National Weather Service Meteorologist Michael Clair said river levels are forecast to reach the action stage, but could climb into the flood stage with more rain.
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Manchester asks law enforcement to not enter the fire station over coronavirus concerns
Area fire departments often allow troopers and sheriff’s deputies to access their facilities for various reasons, including using bathrooms, decontaminating their cars and internet use.
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Kennebec, Somerset counties reduce inmate populations to keep coronavirus out of jails
Kennebec County has been working with the district attorney’s office to identify inmates with 30 days or fewer left on their sentences to be released early.
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Central Maine law enforcement noticing uptick in hung-up 911 calls
Multiple law enforcement agencies are seeing an increased number of 911 hang-ups this year and are advising people who mistakenly alert emergency responders to stay on the line.
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Maine Voices: Community investment could be our state’s growth engine
Colby College is one major employer that has attracted workers by investing in making the surrounding community a place where families want to live.
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U.S. Attorney for Maine warning public about dangerous counterfeit pills
Based on a sampling of tablets seized nationwide between January and March of 2019, the DEA found that 27% contained potentially lethal doses of fentanyl.
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New York man sentenced for conspiring to distribute drugs in central Maine
Jamie “Booger” Betances, of Rochester, N.Y., was sentenced to 126 months in prison and three years of supervised release by Judge John A. Woodcock.
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Hallowell police subdue man accused of holding woman against her will
Nicholas W. Honas, 38, of Hallowell was arrested after a woman asked restaurant workers to contact police.
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Agents arrest Fairfield man, Madison woman on multiple drug charges in Waterville
A team of Maine Drug Enforcement agents charged Christian Rowden with seven offenses and Angelica Brown with six after a tip led them to their room in a Waterville hotel Tuesday.
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Person found dead in Augusta tentatively identified as former Windsor woman
Department of Public Safety spokesman Steve McCausland said the woman found dead is “likely” 54-year-old Joan Hadley.