New Vineyard News

Four men are in the Franklin County Jail charged in connection with more than two dozen break-ins at camps in Strong and New Vineyard last week.

Alcohol was the motivation behind the burglaries and destruction at 27 or more camps on Porter Lake last week, Assistant District Attorney Andrew Robinson told a judge Wednesday.

Four men are being held at a Farmington jail on $10,000 to $15,000 cash bail on charges connected to camp burglaries on Porter Lake in Strong and New Vineyard last week.

A lot of camps have been broken into in Franklin County, and police are looking for your help... Corporal Steve Charles with the Franklin County Sheriff's Department says there have been 26 reports of vandalism ...

The Franklin County Sheriff's Department is asking for information about whoever broke into more than two dozen summer homes in Strong and New Vineyard on Monday night, causing thousands of dollars of damage.

Franklin County deputies were investigating more burglaries Wednesday on Porter Lake, this time on the New Vineyard side.

A new executive director for the United Way of the Tri-Valley Area has been named.

As the price of heating oil goes up, so does the demand for firewood. Firewood dealers in Maine said they're seeing more people turn to wood as heating oil prices creep toward $5 a gallon.

The second step in SAD 9's budget approval process takes place Wednesday. The referendum validation vote gives voters the chance to approve or reject proposed school spending.

“The money that is taken from the taxpayers must be evenly distributed”

Martin Lane, 52, of New Vineyard was one of about 40 farmers and state and local officials who attended a meeting in Keduskeag Wednesday, May 14, 2008 addressing the problems small farms have to deal with in ... via Bangor Daily News

School officials in Franklin and northern Androscoggin counties are gearing up for two votes to approve proposed 2008-09 budgets. via Sun-Journal

“But one of the problems with that is that if you're in Rangeley, you're staying on a friend's couch. That's why a lot of the time, the state won't count such people as being homeless”

A chilling rain noisily pounded umbrellas, tents and a fading carpet of autumn leaves on Saturday night at the University of Maine's Abbott Park. via Sun-Journal

The following arrests were recently logged at Franklin County Detention Center: Cherie Givens, 37, Jay, unpaid fines, March 24, $155 cash provided for court appearance May 22, Jay Police Department. via Sun-Journal

“Because of a lack of state funding, the committee was unable to follow up with the implementation process that would have led to a land use ordinance”

Members of the Planning Board are looking for volunteers to help develop a new comprehensive plan to guide the town. via Sun-Journal

The following were recently booked at the Franklin County Detention Center: Shannon Lee Dupree, 30, Wilton, domestic assault, March 19, $5,000 unsecured bail, Wilton Police Department. via Sun-Journal

“Barker Road needs help. It's heavily traveled by both trucks and most residents, school buses and summer residents.”

Nearly 80 voters turned out Saturday for the annual town meeting here, a New England tradition moderator Roger Lambert described as "one of the last vestiges of true democracy in action in our world today." All ... via Sun-Journal

A Lincoln man accused of drunken driving that resulted in the death of a co-worker pleaded not guilty to three charges related to the Oct. via Sun-Journal

“If it inspires others to give it a go, then it's a bloody good thing. If you can do it here, you can do it anywhere in the world. But only ever as a last resort-we fought hard to keep the vines in the ground in the first place.”

What do you do when your vineyard is sold for a housing development? You rip out the vines and replant elsewhere. via Wine Spectator

Police are investigating the theft of about $5,000 in hand tools from a home on Searles Street, police Chief Ernest Steward Jr. via Sun-Journal