Lauren Abbate

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August 19, 2016

Franklin County grand jury hands up 36 indictments

A former Waterville man and a Kingfield man were indicted on charges related to an incident in May when they allegedly provided two teenage girls with alcohol and marijuana.
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August 19, 2016

Girlfriend of Industry man convicted in fatal New Year’s Day hit-and-run indicted

Nakita Tolman, 27, of Kingfield, is charged with hindering apprehension or prosecution and false public report for allegedly trying to help her boyfriend, Tommy Clark, conceal that he hit and killed pedestrian Taylor Gaboury in Farmington.
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August 19, 2016

Former Farmington food pantry treasurer indicted on felony theft charge

Mary O’Donal, 74, of Farmington, is accused of stealing more than $10,000 from the Care and Share Food Closet on Fairbanks Road when she was the organization’s treasurer.
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August 19, 2016

Wilton downtown revitalization project will start in two weeks

Work on the $400,000 project, funded by a federal grant, will begin after Labor Day after selectmen voted Thursday to award the construction bid to Pratt and Son Inc.
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August 19, 2016

Wilton man pleads not guilty to fatal June shooting

Timothy Danforth, 24, charged with murder in the death of Micheal Reis, 24, of New Sharon, is being held without bail following his Friday arraignment.
Published
August 17, 2016

College-bound New Sharon teen hopes to become advocate for farming

Kristen Davis, a longtime 4-H member, plans to use a scholarship for students pursuing a future in organic farming to earn a degree that will help her become a voice for “the hardest working people in this country.”
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August 17, 2016

TransCanada TIF deal changes would increase Franklin County 2019 tax rate

Residents were told proposed amendments to a tax increment financing agreement would increase the county’s tax rate 1 cent but also would draw $12.4 million more in revenue for the county over 20 years.
Published
August 16, 2016

Farmington heroin trafficking investigation nets third arrest

Chris Crockett, 56, of Farmington, is charged with aggravated drug trafficking and possession of firearms by a prohibited person, making him the third Farmington man arrested in the probe.
Published
August 11, 2016

Franklin County proposes changes to TransCanada TIF agreement

With the county expected to reach $4 million revenue cap this year, proposed changes to the deal would lengthen the terms to 30 years, remove the cap and broaden how the county could spend the generated money.
Published
August 10, 2016

Little known about Rangeley, Wilton shootings

Nearly two weeks after a man was killed in a home invasion in Rangeley and almost three months after another died in Wilton, there are no charges and little information is available about the Franklin County incidents.