AUGUSTA — A woman police believe was working with New York City gangs to distribute drugs in central Maine was indicted on charges of attempted murder and elevated aggravated assault for allegedly slicing the throat of a woman during an argument in February. Quashay Phillips, 24, allegedly used a 3- to 4-inch-long knife to slash the […]
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Teen indicted on murder, conspiracy charges in Litchfield death
AUGUSTA — One of three teenage boys charged in the strangulation and stabbing death of a Litchfield woman last year was indicted on murder and conspiracy to commit murder charges. William Smith, who was 15 at the time of the April 22, 2018, death of 47-year-old Kimberly Mironovas, was indicted by a Kennebec County grand jury late last […]
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Maine briefs: EPA delays stricter standards for new lobster boat engines; Motorists leads police on a 43-mile chase in western Maine; Gas prices fall a bit more in northern New England
EPA delays stricter standards for new lobster boat engines PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency is giving a break to Maine’s lobster industry by delaying new clean-air standards for some marine diesel engines. Maine’s congressional delegation says there are no diesel engines meeting the Tier IV standard that can safely fit on lobster […]
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Maine lawmakers pass $105M highway bond package
AUGUSTA — Maine lawmakers on Monday approved asking voters in November to weigh in on $105 million in proposed borrowing for roads and bridges, but they failed to agree on $58 million in additional borrowing. Democratic Gov. Janet Mills called the special session to consider borrowing proposals that lawmakers were unable to agree upon in […]
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Wiscasset woman, picking up son after he was charged with drunken driving in Gardiner, is charged too
GARDINER — A Wiscasset mother and son were both charged with operating under the influence within three hours late Saturday into early Sunday in Gardiner, after police said the mother came to pick up her son from the police station. At 10:08 p.m. Saturday, Zachary Reed, 19, of Wiscasset, was driving a 2009 GMC when […]
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Eight people displaced in Topsham fire Monday morning
TOPSHAM– Eight people were displaced Monday morning after crews “cut holes everywhere” in a Topsham apartment building to access a fire that started between the first and second floors of the three-story building, according to the town’s fire chief. Topsham Fire and Rescue responded to a report of smoke at 14 Front Street at 9 […]
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Harpswell author tackles biography of journalist John Reed
HARPSWELL — A history teacher and former newspaperman has written a book about a journalist known for his exceptional reporting during the early 20th century. Kenneth Chutchian of Harpswell, a history, government and economics teacher at Poland Regional High School, spent close to a decade researching and writing about John Reed, a journalist and social […]
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Boothbay Harbor town manager to take over in Bowdoinham
The town of Bowdoinham has hired Thomas Woodin as its next town manager. Woodin will start Sept. 9, according to a news release from the town, filling the position left vacant by the resignation of William Post in July. For the past 12 years, Woodin has served as the Town Manager in Boothbay Harbor. “He brings significant […]
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Group touts progress in 3 years since monument’s creation
MILLINOCKET (AP) — The Friends of Katahdin Woods and Waters group says it’s pleased with progress in the three years since the national monument was created by President Barack Obama. Recent improvements include a new bridge over Katahdin Brook, improved trails along the Loop Road at Deasey Pond and the Esker Trail built by Appalachian […]
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Two Midcoast waterways on watch list for dangerous bacteria linked to dog deaths in the south
BRUNSWICK– Two local bodies of water are on a watch list for a blue-green algal bloom, or cyanobacteria, that is dangerous to humans and potentially lethal to pets. Winnegance Pond in West Bath and Nequasset Lake in Woolwich are both rated as “low risk” by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection, meaning that the blooms […]