CARTHAGE — Gift cards stolen from a Carthage home and used at a Mexico store led to the arrest Saturday of a Carthage man on charges of burglary and theft. Casey Campbell, 33, was identified by several local police officers from store security at Wal-Mart that showed a male making a purchase with the stolen […]
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Med-Care budget to hold steady
MEXICO — Med-Care Ambulance will keep its budget at $24 per capita, Selectman Reggie Arsenault told the Board of Selectmen at its Dec. 15 meeting. Arsenault, who represents Mexico on the Med-Care Board, said that after two budget meetings, the Med-Care budget was passed on Dec. 9. “The revenue stream on the paying part is showing […]
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Carthage residents approve $381,052 municipal budget
CARTHAGE — Residents approved a $381,052 municipal budget at the annual town meeting Monday evening, Town Clerk Linda Berry said Wednesday morning. Berry said all articles were approved and all officers re-elected. Residents authorized the board to accept about 60 acres from Wanda J. Robinson for public recreation. Selectman Stephen Brown said the land is […]
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Carthage residents to vote on $381,052 municipal budget
CARTHAGE — Residents will vote on a $381,052 municipal budget at their annual town meeting on Monday, Dec. 14, Selectman Stephen Brown said Friday morning. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. at the Carthage Town Office building. Brown said that the proposed 2015-16 budget will cause the town’s mill rate to be lowered from […]
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Bus drivers needed in RSU 10
DIXFIELD — Superintendent Craig King told the Regional School Unit 10 board Monday night that finding enough bus drivers has been difficult. “We need to do something about bus drivers,” he said. “We have two permanent positions” open. To curtail overtime and get new drivers, he is checking with educational technicians planning to retire to […]
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Wanted Carthage man picked up in Wells
FARMINGTON — A Carthage man accused of assaulting a woman early Sunday was taken into custody Tuesday in Wells, according to a post on the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department Facebook page. Bennie Bowie II, 47, was picked up by the Wells Police Department on a Franklin County warrant charging domestic violence aggravated assault. Bowie is […]
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Franklin County deputies seek Carthage man in domestic violence case
CARTHAGE — Franklin County deputies are looking for a Carthage man accused of grabbing a woman by the hair and slamming her head through the passenger-side window of his truck, according to police. Deputy Andrew Morgan responded to a 911 call at 12:47 a.m. Sunday from a woman in Carthage who told dispatchers the girlfriend […]
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RSU 10 board updated on withdrawal progress
DIXFIELD — Directors heard updates to the status of three of the five Regional School Unit 10 towns exploring withdrawing from the district at Tuesday’s board meeting. Superintendent Craig King said he received a request from the lawyer who represents the towns for information needed for the withdrawal committees to continue their work. Board member […]
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Two Carthage teens charged in underage drinking party
CARTHAGE — Two local teenagers are accused of holding an underage drinking party Saturday night at their home on West Side Road, Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said Tuesday. Deputy Andrew Morgan responded to a complaint of an underage drinking party at 11 p.m. and discovered eight people all under the age of 21 consuming alcohol, […]
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Carthage man pleads guilty to domestic violence assault
FARMINGTON — A Carthage man pleaded guilty Friday in Franklin County Superior Court to assaulting his wife at their home in April. Robert L. Carver, 73, was accused of strangling and terrorizing his wife April 17, Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said previously. Carver pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of domestic violence assault. The charge […]