Articles by Terry Karkos
Pickup carrying 4 teens goes over guardrail in Peru
PERU, Maine — Four Turner youths in a pickup hauling a trailer of frozen sawdust on Route 108 Wednesday night took a wild ride into the woods when the load shifted, state police said. Neither driver Cody Craig, 17, nor his passengers were injured. They were Desiree Tweedie, 18, Cody ...
Woodstock felon back in jail on burglary, firearm charges
WOODSTOCK, Maine — A local man accused of burglarizing a Dixmont home late last year after being released from prison is back in jail, Maine State Police Trooper Dan Hanson said Tuesday. Joseph Cox, 27, who is living in Weld, was arrested Dec. 16 by state police on charges of ...
New fishing regulations approved by inland fisheries and wildlife council
AUGUSTA, Maine — A remote 84-acre wild brook trout pond in northern Franklin County is one of several statewide water bodies to be affected by new fishing regulations. As of the open water fishing season on April 1, it will be illegal to use or possess live fish at Twin ...
Rumford man charged with domestic violence threatening
RUMFORD, Maine — A local man was arrested Friday night on a domestic violence charge after he fled from a house into the woods with a large knife and returned two hours later, police said. Treva Moors, 23, of Rumford, was charged with domestic violence and criminal threatening. He also ...
Space heater used to thaw frozen pipes ignites basement stairs at Mexico house
MEXICO — A kerosene space heater left too close to combustible materials in the basement of a vacant Cross Street house late Thursday morning caused the wooden stairs to catch fire, said Mexico fire Deputy Chief Richard Jones. Damage was “very minimal,” Jones said. There were no injuries. At 10:30 ...
Man charged with OUI after allegedly driving truck into side of Rumford garage
RUMFORD, Maine — A Rumford man was arrested on New Year’s Day after police say he drove drunk into the side of Jake’s Garage on Prospect Avenue. Jeremy Dow, 22, was charged at 1:10 a.m. with operating under the influence, leaving the scene of a property-damage crash and felony aggravated ...
Adopted Army Airborne unit in Afghanistan sends Dixfield library signed flag, card
DIXFIELD, Maine — Ludden Memorial Library librarian Peggy Malley opened the mail Dec. 10 like she usually does. One package, however, didn’t contain books. Inside was an Army Airborne flag signed by 17 members of the 173rd Special Forces unit in Afghanistan, along with a thank-you card. The library adopted ...
Mexico man appealing 45-year sentence for 2009 murders
PORTLAND, Maine — A 22-year-old Mexico man is appealing his 45-year sentence for a double killing in Rumford. Eric Hamel is challenging the sentence he received in 2011 after pleading guilty to two counts of murder in the 2009 shooting deaths of two men. In his appeal to the Maine ...
Canton man loses School Street home to early-morning fire
CANTON, Maine — A lit kerosene lantern that was accidentally knocked to the floor started a fire that destroyed a School Street home early Friday morning, fire Chief Shane Gallant said. No one was injured in the inferno, but homeowner Steve Blair of 318 School Street (Route 140) lost everything, ...
Some Maine Nordic centers open with snow aplenty despite rain
BETHEL, Maine —Some Nordic ski centers in Western Maine opened in time for Christmas vacation, thanks to December snows that weren’t washed away by accompanying rains. Carter’s Cross-Country Ski Center in Bethel and Oxford is one such place. The Bethel center opened its trails on Sunday for the season, offering ...
Police investigating fuel thefts from Dixfield-area homes, businesses
DIXFIELD, Maine — Police Sgt. Jeff Howe said the department is working with Maine State Police and other officers from Mexico to Jay to charge those stealing diesel fuel and reselling it as heating oil for furnaces. “The information that we got from talking to a couple of troopers and ...
Dixfield man charged with assaulting woman
DIXFIELD, Maine — A local man charged with felony assault Thursday night pleaded not guilty at his arraignment Friday in Oxford County Superior Court in Paris. Timothy Shorey, 52, of Main Street, was released from Oxford County Jail on personal recognizance bail at about 2:30 p.m., Dixfield police Sgt. Jeff ...
Police agencies get grants to combat impaired driving through holidays
RUMFORD, Maine — Local police will be conducting impaired driving patrols through the holidays, thanks to a $9,900 grant to the Rumford Police Department, Chief Stacy Carter said Thursday night. The Bureau of Highway Safety grant will allow the department to provide extra patrols. Throughout the year, the department receives ...
Rumford rejects Los Angeles actor’s request to close side streets for filming
RUMFORD, Maine — Anxiety over the unknown led selectmen Thursday night to unanimously reject a request from a Los Angeles filmmaker/actor to close a few side streets later this month for filming. Neither Gavin Peretti nor anyone representing him came to the meeting, as requested, to provide the board with ...
LA filmmaker seeks OK to close Rumford streets for filming
RUMFORD, Maine — A Los Angeles filmmaker and actor in Rangeley to film a movie has asked selectmen to approve closing a few side streets in Rumford this month. The board will consider Gavin Peretti’s request at its meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 6, in Rumford Falls Auditorium. The ...
Rumford man pleads not guilty to stealing car
RUMFORD, Maine — A local man accused of stealing a car Monday afternoon while intoxicated pleaded not guilty at his arraignment Tuesday in district court. Kevin Pettegrow, 31, who is homeless, was charged with operating under the influence, operating after suspension, unauthorized use of a motor vehicle (theft), and violating ...
Man breaks leg in Route 2 accident atop Falls Hill in Rumford
By Terry Karkos, Sun Journal on Dec. 05, 2012, at 7:01 a.m.
RUMFORD, Maine — A local man suffered a broken leg Tuesday when he lost control of his car on Falls Hill on Route 2 and it slid into a building, Rumford police Sgt. Douglas Maifeld said. Shane Richard, 27, was taken by Med-Care Ambulance to Rumford Hospital. The accident happened ...
Blind community calls plea bargain for blind thief from Rumford ‘outrageous’
RUMFORD — An Oxford County Superior Court felony theft case earlier this month has raised the ire of members of the National Federation of the Blind of Maine. They’re incensed that a man considered legally blind by the court would receive no jail time and be required to only reimburse ...
Special Olympics Maine sending athletes to Korea
MEXICO — To say that Tanya Scott and Kala Emery are excited is an understatement. The athletes were recently chosen to represent Maine and the nation on Team USA from Jan. 29 through Feb. 5 at the Special Olympics World Winter Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Scott, of Mexico, is ...
Two Peru women file suit against town, selectwoman in attempt to oust her
PERU, Maine — Two women have filed suit against the town and Selectman Kathy Hussey to try to force Hussey out of office before her term expires in 2014. Hussey has also served Peru for about 12 years as the board of selectmen’s secretary. In the suit, Martha Witherell and ...
Orono man enters not guilty pleas in Cable kidnapping, murder
LePage speaks frankly to Dirigo Girls State delegates
Maine House fails to override Medicaid expansion veto
A vote against the budget is a vote for a state shutdown
Susan Collins: Why Congress should reform federal court
LePage fails to surprise on Medicaid expansion
The cost of requiring more renewable power
Maine Sports Hall of Fame revokes Dana Wilson’s 2012 induction
American Lung Association retires number of cyclist killed in Trek Across Maine
Retiring Hermon High School athletic administrator Soucy maintains love of sports
Report: Patriots’ Aaron Hernandez not ruled out as homicide suspect
Midcoast multibajillionaire knows what her husband is doing before he does it
‘Sopranos’ star James Gandolfini dead at 51
The Esther II: A father’s boat, a son’s heart