State police haven’t announced whether they’ll file charges following the June 17 shooting.
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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Travis Mills hosts grand opening of lakeside retreat for wounded veterans in Rome
The 56 veterans who will stay there this summer with their families have lost limbs and served in the Iraq or Afghanistan wars.
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Augusta summer celebration moves to renovated Mill Park
This year’s festival features two bandstands and a motorized ride resembling a steam train.
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Police: Man, 86, doesn’t recall rollover crash in Hallowell
The accident tied up traffic on U.S. Route 201 for an hour on Friday afternoon.
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Winthrop town manager resigns, takes responsibility for $166,000 error
Peter Nielsen said the tax mistake was made ‘on the municipal side’ and said he’ll work through June 30.
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Jackman medical facility to lose nighttime emergency care
Gov. Paul LePage mentioned the changes in a speech Friday morning, and officials later confirmed overnight emergency care operated by MaineGeneral Health will end in September, alarming members of the rural community.
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Litchfield man cries foul over cancellation of ‘secular’ invocation for Maine Senate
Thomas Waddell says the move raises questions about the separation of church and state, while Senate President Michael Thibodeau says he’s concerned about how Waddell treated the Senate secretary.
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Belgrade father killed, son wounded in police shooting, Maine AG confirms
The attorney general’s office does not specify who is believed to have fired the fatal shot at a mobile home on Oakland Road.
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Man killed, another person injured in officer-involved shooting in Belgrade
No police or neighbors were injured in the shooting Friday night at an Oakland Road mobile home, the Kennebec County sheriff says.
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Oak Hill school to change dress code after Litchfield girl challenges rules for shorts
Peyton Guay, 12, wants to replace the standard fingertip test with a consistent rule on the appropriate length of shorts, and after a student petition drive she has the attention of school officials.