Kaitlin Schroeder

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Published
September 17, 2013

State board denies Franklin County’s request to re-open jail as full-service facility

Sheriff Scott Nichols and county officials have lobbied the board to change jail’s status, which they say is bad for taxpayers and inmates.
Published
September 16, 2013

Municipalities consider forming natural gas district

The proposed natural gas district would serve as a necessary liaison between residents, particularly low-income residents, and Summit Natural Gas of Maine, which is building a $350 million natural gas pipeline in the Kennebec Valley.
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September 13, 2013

Farmington duo pleads guilty after deal reached in drug death

Roy and Seth Gordon, of each face two years in prison in the morphine overdose death of Marilyn Rider, 52, Roy Gordon’s girlfriend.
Published
September 11, 2013

Man injured falling from UMF roof charged with criminal trespass

Devon Pease, of Farmington, fell from a University of Maine Farmington gymnasium Sept. 3 after trying to escape police, along with Joshua Farthing, after being spotted on the roof.
Published
September 11, 2013

Wilton road slated for fix following string of accidents at intersection

There were eight accidents, including one involving a person taken by ambulance to a hospital, at the intersection in 2011 and 2012, according to the most recent data from the Maine Department of Transportation.
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September 11, 2013

West Gardiner woman summoned for allegedly driving car at man

Christine Sounier, 25, of West Gardiner, was summoned after allegedly driving her car at a man while he was walking on Washington Street and then assaulting him.
Published
September 10, 2013

Chesterville woman dead in Wilton collision with logging truck

Claire Trask, 59, of Chesterville, was killed Tuesday when she failed to yield at a stop sign at routes 156 and 4 in Wilton, and her vehicle struck a logging truck, according to police.
Published
September 9, 2013

Whittier Road erosion fix underway in Farmington

Construction workers began stockpiling materials and equipment Monday for long-awaited construction to protect Whittier Road by stabilizing the Sandy River bank.
Published
September 8, 2013

Waterville rally uses song, socializing to promote peace

WATERVILLE — A small group of people gathered on the front steps of the Waterville Public Library today to sing and dance to a blasting chorus from John Lennon’s “Give Peace a Chance” in what event organizers described as an effort to promote peace through music. The small group had gathered for the first of […]
Published
September 8, 2013

Young faces encourage city elders at Waterville Franco-American festival

Older residents at the 11th annual Franco-American Family Festival Sunday said it gives them hope to see young faces scattered among the sea of aging attendees.