DADE CITY, Fla. — Jane B. Charlton, 76, a long-time St. Augustine, Fla., resident, passed away at Heritage Park in Dade City, Fla., Nov. 10. A native of Maine, she was born to Emanuel and Sadie Charlton. She had been a residential instructor at the Florida School for the Deaf and Blind before her retirement […]
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Hebron nips Berwick
HEBRON — The third-ranked Hebron Academy boys’ soccer team defeated sixth-ranked Berwick Academy Wednesday in penalty kicks in a playoff game Wednesday. Seniors Ibrahim Moustapher and Matthew Bouchard scored in regulation. Sophomore keeper Myles Horn recorded nine saves in net and blocked one penalty shot to clinch Hebron’s spot in the semifinal. Hebron (11-2-3) will […]
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Workers from all over Maine flock to BIW despite long commutes
BATH — Ray Wing of Manchester, an electrician at Bath Iron Works, leaves his house just after 5 a.m. every day in his 13-person van. By the time he makes stops in Manchester, Augusta and Gardiner, the van is nearly full. With the scenery monotonous — Wing’s been making the trip for 24 years — […]
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Gray man arrested in connection with South Portland robbery
SOUTH PORTLAND — A Gray man is facing multiple charges stemming from a robbery at a South Portland restaurant in February, police said. Ryan Bell, 25, was arrested at his home Wednesday morning, according to South Portland police Sgt. Steve Webster. Bell’s arrest completes a nine-month investigation of the Feb. 20 incident at On the […]
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King to caucus with Senate Democrats
WASHINGTON (AP) — Independent Senator-elect Angus King of Maine said Wednesday he has decided to caucus with Democrats, which will add to the party’s voting edge. His decision ends months of speculation about which party he would align with. The former Maine governor was elected last week to replace retiring Republican Sen. Olympia Snowe, a […]
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Prosecutor says Bangor police detective’s blood alcohol content was 0.13
BANGOR — The Bangor police detective charged last month with drunken driving while he was on duty has pleaded not guilty through his attorney. Erik Tall, a 15-year veteran of the force who has spent the last three years keeping tabs on the the city’s roughly 200 registered sex offenders, was scheduled to be arraigned […]
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Berwick man gets 7-year child porn sentence
PORTLAND (AP) — A Berwick man federal prosecutors say amassed a large collection of child pornography on his computer has been sentenced to seven years in prison. Jack Moore was sentenced Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Portland. The 52-year-old Moore pleaded guilty in April to a single count of possession of child pornography. The […]
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Brewer woman gets 9 months for fatal hit-and-run
BANGOR (AP) — A Brewer woman has been sentenced to nine months in jail after pleading guilty to striking and killing a pedestrian with her car in Bangor, then driving away from the scene. Patricia Giles reached a deal with prosecutors and pleaded guilty Tuesday to leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death […]
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Father recounts son’s last moments trying to save his family in Orrington fire
“He took one deep breath and said I have to go after my children and that was the last thing,” Orland resident Benjamin Johnson II said of his son, Ben Johnson III. Ben Johnson III and his wife, Christine, had gone bowling Friday night and went to Walmart afterward to get mittens and hats for […]
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Maine law doesn’t require functional smoke detectors
Smoke detectors inside the Orrington home destroyed by a fatal fire Saturday were useless during the early morning blaze, according to Maine State Fire Marshal Joseph Thomas. Thomas said investigators found that no smoke detector in the house had batteries. Despite the negligence implicit in not maintaining functional smoke detectors, Thomas said no one can […]