DIXFIELD — A “First day of school” chart printed in the Region and City editions Monday contained incorrect start dates for students in RSU 10. They are: In Byron, Canton, Carthage, Dixfield, Hanover, Mexico, Peru, Roxbury and Rumford, students in grades kindergarten through six and grade nine start Tuesday, Sept. 1. Students in grades seven, […]
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Judge sets $25,000 cash bail for Wilton arson suspect
FARMINGTON —Judge Susan Oram set bail Wednesday at $25,000 cash for D’Kota Rowe, one of three men charged with burning homes in Carthage and Wilton in June. Rowe, 20, is charged with four felony counts of arson involving an unoccupied home on Sewall Street in Wilton being burned June 27, followed nearly an hour later […]
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Wilton apartment building was target in arson case
FARMINGTON — Gene and Andrea Casey of Mexico thanked investigators Tuesday for working together to solve a case of arson that destroyed their summer and future retirement home in Carthage in June. Andrea Casey said she couldn’t believe it had been solved so fast. Three men are in state custody charged with this crime and […]
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Franklin County men accused of burning Wilton, Carthage buildings
FARMINGTON — Three men accused of a string of Franklin County convenience store burglaries in June are now accused of intentionally setting fire to a vacant home in Wilton and a camp in Carthage. Franklin County court Judge Susan Oram set bail Monday at $25,000 cash for Devon J. Pease, 22, of Jay. The state […]
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3 Carthage teens face burglary charges after partying
CARTHAGE — Three local teens are accused of breaking into a seasonal residence, stealing alcoholic beverages and partying there, Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said Friday. Franklin County Deputies Andrew Morgan and Cpl. Nathan Reid investigated a complaint of a burglary at a home at 1375 West Side Road, Nichols said. Entry was gained through a […]
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Bail set for Carthage father, son in heroin case
FARMINGTON — A District Court judge set bail Friday for a father and son from Carthage accused of heroin trafficking at $8,000 cash and $15,000 cash, respectively. Assistant District Attorney Joshua Robbins told the court that evidence led to a search warrant for two Carthage residences, where it appeared a large volume of heroin was […]
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Father, son charged in Carthage drug bust
CARTHAGE — A father and son were arrested Wednesday morning on drug-related charges after police searched homes on Winter Hill Road and Tainter Corner Road, Franklin County Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said in a news release. Russell Smith, 51, of 40 Winter Hill Road was charged with unlawful trafficking in heroin and unlawful possession of […]
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Med-Care ambulance takes Carthage chain saw victim to FMH
CARTHAGE — A Med-Care Ambulance crew out of Mexico was called to Basin Road off Route 2 on Friday for a man injured at about 3:15 p.m. in a chain saw accident. At first, the crew radioed for a medical helicopter based at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston to meet them in the large […]
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Carthage teenager injured in Weld crash
WELD — A Carthage teenager was injured Sunday when she lost control of a vehicle on Route 142 and it struck a utility pole, rolled onto its roof and a tree fell on it, Franklin County Cpl. Nate Bean said. Ashley Hutchinson, 16, became distracted trying to change the radio station, Bean said in a […]
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Maine Fire Marshal investigating Wilton, Carthage fires as arson
CARTHAGE — Weekend fires that destroyed a camp on Winter Hill Road in Carthage and a vacant home on Sewall Street in Wilton are under investigation by the State Fire Marshal’s office. “Both fires are considered arson fires,” state investigator Kenneth MacMaster said Monday. “A criminal investigation of both fires is being conducted by our office. Anyone […]