Two business owners hope to harness the Community Development Block Grant program.
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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Man in early stages of dementia sought by police may be in Portland area
Police say Donald DuPerre, 72, walked away from a Boothby Street home and may be trying to get a flight to Florida.
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Alligators make a splash, but invasive species pose greater risk in Maine
The five foot-long alligators found in a taxi Tuesday would never survive a Maine winter if released into the wild.
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Baby alligators found in Augusta taxi lead to charge against student
Yifan Sun, 20, told police that he kept the alligators in an Augusta home and was taking them with him on a visit to someone in Waterville.
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Maine public works crews playing whack-a-mole with potholes
Gardiner, Waterville and other municipalities try to keep up with a rite of spring exacerbated by last week’s blizzard.
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Son details saving mother in Sidney home invasion
Eric Hewett sustained a concussion before managing to shoot and detain the hammer-wielding intruder who had broken into his mother’s home.
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Man shot by Sidney homeowner’s son remains hospitalized
Dreaquan Foster, 21, of Rhode Island will be charged upon his release, police say.
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Crews battle blizzard while fighting house fire in Monmouth
It takes five hours to put out the blaze and the single-family home could be a total loss, but no one is injured.
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Wayne looking for ways to help elderly age in place
A citizens’ group is trying to coordinate seniors’ needs with services that other residents can offer.
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Man shoots intruder at his mother’s Sidney home, suffers head injury
It’s the second time in less than a week that a central Maine resident with a gun has thwarted a home invasion.