NEW GLOUCESTER — In what resident Laura Sturgis termed a “contentious” meeting Monday night, voters narrowly rejected a $2.35 million public water system. The vote was 101-116. The system would have stretched from the New Gloucester Fairgrounds on Bald Hill Road to the Upper Village along a section of Route 100. It was to serve […]
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New Gloucester narrowly votes down water system
NEW GLOUCESTER — Residents on Monday voted 116-101 against building a $2.35 million public water system for Upper Gloucester Village. The vote followed about three hours of debate. The system would have stretched from the New Gloucester Fairgrounds on Bald Hill Road to the Upper Village along a section of Route 100. It was to […]
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Jury convicts Hayden in New Gloucester murders
PORTLAND (AP) — A Maine jury has convicted a Massachusetts man in the killings of the mother of his four children as well as a longtime friend in the town of New Gloucester. Witnesses in the trial of Joel Hayden of New Bedford, Mass., included his 8-year-old son, who was 7 when he witnessed his […]
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Hayden found guilty in New Gloucester double murder
PORTLAND — A Massachusetts man was convicted Monday of two counts of murder in the 2011 shooting deaths of his estranged girlfriend and a longtime friend. A Cumberland County Superior Court jury deliberated for just over an hour before finding Joel Hayden, 31, of New Bedford guilty of murder in the deaths of 27-year-old Renee […]
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Closings expected in Maine double-slaying trial
Closing statements in the trial of Joel Hayden of New Bedford, Mass. are scheduled for Monday in Portland. The 31-year-old Hayden has pleaded not guilty to killing his girlfriend, 27-year-old Renee Sandora, and his childhood friend, 28-year-old Trevor Mills, of New Bedford, at Sandora’s home in New Gloucester in July 2011. Evidence presented at trial […]
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BIDDEFORD — Ariane Elizabeth Bowie, daughter of Susan and Jack Hedrich of New Gloucester and Douglas Bowie of Falmouth, has achieved a 4.0 grade point average for the fall semester at the University of New England in their accelerated one year Master of Social Work program with an emphasis on patients with dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. […]
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Events to benefit Rich Pelletier LEWISTON — Two upcoming events will be benefits for Sensei Rich Pelletier. A Kids Fun Day will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 11, at the Lewiston Armory, 65 Central Ave. There will be games, bouncy house, face painting, karate demo, bake sale, silent auction, DJ and […]
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8-year-old testifies that he saw father shoot mother in New Gloucester
PORTLAND — The 8-year-old son of Joel Hayden and Renee Sandora told jurors Monday he saw his father shoot his mother outside the home they shared in New Gloucester on the evening of July 25, 2011. The boy, who was 7 years old at the time, was one of four witnesses called to the stand […]
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Hearing set on New Gloucester water project
NEW GLOUCESTER — A public hearing on a proposed $2.35 million town water system is scheduled for 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 7, at AMVET Post No. 6 Hall on Route 100. A special town meeting to vote on an interlocal agreement with the New Gloucester Water District, enact the Town of New Gloucester Upper Village […]
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Jury selection begins in New Gloucester double-murder trial
PORTLAND (AP) — Jury selection is getting under way in Maine in the murder trial of a Massachusetts man charged with fatally shooting the mother of his four children and his longtime friend. Thirty-year-old Joel Hayden of New Bedford is charged in the deaths of 27-year-old Renee Sandora of New Gloucester, Maine, and 28-year-old Trevor […]