Articles by Donna M. Perry
Two loaded handguns stolen in Jay burglary
JAY, Maine — Police are investigating the theft of two loaded handguns taken from a house on Knoll Circle either Monday night or early Tuesday, Jay police Detective Richard Caton IV said Tuesday. A bottle of ketchup and five energy drinks were also taken. Police responded to a report of ...
New fire chief to be appointed in Livermore Falls
LIVERMORE FALLS, Maine — Selectmen are scheduled to appoint a new fire chief at their meeting Monday. It starts at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 7 at the town office. The new chief will succeed Gerry Pineau of Jay who resigned on Dec. 31 to further his medical education. Twelve applications were ...
Accidental fire causes Farmington high school evacuation
FARMINGTON, Maine — An accidental fire prompted an evacuation of Mt. Blue High School and the Foster Career and Technical Education Center on Friday morning at the Mt. Blue campus. It was a small fire, Farmington Fire Rescue Chief Terry Bell said, and no one was injured. The building was ...
Grandmother: 18-month-old boy doing well after bites from bulldog-husky, not pit bull-wolf
LIVERMORE FALLS, Maine — An 18-month-old boy is doing well and is not expected to have any long-term difficulties from a dog bite Saturday, his grandmother Destiny Enman said Monday. Malaki, the family pet of five years, was an American bulldog and husky mix. It was not a pit bull-wolf ...
Habitual drunken driver found driving with .12 percent blood alcohol level, police say
FARMINGTON, Maine — A Livermore Falls man with a history of convictions for drunken driving and operating with a revoked license was arrested by Jay police Thursday night. Albert J. Abbott, 42, appeared in 12th District Court on Friday on felony charges of aggravated operating after habitual offender revocation and ...
Farmington man accused of showing explicit material to child
FARMINGTON, Maine — A 12th District Court judge set a Rangeley man’s bail at $20,000 cash Friday on a charge of sexual misconduct with a child. David F. Paquette, 35, of Rangeley was arrested on the charge by Rangeley police on Wednesday after they launched an investigation when they received ...
Fire, smoke damage at Rangeley home estimated at $150,000-plus
RANGELEY, Maine — State fire investigators ruled Monday that a fire that heavily damaged a home at 3963 Main St. Sunday night was accidental and the probable cause is an electrical origin, fire Chief Tim Pellerin said Monday. Firefighters from three towns were able to keep a fire contained to ...
Weld man pleads guilty to ‘tickling’ girl inappropriately, giving minors alcohol
FARMINGTON, Maine — A Weld man pleaded guilty Friday to two counts of unlawful sexual contact and four counts of allowing minors to possess or drink alcohol. James Lundy, 46, was initially indicted on three felony charges of unlawful sexual contact and three misdemeanor charges of unlawful sexual contact. He ...
More than 1,000 trees cut on Livermore forest without permission
LIVERMORE, Maine — A forester has determined that about 1,250 trees of varying sizes were illegally cut from the town’s Memorial Forest, town administrative assistant Kurt Schaub said Tuesday. Forester Mark Brown of Vassalboro, who was hired by selectpersons in September, also determined roughly 99 percent of the trees cut ...
Cheers ring, tears flow in Livermore Falls as soldier, badly wounded in Afghanistan, comes home a hero
JAY, Maine — Schoolchildren lined the banking along Route 4 near the middle school holding signs as they waited for the motorcade bringing Army policewoman Sgt. Helaina Lake home Tuesday. Lake, 24, formerly of Livermore Falls, was severely injured on June 20 in a suicide-bombing in Afghanistan. Among her injuries ...
Soldier who survived suicide bombing to get hero’s welcome home
LIVERMORE FALLS — When recovering Army policewoman Sgt. Helaina Lake gets off the plane at the Portland International Jetport on Tuesday, it will be with some fanfare. An escort of police, firefighters from several departments and others will be there to lead Lake, formerly of Livermore Falls, north. Motorcade organizers ...
One arrested, three more face theft charges in scrap metal case
PHILLIPS, Maine — An Augusta man has been arrested and three more will face charges after a deputy stopped a pickup truck with a trailer overloaded with scrap metal on Route 4 Wednesday night. Franklin County Deputy Matt Brann stopped the vehicle at about 10:30 p.m. after noticing a defect ...
Fired Rangeley foreman to get $175,000 in settlement
RANGELEY, Maine — The town and former Town Manager Perry Ellsworth have agreed to pay $175,000 to former Public Works foreman Everett Quimby to settle a lawsuit over his firing in 2008. The civil case was scheduled to be heard Tuesday in Franklin County Superior Court, but ended when both ...
Copper pipe for winterization project stolen from Livermore Falls house
LIVERMORE FALLS, Maine — Workers planning to winterize a house on Cedar Street on Wednesday found it stripped of about 200 feet of copper pipe, police Chief Ernest Steward Jr. said Thursday. A property management company sent the workers to the home. The pipe was cut from the plumbing system ...
Livermore Falls man charged after allegedly driving bulldozer up Spruce Mountain ski area
JAY, Maine — A Livermore Falls man convicted of breaking into buildings at Spruce Mountain Ski Slope and stealing a snowmobile several years ago was charged Thursday with break-ins there this week. Ronald J. Davis II, 22, was arrested on a felony charge of burglary and misdemeanor charges of criminal ...
Livermore Falls teen injured in rollover after swerving to avoid hitting deer
LIVERMORE FALLS, Maine — A 19-year-old driver was injured Tuesday afternoon when he swerved to avoid hitting a deer on Campground Road. The 1993 Oldsmobile Alero driven by Samuel T. Flagg of Livermore Falls rolled over, hit a tree about six feet in the air and landed on its roof, ...
Police search ski area after bulldozer reportedly seen on mountain
JAY, Maine — Police were called to the Spruce Mountain Ski Slope on Tuesday after someone reported seeing a bulldozer being driven up the middle of the mountain, Jay Cpl. Jeffrey Fournier said. The witness drove to the site because he thought it was odd to see a bulldozer going ...
Farmington corrections officer hit in face by inmate
FARMINGTON, Maine — A corrections officer was injured Friday after an inmate hit her in the face with his hand, Franklin County Sheriff Lt. Niles Yeaton said. The incident occurred about 9:15 a.m. at the jail. The corrections officer had marks on her neck and had blood on her ear, ...
Psychiatrist’s testimony limited in trial of man accused of stabbing 81-year-old Farmington woman 35 times
FARMINGTON, Maine — A Franklin County justice granted a motion Friday limiting a psychiatrist’s testimony on whether murder suspect Juan Contreras was under the influence of bath salts the night Grace Burton was stabbed to death. Burton, 81, was stabbed 35 times in her home at Margaret Chase Smith Apartments ...
Co-defendant in Farmington robbery case gets suspended sentence
FARMINGTON, Maine — The getaway driver in a local convenience store robbery in 2010 was sentenced Friday to six months in jail, all suspended. Marcia Tracy, 29, of Strong was also sentenced to serve one year of probation, according to Franklin County Superior Court documents. She drove the Jeep used ...
Police seeking tips about pickup truck possibly connected to Glenburn teen’s disappearance
Dixfield teen riding atop car roof pinned under it after rollover
Since 1971, seven Maine children reported missing have not been found
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A letter to Michelle Obama in light of military sex assault epidemic
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