A Kennebec County grand jury on Thursday alleged that Ashley Malloy, 21, recklessly or with criminal negligence caused the death of 14-month-old Karson Malloy.
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Steelworkers union reaches contract agreement with Sappi’s Skowhegan mill
The 3-year agreement with United Steelworkers Local 9 covers about 465 workers at the mill and includes a 3% pay increase each year of the contract.
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Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Hartland man sentenced for police shootout that left Waterville officer wounded
Richard Murray-Burns was sentenced Thursday in a Skowhegan courtroom to a term amounting to 30 years in prison for the 2019 shooting in which dozens of rounds of gunfire were exchanged during a police chase.
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Somerset County initiative looks to provide broadband to all homes within 3 years
The Somerset Economic Development Corp. is weighing proposals and other options to advance its goal of 100% fiber-to-the-home coverage in Somerset County.
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Norridgewock fire burns 7 acres, but firefighters prevent it from entering woods
Fire chief describes fire as illegal, saying the person who started it had apparently planned to burn hay that was not mowed last fall.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Massachusetts men arrested in Augusta on drug, gun charges, police say
Officers from the Augusta Police Department, the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency and the Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant at the Comfort Inn on Civic Center Drive.
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Search of Skowhegan home yields counterfeit money, illegal drugs
James Mack, 39, and Ashley Bowman, 33, both of Skowhegan, were charged after more than $5,000 in counterfeit cash was found along with crystal methamphetamine and other drugs, the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday.
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Cony High School adds Ukrainian flag to cafeteria following student appeal
The suggestion came from students who originally asked for the Russian flag to come down, but school officials have decided to let both the Ukrainian and Russian flags fly along with others in the Augusta school cafeteria.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Anson-Madison Water District officials overcome lockout and gain access to billing, employment records
The district has been struggling to regain control of all systems, software and email after it says a former superintendent changed the passwords in an effort to impair operations.
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Winthrop expected to hold June election to fill Town Council vacancy left by Moran’s death
Councilor elected in June to serve until the November election, when residents are to elect a councilor to a three-year term.