The number of reported rapes, aggravated assaults and robberies were all down last year, but there were increases in drug and animal cruelty crimes.
Maine
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine OKs Unitil’s $72M acquisition of Bangor Natural Gas
Regulators approved the deal with a requirement that the company report greenhouse gases it discharges and not increase rates before 2027.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Police round up cattle after cows tumble out of trailer on the Maine Turnpike
Maine State Police said two of the cows were seriously hurt while one of the animals made a bid for freedom by running into the woods near Maine Turnpike exit 79.
Posted inElection 2024, Maine, News, Politics
Maine officially casts its Electoral College votes for Harris, Trump
Three votes were cast each for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz, and one vote each for Donald Trump and JD Vance.
Posted inMaine, News
Mainers prefer fake Christmas trees? For real
An online poll conducted by the University of New Hampshire’s Survey Center also tested public opinion about Christmas movies, holiday expressions and whether people were expecting snow next week.
Posted inMaine, Oxford Hills
Bus flips in Sumner; driver and passenger escape injury
A bus driver and a passenger were uninjured after a school bus slid on ice and flipped onto its side.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, Maine Crime, News
At least one seriously hurt in downtown Lewiston shooting
Police said a victim with a gunshot wound was found fleeing down Pierce Street toward Pine.
Posted inFranklin, Maine, News
Farmington man working through the winter
Kenneth Clark of Farmington got some work done at Meetinghouse Park in Farmington.
Posted inFranklin, Local News, Maine, News, The Franklin Journal
Franklin County taxes could help pay for flood mitigation costs
Franklin County Emergency Management Agency informed the New Vineyard Select Board that county taxes will be raised to pay for river gages that will help study flood patterns on Sandy River and Carrabassett River.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Mark LaFlamme
Mark LaFlamme is on the hunt for the New Jersey drone swarms
The government? Aliens? Or just holiday lights on a hill? Reports of drone armadas have traveled from New Jersey to Maine and I’ll find them even if I have to travel all the way to Durham.