Sabattus police report that Oak Hill Middle School went into lockdown Thursday morning. On Thursday morning, a school bus driver reported overhearing a conversation between students about a gun during Wednesday afternoon’s ride home. School administrators followed school policy and started the lockdown about 9:40 a.m., according to a statement from police. Police went to […]
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Sabattus mobile home destroyed in early-morning fire
SABATTUS — No one was injured in an early-morning fire Sunday that destroyed a mobile home on Begin Terrace. The fire was reported at 4:50 a.m., Sabattus Fire Chief Marc Veilleux said. By the time responders arrived, the family was out of their home at 32 Begin Terrace, Veilleux said. They had been alerted by working […]
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Disc Golf: Paul McBeth, Nate Sexton bring their McBeast Challenge to Sabattus Disc Golf
Pro disc golfers Nate Sexton, left, and Paul McBeth discuss a hole while playing a round at Sabattus Disc Golf during their McBeast Challenge event on Saturday. SABATTUS — Dozens of local disc golf players were in the middle of heated competition Saturday. Yet many of them stopped what they were doing and took a […]
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Taxes drop in Sabattus
SABATTUS — Selectmen this week set the tax rate and it’s going down $1. The average house in town will save $107 this year, according to Town Manager Tony Ward. “Which in today’s environment is substantial,” he added. Tax bills with the new mil rate, $17.75, have already been sent out, with the first half […]
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Sabattus man charged in Midcoast prostitution bust claims he's innocent
DAMARISCOTTA (WGME) — Eight people are facing charges after a prostitution bust on the Midcoast, but one of the accused Johns says he didn’t do anything illegal. According to the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, the investigation started in Damariscotta, where the alleged prostitute lives. Investigators said Angel McCracken, 26, posted ads on Craigslist and Back Page. James […]
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State trooper forces car to stop traveling wrong way on turnpike
State police encountered a northbound car traveling in the southbound lane of Interstate 95 in Sabattus about 10 p.m. Monday. The trooper pulled his cruiser alongside the car and forced it into the median guardrail. A state trooper was slightly injured Monday night when he was forced to drive his cruiser into a car headed […]
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Sabattus cemetery markers not stolen after all
SABATTUS — All’s well that ends well: A pair of grave markers reported stolen from Pleasant Hill Cemetery earlier this week turned up safe and sound Friday. A cemetery official said the markers had been removed by a local undertaker for cleaning. The family of the deceased was unaware of the cleaning, and when they […]
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Thieves steal veterans markers from Sabattus cemetery
SABATTUS – In his 50 years on the Pleasant Hill Cemetery board, Ron LaBerge has seen some strange things – bodies stolen from the ground in the dark of the night only to be secretly reburied elsewhere. Graves disturbed by thrill-seekers who scatter bones across the grass and make off with skulls as souvenirs. LaBerge […]
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Sabattus man wanted in assault on child
SABATTUS — Police are searching for a Green Street man accused of assaulting a child last week before fleeing into the woods to evade capture. Arrest warrants have been issued for 43-year-old Urban Blaisdell in connection with the May 23 incident. Blaisdell is wanted on charges of domestic assault, endangering the welfare of a child, […]