The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office and Maine State Police responded to separate motorcycle crashes that occurred within a half-hour of each other on Sunday in Strong and Sandy River Plantation.
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Speed, icy road conditions factored into deadly crash in Sandy River Plantation, police report says
Thomas Deckard-Madore, 17, of Strong and Michaela Morgan, 15, of Phillips, who were not wearing seatbelts, died in the crash.
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Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Disturbance at Strong Elementary School leads to lockdown, arrest
Christian Richards, 27, of Strong was arrested on two charges of terrorizing.
Posted inMaine, News
Franklin County resident creates Christmas lights tour
Leanna Targett, of Salem Township, hopes she has created a memory for children just like she had as a child.
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Strong voters to decide municipal budget Saturday
Residents are asked to wear face coverings, bring their own chairs and set them up 6 feet apart.
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Seven high school graduates receive scholarships from Skowhegan Savings
Recipients include Gage Bernstein, Lillian Hoyt, Ethan Varney, Emily Edgerly, Hailey Walker, Lauren Eastlack and Breanna Mushero.
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Two drivers injured in Jay, Strong crashes
A mix of snow, sleet and rain made roads slippery.
Posted inMaine Crime
Strong man charged with arson after kitchen catches fire
STRONG — A local man was arrested on suspicion of arson early Friday after reporting a house fire on Lambert Hill Road. At about 1:30 a.m., Franklin County Sheriff’s Deputy Alan Elmes went to the home after a resident reported a fire in his kitchen. The flames were extinguished by the fire department, and the […]
Posted inMaine Crime, News
Jay woman, Winthrop man indicted in fatal overdoses
A woman from Farmington and a man from Strong died in March.
Posted inAmy Calder, Columns, Maine, Morning Sentinel, News
Amy Calder: There are a lot of odd, quirky, peculiar road names
Central Maine is home to lots of unusual street and road names, but the town of Skowhegan takes the cake for the most whimsical, columnist Amy Calder writes.