Articles by Donna M. Perry
Man injured when motorcycle hits stopped car in New Sharon
NEW SHARON, Maine — A Dixfield man suffered minor injuries when the motorcycle he was driving ran into the back of a car on Route 2, Franklin County Lt. David Rackliffe said Monday. Keith Langervin, 22, was reported to have been thrown over the car by the force of the ...
Mt. Blue regional school district receives grant to increase school safety
By Donna M. Perry, Sun Journal on May 20, 2013, at 5:58 a.m.
FARMINGTON, Maine — All RSU 9 schools will have large numbers on exterior doors to help emergency responders identify which one to use. The Mallett and Mt. Blue High Schools already are labeled. David Leavitt, director of the district’s support services, received a $2,500 grant from the Department of Homeland ...
Four indicted in drug death of Farmington woman
FARMINGTON, Maine — A Franklin County grand jury indicted four people Tuesday on charges related to the drug death of Marilyn Rider, 52, of Farmington on Nov. 11, 2012. Police found Rider dead in her home at 103 Silver Maple Lane the day after a birthday party there, police said. ...
Chesterville man indicted in shooting incident
FARMINGTON, Maine — A Chesterville man was indicted Tuesday in connection to the firing of a shotgun loaded with buckshot at a truck pulling away from his house in January. Dennis Meaney, 26, was indicted on one felony count of aggravated reckless conduct and one misdemeanor count each of domestic ...
Bail set for Madison man accused of robbing store with pellet handgun
FARMINGTON, Maine — A judge set bail at $50,000 cash or $250,000 worth of property Wednesday for a Madison man accused of robbing Tranten’s Too in Kingfield with a pellet handgun June 18, 2012. Kaleb Bowring, 20, made an initial appearance on felony charge of robbery and a misdemeanor charge ...
Madison man arrested in connection with 2012 Kingfield store robbery
KINGFIELD, Maine — A Madison man was arrested Monday at Somerset County Jail in Madison on a charge of felony robbery in connection with an armed robbery at Tranten’s Too at about 8 p.m. June 18, 2012. Kaleb Bowring, 20, was arrested on the robbery charge and has been identified ...
Safe recovered in New Sharon with bottom smashed open
NEW SHARON, Maine — A safe believed to have been stolen was recovered in an outlet of Crowell Pond on May 3 with its bottom smashed open, Trooper Mathew Casavant of the Maine State Police said. The Franklin County Sheriff’s Department received a call from a fisherman earlier this spring ...
Fire destroys large shed near home in Jay
JAY, Maine — A fire destroyed a large shed Wednesday night at a residence on Route 133, Assistant Fire Chief Mike Booker said Thursday. The Robert Hall family wasn’t home and had left at about 3:30 p.m., he said. The fire was reported at 6 p.m. A state fire investigator ...
Wilton detective praised for recovering 19 stolen firearms
JAY, Maine — Detective Richard Caton IV had only one lead, a phone call, and he followed it until he found 19 stolen firearms that were recovered within 24 hours in January 2012. The U.S. Attorney’s Office of the District of Maine recognized Caton, 32, of Wilton for his “outstanding ...
Baby changing table catches fire in Jay
JAY, Maine — No one was injured Sunday afternoon when a lamp on a baby’s changing table caught fire at a house at 2 Spring St. Damage was estimated at about $20,000, Jay fire Assistant Chief Mike Booker said Monday. About 40 firefighters from six departments responded to the 1:14 ...
Second defendant pleads guilty in Phillips metal theft
FARMINGTON, Maine — A Chelsea man pleaded guilty Wednesday to stealing metal items from the abandoned USA Concrete Plant in Phillips in November 2012, according to court documents. Judge Susan Oram sentenced Robert Arris Jr., 35, to serve six months of a five-year sentence and two years of probation, according ...
Wilton man allegedly used stolen lawnmower as down payment on Ford Mustang
WILTON, Maine — A local man is accused of stealing items from a residence he was living at and then selling them. One of the items was a rideing lawn mower, which he traded for a down payment on a 2013 Ford Mustang convertible at a Waterville dealership, Wilton police ...
Police: Minot man asleep at wheel drives through Jay Historical Society Museum
JAY, Maine — A Minot man told police he fell asleep at the wheel Tuesday night on Route 4 when his car drove through the Jay Historical Society Museum at the top of Jay Hill. No one was injured. When Cpl. Jeffrey Fournier responded to the 10:53 p.m. call, Shaun ...
Franklin County inmates running out of places to go
FARMINGTON — Franklin County jail officials are once again seeking beds around the state for inmates, because Somerset County Jail stopped taking them last week because it’s owed $280,000 by the state. It is the second time in 12 months that the Madison jail stopped taking inmates from Franklin and ...
Man pleads guilty to stealing 20 bags of recyclable cans
FARMINGTON, Maine — A North Jay man pleaded guilty Friday to stealing 20 bags of recyclable cans from a Wilton home last year. Dillen K. Bronish, 20, entered pleas in Franklin County Superior Court to felony burglary and misdemeanor theft. Assistant District Attorney James Andrews said if the case went ...
Farmington university students avoid prosecution in underage drinking case
FARMINGTON, Maine — State prosecutors will not prosecute two 19-year-old college students who were arrested on charges of furnishing a place for minors to consume alcohol on March 9, Assistant District Attorney Josh Robbins said Friday. The facts and circumstances surrounding the case against Emily A. Marron, 19, of Auburn ...
Wilton woman acquitted in ax-attack trial
FARMINGTON — A Franklin County jury acquitted a Wilton woman of all charges and a Rumford man of aggravated assault Thursday. Justice Michaela Murphy declared a hung jury after the panel deadlocked on two lesser charges against Brian Sweeney, 32. Shari Dupree, 32, and Sweeney were accused of attacking Jeremiah ...
Jury finds Wilton man guilty of assaulting neighbor for beeping vehicle’s horn
FARMINGTON, Maine — A Wilton man who punched his former neighbor in the face after beeping his car horn was found guilty Wednesday of felony assault in Franklin County Superior Court. Dean Martin Jr., 38, was on trial for assaulting Hutch McPheters, who lived across the street in October 2012. ...
Livermore Falls teenager charged with having oxycodone at school
LIVERMORE FALLS, Maine — Police charged a 17-year-old boy Wednesday with having oxycodone pills at Spruce Mountain High School, police Chief Ernest Steward Jr. said Thursday. Officer Steve Wilkinson charged the Livermore Falls boy with unlawful possession of oxycodone, a painkiller, he said. The boy had the drugs inside the ...
Farmington man accused of punching woman in eye while she was driving car
JAY, Maine — A Farmington man is accused of punching a woman in the eye while she was driving on Route 133 this week. Christopher Walker, 34, was arrested on a felony charge of domestic violence assault on Tuesday, Jay Detective Richard Caton IV said. The charge was elevated due ...
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