Dom Bromiley and Nate Girardin each rushed for two touchdowns to lead the Brunswick High School football team to a 50-12 Class B North victory over Messalonskee on Friday at Colby College. The Dragons (2-1) scored first on a 25-yard TD run from Bromiley and a 34-yard touchdown run from Mitch Lienert for a 14-0 […]
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Wiscasset woman charged with murdering 4-year-old will let a judge decide her fate
Shawna Gatto waives her right to a jury trial, a choice that some defendants make in highly publicized and emotional cases.
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Wiscasset woman accused of killing girl seeks to have statements to police thrown out
Shawna Gatto argues that she was not properly informed of her Miranda rights before talking about how the 4-year-old died.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Lawmakers vote to subpoena DHHS chief after agency no-shows in child death probe
‘How dumb are we to take him at his word?’ a frustrated senator says of Gov. LePage after his assurances of cooperation with the Legislature’s Government Oversight Committee.
Posted inLocal & State
Crashed plane travels from Jefferson to Wiscasset Airport
An FAA spokesman said Monday the owner of the plane had permission to move it.
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Mother of 4-year-old who police say died in caretaker’s home wants answers from state
Alicia Chick, 36, tells a Portland TV station that she was at the Oxford Street Shelter when she learned that her daughter, Kendall Chick, had died in Wiscasset in December.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Despite Maine watchdog agency’s report, questions linger regarding children’s deaths
Two young girls died as a result of abuse suffered over time. How could it have gone unaddressed?
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Dry, windy conditions prompt ‘red flag’ warnings in Maine
The National Weather Service and Maine Forest Rangers caution that the danger of fire was high on Friday, and brush fires later broke out in Hancock County, Wiscasset and Raymond.
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Wiscasset drops its long fight against state’s Route 1 plan, and now faces the legal bills
The town has not yet said whether it will accept a resident’s offer to help pay legal costs that could approach $100,000.
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Wiscasset residents vote to end lawsuit against Maine Department of Transportation
The town had sued to force the state to get local approvals before moving forward with a controversial project to ease traffic congestion on Route 1.