Two other men received minor injuries, police say.
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Convicted killer seeks release from state custody
Mark Ian Gessner served 22 years for a 1994 Bath murder but remains in state custody at Riverview Psychiatric Center because he was found not criminally responsible on other charges.
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Winslow Catholic school to close at end of year as area’s Catholic population declines
St. John Catholic School, which had as many as 350 students enrolled in the 1960s, will close at the end of the 2019-2020 school year with enrollment down to 34.
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Bill to expand access to child care unveiled in Waterville
“You can’t have a strong economy in Maine without strong child care for the people in it,” said Senate President Troy Jackson, a Democrat from Aroostook County.
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Log home a complete loss after Sidney fire
“It was an old log home … so it was really hot and dangerous. We went into defense mode all the way,” said the Sidney fire chief.
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Jackman school continues three-year streak of no snow days
Forest Hills Consolidated Schools in Jackman hasn’t had a snow day in more than three years, and some students make their commute more fun by riding their snowmobiles to school.
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Beal College to hold vigil for slain Newport woman
Anielka Allen, 37, studied medical assisting at Beal College in Bangor before her death; posts made to the school’s Facebook page described her as a “beloved” student.
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Farmingdale man kills fox that attacked him Tuesday
John Compagna was not bitten in an incident Tuesday morning, when he battered a gray fox to death with a shovel after it attacked him.
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Former treasurer pleads guilty to stealing from Hallowell’s Gaslight Theater
Travis J. Burnham, as part of a plea agreement, required to pay $5,000 in restitution to Maine’s oldest continuously running community theater.
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Newport couple dismissed divorce 3 weeks before wife’s death
Anielka Allen had submitted a handwritten statement withdrawing the divorce petition a week after filing it, agreeing to marriage counseling, according to court records.