canaan maine
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PublishedJanuary 2, 2020
Driver killed when car crashes into trees in Somerset County
His passenger was taken to a hospital.
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PublishedJanuary 2, 2020
Bail set at $1 million for man accused of shooting Waterville police officer
Richard Murray-Burns of Hartland, who was wounded in a gunfight with police, makes his first court appearance.
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PublishedJanuary 1, 2020
Hartland man charged in shooting of Waterville police officer
Richard Murray-Burns, 29, who was shot by police during the Dec. 22 incident, is arrested while leaving a Bangor hospital.
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PublishedDecember 31, 2019
Waterville officer shot during traffic stop ‘recovering well’
Investigations continue into the Dec. 22 shooting of police Officer Timothy Hinton by the suspect, who later was shot by law enforcement officers in Canaan.
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PublishedDecember 23, 2019
More details emerge from Waterville-Canaan shootout that wounded officer, suspect
Richard Murray-Burns, 29, of Harmony allegedly initiated a car chase and shooting after Waterville police pulled him over Sunday after a report of shoplifting at Walmart.
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PublishedDecember 22, 2019
Waterville police officer shot; suspect wounded in exchange of gunfire in Canaan after car chase
The officer pulled over a man in connection with a shoplifting incident at Walmart in Waterville, and seven officers fired on the suspect in the ensuing shootout, Maine State Police say.
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PublishedNovember 29, 2019
Madison businesses buy gas meters for firefighters in wake of Farmington blast
Two were donated by Backyard Farms and one by Bob Shipley of Bob's Cash Fuel Oil.
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PublishedDecember 5, 2018
ACLU urges Skowhegan-area schools to retire Indians mascot
A letter urging the school district to ‘do the right thing’ was sent to superintendent and board Chairwoman Dixie Ring.
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PublishedDecember 3, 2018
Social media post threatens to ‘shoot up’ Skowhegan Area High School
SAD 54 officials have said on their website that the threat is not credible but have taken measures to increase security, including assigning an additional police officer to the school.
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PublishedNovember 19, 2018
Sisters taking up Indian mascot issue with Skowhegan school board
The current policy of the school board is to offer no comment and direct media questions on the topic to Superintendent Brent Colbry.