Waterville police Chief Joseph Massey said at a media briefing on Wednesday afternoon that just before 4 a.m. the body of James Croxford, 23, was found dead with a firearm nearby in the basement of a vacant building.
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Jefferson motorcyclist killed after striking construction barricade, police say
Michael Bowden, 62, was in the crash Tuesday on State Route 218 in Alna, according to the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office.
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Waterville’s Temple Academy clashes in court with former parent over a decade of protesting
Tim White testified in court Tuesday that his First Amendment rights of free speech were at stake, while the private Christian school contended that White’s actions were harassment.
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Waterville police say gunfire situation ‘resolved’ overnight
Police on Tuesday night were using a loudspeaker to communicate with a person who was barricaded inside a vacant house near 150 College Ave.
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State Fire Marshal’s office seeks help in Norridgewock, Mercer arson probes
Three fires were reported at two residences since Aug. 16.
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Police: Black Lives Matter signs stolen in Hallowell
Police Chief Scott MacMaster says eight to 10 signs were reported stolen early Monday near Page and Pleasant streets.
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Two killed Sunday in motorcycle, SUV collision in Gardiner
It appears that the motorcycle veered into the lane of oncoming traffic, police say.
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Eaton Mountain owner, foundation strike deal to upgrade Skowhegan ski area
The collaboration is to include students from the Community Regional Charter School working to create a four-season recreational area.
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Colby College students begin moving to campus on Friday
Students are required to live on campus or in the Main Street Commons or Lockwood Hotel in downtown Waterville this year unless they have medical exemptions.
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Oakland-based school district approves reopening after teachers’ union rep calls plan ‘not safe’
As Regional School Unit 18 prepares to reopen for classroom instruction five days a week, Nancy Mitchell, co-president of the RSU 18 Education Association, warns it is “not possible to do this safely”