The town of Fryeburg plans to rename a local bridge after a police officer who was killed last year in the line of duty. Police Chief Joshua Potvin said in prepared statement Sunday said that the Canal Bridge, which carries traffic over the Saco River, will be renamed the Officer Nathan Desjardins Memorial Bridge. A […]
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New Hampshire man escapes injury in Fryeburg crash
FRYEBURG — A New Hampshire man escaped injury early Tuesday morning when the 18-wheeler he was driving collided with a tree that fell across Route 302, Police Chief Joshua Potvin said. Potvin said the 31-year old man, who was not identified because of a Fryeburg Police Department policy to not identify drivers who are not charged with crimes, was […]
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Fryeburg Police Chief Joshua Potvin on the rewards of the job
Joshua Potvin started his law enforcement career 19 years ago with the marine patrol in his native Harpswell. A year ago, he became chief of the Fryeburg police. We asked about his day job, one of his riskiest assignments and, on a much lighter note, stuck ducks. Name: Joshua Joseph Potvin Age: 38 Lives: Fryeburg […]
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Fryeburg man charged with assaulting a mother and young boy
FRYEBURG — Police said a 42-year-old Fryeburg man is charged with aggravated domestic violence assault for attempting to strangle a 41-year-old woman and hitting an 8-year-old boy with a plastic bat. According to a written statement from Fryeburg Police Chief Joshua Potvin, police responded to Fryeburg Apartments on Cobb Street on Thursday after dispatchers received […]
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Fryeburg Police rescue stranded campers on Saco River
FRYEBURG — Police on Thursday conducted their second river rescue in three days, helping three woman and a dog stranded when the Saco River rose unexpectedly and swept their canoe away. Fryeburg Police Chief Joshua Potvin said in a news release that dispatchers received a distress call from a 21-year-old woman around 7:15 a.m. that she […]
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Fryeburg hit with string of burglaries, attempted car thefts
FRYEBURG — Police are asking residents in East Fryeburg to be “hyper-vigilant” after four break-ins, one car theft and three attempted car thefts since Monday. In one case, thieves hit the same house twice. “We’re used to a quiet neighborhood,” said Detective Sgt. Joshua Potvin. On Saturday morning, a homeowner on Sanborn Road interrupted a […]