of the area’s founding families. For four days in August, all of that changed as their headstones were scrubbed and their bases straightened and repaired. The Maine Old Cemetery Association scheduled two cemetery restoration […]
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Industry man to serve 3 years in prison for fatal hit-and-run
FARMINGTON — A Franklin County justice sentenced an Industry man to seven years in prison with all but three years suspended Monday for driving drunk and killing Taylor Gaboury of Wilton on New Year’s Day in Farmington. Upon his release from prison, Tommy Clark, 26, will be on probation for three years. Clark pleaded guilty […]
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Fire razes Industry home; investigators can’t determine cause
INDUSTRY — The cause of a fire that destroyed a single-story home Tuesday morning on the Taylor Michael Road is undetermined because of the extent of damage, Fire Chief Kevin Gurney said. The home, near the Starks town line off Industry Road, was owned by Anthony and Melissa Howard, Gurney said. An investigator from the Office of the State […]
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Firefighters battle woods fire in Starks
STARKS — More than 50 firefighters from 15 departments battled a woods fire off Route 43 on Wednesday morning on the Industry line. The fire burned about 4.2 acres, Industry Fire Chief Kevin Gurney said. It was reported at 10:51 a.m. One firefighter was injured when he slipped on a rock and landed on his […]
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Three suspects charged with heroin trafficking in Franklin County
FARMINGTON — Three people were charged this week with selling heroin in the Franklin County area, and more arrests are expected, police said. A drug agent arrested Logan White, 27, of Industry on Wednesday on felony charges of aggravated trafficking in schedule drugs, conspiracy to commit aggravated trafficking of scheduled drugs and illegal importation of […]
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Margaret Knapp Heath
1923 – 2016 INDUSTRY — Margaret Knapp Heath, 93, of Industry passed away at her home on Clearwater Lake on Tuesday, April 5. She was born on Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14, 1923, in Farmington, the daughter of Ethel Donahue Knapp and Merton Earl Knapp of Farmington. Education was an important part of Margaret’s life. She […]
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Freeman Township man charged with sexual touching of children
FARMINGTON — Police said a Freeman Township man is accused of having sexual contact with underage children and touching children inappropriately. Franklin County Detective Ken Charles arrested Timothy Haley, 36, on Thursday on a felony charge of unlawful sexual contact and a misdemeanor charge of unlawful sexual touching, Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said in a […]
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Industry man facing multiple charges
RUMFORD — Police said an Industry man was charged Friday with sexually assaulting a woman and preventing her from calling for help. Zachary Webber, 34, was arrested in Mexico by Patrolman Lawrence Briggs on charges of attempted gross sexual assault, obstructing the report of a crime or injury, operating under the influence and operating after revocation, Rumford Police […]
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‘Customs’ scam robs Industry man
FARMINGTON — An Industry man is out $1,000 in a sweepstakes scam, after two men claiming to be FBI or U.S. Customs agents flashed badges and told the man he won $800,000. Franklin County Detective Lt. David St. Laurent was told that two men showed up at the residence wearing suits and driving a dark-colored […]