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Tuesday | Sun-Journal

Three charged in burglary spree

While investigating a forged check complaint, police received more information about three people suspected of taking part in nearly 20 burglaries over a two-year span, said Detective Marc Bowering on Monday.

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Related Topix: Jay, ME, Wilton, ME, Farmington, ME, Stratton, ME

Sun Jul 20, 2008

Sun-Journal

Fuel can explodes; boy badly burned

A fuel container being used to start a campfire exploded late Friday night, spraying burning fuel 50 feet and enveloping an 8-year-old boy in a fireball.

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Related Topix: Rumford, ME, Mexico, ME, Roxbury, ME

Tue Jul 08, 2008

Village Soup

Watershed School enters next phase with Galloway 'pulling the oars'

ROCKLAND : Will Galloway took over as director of the Watershed School on July 1, and will usher in a new phase in the school's history as it celebrates its fifth anniversary.

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Related Topix: Camden, ME, Science, Anthropology, Rockland, ME

Sun Jul 06, 2008

Village Soup

Inaugural walking tour of historic Warren

WARREN : About 40 people turned out Tuesday night for a walking tour of the historical sites in town.

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Related Topix: Warren, ME, Rockland, ME

Fri Jul 04, 2008

Sun-Journal

2 people, dog hurt in Strong crash

A two-vehicle crash at Spaulding Road and Hartwell Road on Thursday sent two people to the hospital and a dog to a veterinary hospital.

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Related Topix: Franklin County, ME, Farmington, ME

Wed Jul 02, 2008

Sun-Journal

Life with Grace

It was supposed to be a fun evening ride. The Legere family had made the trip before, clomping down Route 117 in one of Phil Trundy's pony carts.

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Related Topix: Buckfield, ME, Turner, ME, Lewiston, ME, Lewiston Metro

Mon Jun 30, 2008

WMTW-TV Auburn

Arrests Made In Camp Break-Ins

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.

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Related Topix: Franklin County, ME, New Vineyard, ME

Sun Jun 29, 2008

Sun-Journal

Camp burglary shatters owners' security

Once the security of your home is violated, life is never the same. Lorraine Chandler is finding that out after she and her husband, Richard, had their camp on Porter Lake broken into and vandalized June 17.

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Fri Jun 27, 2008

Sun-Journal

POPS set for Saturday

Local musician Dot Lambert will once again take the stage at the 6th annual Kingfield POPS Saturday beginning at 4 p.m. at the Kennedy Farm on Route 142.

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Related Topix: Symphony, Arts, Kingfield, ME

Wed Jun 25, 2008

Sun-Journal

Four charged in camp break-ins

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.

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Related Topix: New Vineyard, ME, Franklin County, ME, Farmington, ME, Livermore, ME

Mon Jun 23, 2008

WABI-TV Bangor

Porter Lake Break-ins

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 ...

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Related Topix: Franklin County, ME, New Vineyard, ME

Sat Jun 21, 2008

Sun-Journal

Deputies probing break-ins at lake

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

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Related Topix: Franklin County, ME, New Vineyard, ME

Thu Jun 19, 2008

WMTW-TV Auburn

Camps Vandalized In Strong, New Vineyard

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.

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Related Topix: Franklin County, ME, New Vineyard, ME

Tue Jun 17, 2008

Sun-Journal

Dump truck-Jeep collide

The driver and a passenger of a Jeep Cherokee escaped injury when their vehicle collided with an E. L. Vining Co.

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Related Topix: Phillips, ME, Franklin County, ME

Sun Jun 15, 2008

Sun-Journal

If you care, leave wild animals alone

Maine wildlife biologist Chuck Hulsey spent all day Thursday trying to find a yearling deer in Western Maine that thinks it's anything but a deer.

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Related Topix: Turner, ME, Maine, Augusta, ME, Leeds, ME, Abbot, ME

Fri Jun 13, 2008

Mount Desert Islander

Board balks at legal payment

Selectmen on Tuesday balked at paying a share of legal expenses incurred by Union 98 school officials in fighting the state's school consolidation plan for Mount Desert Island schools.

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Related Topix: Bar Harbor, ME, Mount Desert, ME, Southwest Harbor, ME

Sat May 31, 2008

Sun-Journal

Justice finds couple in default

A judge ruled Friday that a German couple defaulted when they failed to appear for a contempt of court hearing.

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Related Topix: Franklin County, ME, Phillips, ME

Thu May 29, 2008

Sun-Journal

School board chair cleared of charges

A jury of five men and seven women took two hours to find a Strong man not guilty of assault and terrorizing charges on Wednesday in Franklin County Superior Court.

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Related Topix: Franklin County, ME

Fri May 23, 2008

Sun-Journal

Franklin County arrest log

The following were recently booked at the Franklin County Detention Center: Benjamin Sotto-Girardin, 22, Jay, warrant: unpaid fines, fees, May 19, no bail listed as of May 19, Farmington Police Department.

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Related Topix: Franklin County, ME, Jay, ME, Farmington, ME

Wed May 21, 2008

Sun-Journal

Woman rolls stolen vehicle

A Livermore Falls woman ended up with minor injuries but charged with several crimes after taking a friend's car and crashing it, police said.

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Related Topix: Livermore Falls, ME

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