• Randi Sencabaugh, 32, Jay, violation condition of release, Dec. 28, $500 cash bail, Jay Police Department. • Leo Valcourt, 22, Jay, warrant, Dec. 30, released on personal recognizance, Jay Police Department. • Theodore Hastings, 57, Wilton, domestic violence criminal mischief, obstructing report of a crime, Dec. 30, $500 cash bail, Farmington Police Department. • George Newcomb, 26, […]
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Electrical issue blamed for Farmington mobile home fire
FARMINGTON — An electrical issue in a wall sparked a fire that significantly damaged a mobile home at 129 Poverty Lane early Tuesday morning, Farmington Fire and Rescue Lt. Tim “TD” Hardy said. Roger Begin, who was living in the home owned by Alan Archibald, was able to get out of the home safely, Hardy said. The […]
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Farmington crash sends 6 to hospital
FARMINGTON — A Temple woman and a family of five from Massachusetts were injured in a two-vehicle accident Sunday morning on Route 4, according to police. The crash occurred around 11 a.m. Nadene Pillsbury, 56, of Temple was driving a 1997 Jeep north on Route 4 at about 11:06 a.m., according to Farmington police officer […]
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Livermore Falls man dies in Livermore crash
LIVERMORE — A Livermore Falls man died early New Year’s morning after a two-car crash on Route 4, according to a news release from Stephen McCausland, spokesman for the Maine Department of Public Safety. An autopsy is scheduled to determine if 41-year-old Shawn Berry died from injuries in the crash or from a medical condition. […]
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Campaign underway to bring Budweiser Clydesdales to Wilton Blueberry Festival
WILTON — Wilton Blueberry Festival organizer Shannon Smith is looking for help to try to bring the Budweiser Clydesdale 8-Horse Hitch to this year’s festival. Smith has started a letter-writing campaign to reinforce her request for the horses to make an appearance at the 35th anniversary of the festival planned for Aug. 4 and 5. […]
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Grant brings Starling Hall move closer
FAYETTE — Members of Friends of Starling Hall said they hope to move the historic building farther back from Route 17 this spring, thanks to a $15,000 grant from the Davis Family Foundation. The group has plans to refurbish the historic building into a vibrant community center. The hall was built in 1878 by members […]
Posted inFranklin, Lewiston-Auburn
68-year-old takes on role as Peace Corps volunteer
TEMPLE — A new year, a new adventure is Janine Winn’s plan for 2017. On March 14, Winn, 68, will leave for three months of training before spending two years in Ukraine as a Peace Corps volunteer. “It is time to stop climbing ladders for other people,” she said of her business, Wildflower Walls, a […]
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Jay teen to wait and see what the political future holds
JAY — Eighteen-year-old Trevor Doiron plans to wait and see what the future holds for him in politics. He hopes to attend Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., to study political science for his undergraduate degree. Doiron was 17 and the youngest Democratic delegate of 30 from Maine and the youngest male at the National Democratic […]
Posted inBethel, Franklin, Lewiston-Auburn, Oxford Hills, River Valley
Top web stories of 2016
These were the most viewed stories on the web from the Sun Journal: 1. Armed Auburn woman scares off clown 2. Dying man in Durham crash: ‘Tell my family that I love them’ 3. Lewiston Middle School student killed on Main Street 4. Lewiston police raid suspected meth labs 5. Gov. Paul LePage storms out […]
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Farmington family moves forward after devastating fire
FARMINGTON — The Boyker-Smith family lost their home and belongings in a fire Oct. 18, but they have each other and have moved forward with the help of family, friends and community members. “Due to the hearts in this community, we have had everything we need, have been able to rebuild our home and will […]