LEWISTON — A Lisbon man who police said escaped from a residential facility and drove a stolen truck through entrance doors at the Auburn Mall in September 2018 admitted Friday to a related felony. Tyler Nickerson, 26, pleaded guilty to aggravated criminal mischief, a Class C felony punishable by up to five years in prison. […]
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Maine police halt truck in Richmond, say load of explosives wasn’t properly secured
Maine State Police took a commercial vehicle off the road Monday morning after discovering that the truck was carrying a load of explosive blasting agents that had not been properly secured, a violation of federal law. The discovery occurred around 9:30 a.m. on Route 197 in Richmond when Cpl. Chris Rogers, during a Maine Department […]
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Pickup truck burns in Sandy River Plantation
A pickup truck loaded with shingles burns beside Route 4 in Sandy River Plantation on Wednesday morning. Franklin County Deputy Brad Scovil said Stacey Tate was hauling a load of shingles to the Rangeley area for Prime Source Building Products in Kenduskeag when he saw smoke coming from vents, pulled over, got out and saw […]
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Car talk in Jay
Stan Davis, left, of Fayette and Lenny Boucher of Jay talk Wednesday about the 1948 International KB 7 wrecker that sits on the front lawn of Boucher’s home in Jay. Boucher is restoring a 1930 and 1931 Ford, and he and Davis catch up and chat about fixing up automobiles on a regular basis. (Daryn […]
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Pickup hits woman as she crosses the street in Farmington
FARMINGTON — A local woman was injured when she was struck by a pickup truck Thursday morning while walking in a crosswalk on Oakes Street, police said. Deedra Doiron, 31, of West Farmington was crossing from Bridge Street to Temple Road by way of the Oakes Street crosswalk at about 9:29 a.m., Farmington police officer Darin […]
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A great day for playing outdoors in Farmington
Ian House, 2, of Farmington fills his toy pickup truck with dirt Monday afternoon at Meetinghouse Park in Farmington. Ian came to the park with his baby sitter, Cheyanne Sawyer. (Donna M. Perry/Sun Journal) Ian House, 2, of Farmington plays with his toy truck on Monday afternoon while his baby sitter, Cheyanne Sawyer (not shown), […]
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What You Need to Know: Paris Board of Selectmen
Paris Board of Selectmen March 12, 2018 Paris Town Office Marijuana ordinance What happened: Code Enforcement Officer Kingston Brown, who also serves on the ad-hoc Recreational Marijuana Committee, shared with selectmen the draft Recreational Marijuana Ordinance. What it means: The ordinance, if passed at during voting in June, would regulate the location, licensing and operation […]
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Carthage man indicted on arson charges after father's pickup torched
FARMINGTON — A Carthage man has been indicted on charges that he set fire to his father’s pickup truck Dec. 15 in Carthage. A Franklin County grand jury indicted Spencer C. Knox, 23, on Jan. 18 on two counts of Class A arson, a Class C charge of aggravated criminal mischief and a Class E […]
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Livermore offered squad truck for Fire Department
LIVERMORE — Fire Chief Donald Castonguay told selectmen Tuesday night that New Portland has offered to sell its 1995 squad truck to Livermore for $7,000. “Our squad is from Florida and not designed for our weather,” said department member Ben Guild. “Last week, the brakes froze up on it.” The New Portland truck would replace […]