Maine prosecutors, bail commissioners and police are now using a new risk assessment tool that ranks suspected domestic violence perpetrators on the likelihood that they repeat an attack on a victim.
Kaitlin Schroeder
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Farmington experiments with contracting assessing services
The new contractor, John E. O’Donnell & Associates, held its first office hours this Thursday and will hold weekly office hours in Farmington every Thursday.
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Salem Township woman wanders off after Route 27 crash
Police said Courtney Steeves wandered off in single-digit temperates after the 2 a.m. Carrabassett Valley accident, and they found her at a nearby house.
Posted inAnimals, Local & State
Jackman postal worker rescues two horses
The loose horses were found on U.S. Route 201, but she corralled them before they became a hazard to traffic.
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Wilton still seeking bidders on tannery site
The town voted to extend the deadline for bidding to May 1 after no developers showed interest in the property during the first bidding period.
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Farmington facing sharp increase in road costs
Selectmen debated Tuesday whether the town’s dilapidated roads merit a hike to pay for their repair during an initial review of the budget.
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Maine state jail system faces $2.5 million shortfall
Franklin County has balked at a $50,000 bill for inmates, but an official says there are “more urgent and more significant financial implications system-wide.”
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Wilton Tannery draws no takers
Scraps of leather strewn on the U.S. Route 2 property were gathered and contained underground, and the town is now trying to sell the land.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Massachusetts man charged in Wilton with heroin possession, trafficking
The man was arrested after a deputy allegedly found heroin and needles during a U.S. Route 2 traffic stop.
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Vacation home destroyed in Dallas Plantation fire
Improperly disposed wood stove ash was the cause of the New Year’s Day fire.