Michael C. Swift, 29, was also charged with operating under the influence early Friday morning.
Charles Eichacker
Charles Eichacker covers crime and general news in the Winthrop area, but his side interests include health, politics, culture and the outdoors. A Maryland native, he first came to Maine in 2004 to attend Colby College. After several years away, including a stint teaching English in China for the Peace Corps, he returned in 2014 for a job at the Ellsworth American. He started writing for the Kennebec Journal in spring 2016. An Eagle Scout and sometimes karaoke singer, his short term life goals include running a marathon, growing tomatoes and playing “Ziggy Stardust” on guitar.
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MaineGeneral Health plan aims to mend fiscal year losses
The fact that Maine hasn’t expanded Medicaid is cited as a factor influencing margins and profitability.
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Augusta-area immigrants experience joys of summer camp
Capital Area New Mainers Project helps raise money so refugee children can partake of a grand Maine tradition.
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Man charged with threatening to ‘fillet bad people’ in Hallowell alley
Christopher Knapp, 38, also was charged with refusing to submit to arrest and reckless conduct Saturday night when the city was packed for Old Hallowell Day.
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Frustration with infested apartment led man to unleash bedbugs at Augusta City Center
Charles Manning, who is now homeless and faces as much as a year in jail and a $2,000 fine, says the city wasn’t adequately addressing his complaints about substandard housing.
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Litchfield plans ‘sprucing up’ of town website to make it more useful
Among the ideas are more detailed instructions for car registrations and marriage licenses.
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Man who dumped bed bugs in Augusta City Center is charged with assault
Charles Manning, 74, is also charged with obstruction of government administration.
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New lead poisoning standards expose hotspots in Augusta, Hallowell and Gardiner
‘Hundreds of kids are getting addressed now, instead of waiting until they get super-poisoned,’ says Greg Payne, director of the Maine Affordable Housing Coalition.
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Hallowell police charge man with animal cruelty after he allegedly left dog in hot car for 30 minutes
Police say the windows were open a bit but the car’s inside temperature was around 100 degrees.
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Father, son reel in rifle from Kennebec River
They bring their catch to Augusta police, who try to find the rifle’s owner and why it was underwater.