WEST BATH (AP) — A man severely burned in a weekend kitchen fire in West Bath remains in critical condition at a Boston hospital. Fire Chief Greg Payson on Monday identified the victim of Sunday’s blaze as 43-year-old Ed Grant. Authorities say Grant was burned over most of his body while trying to douse the […]
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Three children hurt, horse killed when car strikes buggy
ISLAND FALLS (AP) — State police say four young children were injured and a horse was killed when a car driven by a Sherman man struck their horse-drawn buggy in Island Falls. The children — ages 9, 8, 7 and 5 — are members of the small Amish community in Aroostook County and were transporting […]
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Baby eagles rescued from Bangor nest after mother falls ill, father electrocuted
BANGOR — On Sunday, area bird-watchers were stunned when over a seven-hour period, one adult bald eagle was discovered standing, apparently ill, on a sidewalk, and another, presumably its mate, flew into electric wires and died. On Monday, a crew methodically assessed the situation, sent a climber up a large white pine tree to the […]
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Bangor man found not criminally responsible for June 2011 murder; says he was ‘possessed’
AUGUSTA — A Bangor man who in 2011 threw another man off a balcony to his death was found not criminally responsible of murder on Monday and was returned to Riverview Psychiatric Center. William Hall, 32, told Judge Ann M. Murray that he “suffered a bout of possession” the night of June 9, 2011, when […]
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Pediatrician escapes injuries in crash during Waldo County YMCA triathlon
BELFAST — A local pediatrician was badly banged up but escaped major injury Saturday morning during the Waldo County YMCA triathlon, when a car pulled out of a driveway and directly into the path of his bicycle. Dr. Joe Anderson said Monday that he had been working hard to pass another cyclist, Roberto Lopez-Anido of […]
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Former TD Bank executive charged with spending $220,000 of company funds at ‘gentlemen’s clubs’
PORTLAND — A former vice president at TD Bank used a corporate credit card to rack up $220,000 in charges at “gentlemen’s clubs,” according to court documents. Jeffrey C. Burnham, 41, of Arundel is charged in U.S. District Court with theft by a bank officer. Burnham allegedly admitted the fraud to the company, according to […]
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‘I’m not going to testify’: Witness pleads Fifth Amendment during triple murder trial
BANGOR — A prison inmate who described himself as a friend of one of the two men on trial for the murder of three people refused to testify Monday at the Penobscot Judicial Center. He said he was afraid of retribution if he told the court what he knew. Nicholas Sexton, 33, of Warwick, Rhode […]
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Mom: Twin infants in Sanford assault case are recovering
SANFORD (AP) — The mother of twin infants in Sanford says the babies are getting better in the wake of their father’s arrest on charges he assaulted them. WCSH-TV (http://on.wcsh6.com/1sCeAuX ) has reported that the twins’ mother says one baby was taken to an optometrist who determined the child is not blind. The station reported […]
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Gas prices in Maine fall more than 2 cents
PORTLAND (AP) — Averages gas prices in Maine have fallen a little over 2 cents a gallon from a week ago. The average price of a gallon of gas in Maine on Monday is $3.70 a gallon — up 5.8 cents from one month ago, according to gasbuddy.com. The average price for a gallon of […]