Reports of high speed chases, car burglaries and auto thefts have been taken from Franklin, Somerset and Penobscot counties.
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Athens family marks end of a generation with death of Freda Rowell
Earland and Freda Rowell ran Rowell’s General Store with the good of the community they served from the 1950s in mind.
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Sale of paper machine from closed mill in Madison clears space for potential new use
The mill property remains for sale for $2.5 million, and the owners are hoping the removal of the machine will entice a buyer.
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State changes dispatching software, causing stir for contracting towns
After the state’s switch to the Spillman computer-aided dispatch program, the Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office and the Gardiner Police Department face the decision of buying it or seeking dispatch service elsewhere.
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Norridgewock bridge to be named for Cpl. Eugene Cole on Sunday
The dedication ceremony is scheduled for 2 p.m. on the south end of the span on what would have been Cole’s 62nd birthday.
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Somerset County residents want commissioners to oppose CMP power line
In January commissioners supported the $1 billion, 145-mile transmission line to carry hydropower from Canada to Massachusetts.
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Convicted murderer Jay Mercier seeks new DNA analysis in Skowhegan court
Former Industry man was found guilty on the basis of DNA evidence of the murder of Rita St. Peter 32 years after her death.
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Farmington man sentenced to 20 years for raping two girls in Skowhegan
Joseph L. Magee pleaded guilty to four counts of gross sexual assault on two girls — one when she was under 14, the other when she was under 18.
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Oakland man, 60, killed in Smithfield crash
Police say James Vintinner died at the scene Tuesday night on East Pond Road.
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Missing Winslow woman believed to have taken her own life
The body of Rianne L. Andrews was found off Lord Road in Benton on Monday morning.