FARMINGTON — A 15-year-old boy is accused of sexually assaulting a Franklin County girl under the age of 18, according to Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. Franklin County Detective Kenneth Charles investigated a report Wednesday of ongoing sex crimes in Madrid Township and charged the boy with gross sexual assault, Nichols said in his weekly report. […]
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High court upholds decision to vacate Madrid Township man's conviction
FARMINGTON — The state’s high court Thursday upheld a lower court’s decision to vacate a 2014 conviction of a Madrid Township man on a felony charge of sexual abuse of a minor. John Fahnley, 63, was found guilty by a Franklin County jury in 2014. The jury acquitted him of felony gross sexual assault and a […]
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Franklin County contractor to reimburse county for sand
FARMINGTON — Madrid Township plow contractor Alan Brisard will reimburse the county $7,500 for sand he used from a county gravel pit in the township to treat Madrid roads. Brisard holds the winter maintenance contract for Madrid Township. The town of Madrid deorganized in 2000 as a municipal entity and is now an unorganized territory. […]
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Madrid Township teen's interest in politics started in fifth grade
MADRID TOWNSHIP — Eighteen-year-old Brandon Haines started his political career in fifth grade when he ran for senator in the student government. Now, as a high school senior, he is vice chairman of the Franklin County Democratic Committee. He was elected in December 2016 when he was 17. Haines is the youngest elected official in the state […]
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Rangeley man injured in motorcycle crash
MADRID TOWNSHIP — A Rangeley man suffered a possible head injury Sunday when his motorcycle went off Reeds Mill Road and rolled over, police said. Keith Nowers, 56, was riding a 2006 Honda west at about 5 p.m., Franklin County Chief Deputy Steven Lowell said Monday. Nowers went off the road near Calvin Gray Road, […]
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Bridge spanning Perham Stream now open
MADRID TOWNSHIP — A bridge that spans the Perham Stream has been in poor shape for the past three years. But thanks to the tireless efforts of volunteers, it will again offer access to some of western Maine’s most spectacular scenery. Built on the former Narrow Gauge railroad bed, the snowmobile and ATV trail connects […]
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Franklin County agrees to Madrid Historical Society request
FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners agreed Tuesday to request an application from Central Maine Power Co. for decorative temporary attachments to utility poles on behalf of the Madrid Historical Society. Members of the society would like to put up 12 to 16 U.S. flags on poles along a short section of Route 4 and Reeds […]
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Two men reported missing in Franklin County found alive and well
MADRID TOWNSHIP — What was supposed to be a drive on a dirt road to try a new Jeep off-road Tuesday turned into an overnight stay in the woods, lots of publicity and a ticket for a Rangeley man. The Maine Warden Service had been searching for Travis S. Mosher, 42, of Rangeley and Douglass Richmond, […]
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Car destroyed in Madrid Township crash
MADRID TOWNSHIP — Police said a Rangeley Plantation woman became distracted Tuesday morning and her car crossed the centerline of Route 4 and went into the woods. Franklin County Chief Deputy Steven Lowell came across the accident near Harvey Pond at about 7:24 a.m., Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said. According to Lowell, Cary Millbury, 21, […]
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Peter L. Richmond
1948 – 2015 AUBURN — Peter L. Richmond, a resident of Madrid Township, passed away on Tuesday, March 24, after a brief battle with cancer at the Hospice House in Auburn. He was retired from the Navy but served in the Coast Guard and the Army Reserve. He was a member of the Nezinscot Lodge […]