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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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Fire sprinkler problems went unnoticed at Winthrop Grade School
The district’s superintendent, who was criticized for his handling of the oversight, says the issues have been resolved.
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Snowmobiler in ‘satisfactory’ condition after striking low bridge in Augusta
Douglas Morgan, 52, of Windsor, was not wearing a helmet when he ran into a bridge on Togus Pond and was seriously injured, authorities said.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Slain teen remembered at annual ski race in Readfield
Many participants show up in the colorful garb that Marlee Johnston so favored.
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Windsor man seriously injured in snowmobile accident
He was riding across Togus Pond when he hit his head on a bridge, a game warden says.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
About 2,500 march for women’s rights in Augusta
The march is held a year after a similar event the day after the inauguration of President Trump, and other rallies are held in Bangor, Bar Harbor and Gouldsboro.
Posted inCops & Courts
Police: Augusta woman pepper-sprayed ‘boisterous’ yelling man
The woman, Nancy Burrill, was charged with criminal use of disabling chemicals, a misdemeanor, after allegedly spraying a neighbor yelling about the Minnesota Vikings’ NFL playoff victory.
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Towns along Kennebec were not warned of elevated threat before damaging floods
The county’s emergency management chief says it was not communicated because he was unaware that a weather service flood watch had been upgraded to a warning Saturday morning.
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Cold and snow mean increased risk to pedestrians in Maine
Recent weather has left sidewalks in many communities impassable, forcing those on foot out into the slippery roads.
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Augusta shopping plaza evacuated during fire at propane tanks
Firefighters made quick work of the fire, which was coming out of valves on the propane tanks Tuesday morning, officials said.