BANGOR

Out-of-state men sought in car fire, triple homicide

Police are seeking two men from Rhode Island and Massachusetts in the deaths of three Maine residents whose bodies were found in a burning car in Bangor.

Bangor police Lt. Timothy Reid said Monday that Nicholas Sexton, 31, of Warwick, R.I., and Randall “Ricky” Daluz, 34, of Brockton, Mass., are considered armed and dangerous. The burning car, which had Rhode Island license plates, was discovered early on Aug. 13 in a parking lot in Bangor.

Reid disclosed that the three victims were shot before the car was set on fire. The victims were identified as Daniel Thomas Borders, 26, of Hermon; Nicolle Ashley Lugdon, 24, of Eddington; and Lucas Alan Tuscano, 28, of Bradford.

Police say robbery suspect fled in car onto golf course

A robbery suspect who tried to elude police by driving onto a golf course and circling the fairways has been arrested.

Bangor police said Jeffrey Macy, 46, of Eastbrook was charged with felony drug and other charges after being apprehended Sunday at Bangor Municipal Golf Course.

Officers responding to a robbery at a Rite Aid drug store about 3:45 p.m. tried to stop Macy’s car, but he drove to the golf course and began circling the 17th and 18th fairways. At one point, he hit a Chevrolet Tahoe driven by a police sergeant.

An officer used his vehicle to puncture the left front wheel of Macy’s car, rendering it immobile.

Damage estimates for the golf course were not immediately known.

ORONO

Lobster Institute is training buyers from around world

Maine lobster will play a prominent role at a four-day school for lobster buyers from around the world.

The Lobster Academy runs through Thursday in St. Andrews, New Brunswick. The dean of the school is Bob Bayer, head of the University of Maine’s Lobster Institute.

Participants have come from around the world, representing supermarket chains, restaurants, cruise ship lines and other companies that buy lobster. They will attend lectures and tour a processing plant, and learn about pricing, processing, regulatory needs, marketing opportunities and sustainability certification.

The academy evolved from the Lobster Institute’s Lobster College, which was held in Boothbay Harbor and Winter Harbor for several years.

ROCKLAND

Police: Murder suspect says victim cut off drug supply

A man accused of shooting a man multiple times, killing him, told police that the victim was a drug dealer who had cut off his supply.

Andrew Kierstead of Tenants Harbor has been charged with murder in the shotgun killing of Richard Mills, 48, on Thursday. Mills was found in his driveway in Cushing.

Kierstead, who was ordered held without bail Monday in Rockland District Court, told police that Mills got him hooked on drugs and then was his dealer for years before cutting him off.

Kierstead, 40, was taken to Pen Bay Medical Center for evaluation after the shooting and was transferred to the Knox County Jail over the weekend. Police have said Kierstead was suffering from an undisclosed medical problem.

PORTLAND

City seeking public’s ideas on reuse of Clifford School

City officials are asking the public for ideas about what to do with the Nathan Clifford School.

The Nathan Clifford Re-Use Advisory Task Force will host a meeting at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday in Room 209 at City Hall.

The task force and the city staff will discuss the current condition of the building and ideas for its reuse. The public is invited to offer additional ideas and prioritize uses, for the City Council’s consideration.

The school is now vacant. Earlier this year, it was declared surplus by the school district.

The school was named after U.S. Supreme Court Justice Nathan Clifford and opened on April 1, 1909. Designed by the renowned architect John Calvin Stevens and his son, John Howard Stevens, the school is a three-story building made from buff brick at a cost of $135,057.

The building, which totals 44,288 square feet, contains 16 classrooms laid out in an H-shape, with one classroom anchoring each corner.

UNE’s College of Pharmacy wins grant to fund residency

The University of New England’s College of Pharmacy, which will graduate its inaugural class next spring, has won a $50,000 grant to expand community pharmacy opportunities for graduates.

The grant was awarded by the National Association of Chain Drug Stores Foundation and will fund a pharmacy residency for graduates, allowing them to continue their education and pursue research under the tutelage of clinical pharmacists.

UNE’s practice site for the grant is Martin’s Point Health Care, a nonprofit organization based in Portland.

Foundation grant recipients were determined based on the recommendations of an independent review committee comprising representatives from the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, the American Pharmacists Association and the National Association of Chain Drug Stores.

AUGUSTA

LePage halts dues, but plans to attend governor meeting

Maine has stopped paying dues to the National Governors Association, but Gov. Paul LePage still plans to attend the group’s winter meeting so he can meet with the president and his Cabinet members.

Spokeswoman Adrienne Bennett said LePage decided last spring that the state shouldn’t pay the annual $60,000 in dues for the 2012-13 fiscal year. Bennett said the governor did a cost-benefit analysis and decided that the membership benefits didn’t justify the cost.

The governor still plans to attend the association’s annual winter meeting in February. The meeting usually includes a black-tie dinner at the White House and a meeting with the president.

The National Governors Association said all governors are members, but they don’t get the full range of benefits if they don’t pay dues.

AUBURN

Food bank’s new president founded nutrition program

The Good Shepherd Food-Bank has named Kristen Miale of Kennebunk as its new president.

Good Shepherd Food-Bank, based in Auburn, distributes food to more than 600 agencies across the state.

Miale is the founder of Cooking Matters for Maine, a chapter of the national Share Our Strengths cooking and nutrition education program for low-income families. She launched the program in 2010 and brought it to Good Shepherd Food-Bank to reach more families.

Before working with Cooking Matters, Miale worked for more than a decade in private equity and business consulting. After volunteering for hunger relief organizations, she decided to make her passion for ending hunger her occupation.

NEWRY

Sunday River set to host wife-carrying competition

It’s time for Maine’s wife-carrying championships, an event inspired by Finnish tradition.

The event features men carrying women on their backs while negotiating an obstacle course featuring hurdles, sand traps and a water hazard.

This year’s event, to be held Saturday at Sunday River, features four-time world champions from Finland, as well as competitors from Maine and Nova Scotia.

The event is inspired from Finnish folklore; the carrying method is up to the couple.

Winners of the Newry competition take home the wife’s weight in beer, plus five times her weight in cash.