ROCKLAND (AP) — A former Maine resident who bashed his wife on the head with a rock and pushed her off an 800-foot cliff will serve 10 years in prison under a sentenced imposed Thursday. Charles Black, 71, faced a maximum of 30 years in prison after a Maine jury convicted him of six felonies, […]
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Camden standoff at pharmacy ends with hostage freed, suspect found dead
CAMDEN — An all-night armed standoff at a downtown pharmacy ended with a hostage released unharmed and the suspect found dead from an apparent suicide. The suspect in the hostage taking and standoff was identified by Camden Police Chief Randy Gagne as Robert Beerman, 44, of Camden. Beerman’s body was discovered by members of the […]
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Police surround Camden drugstore; hostage released
CAMDEN — Police were outside the Camden Rite Aid on Monday night into Tuesday morning as a robbery was in progress, according to authorities. A woman who said she works at the Rite Aid said a man walked in just before the 8 p.m. closing time and ordered everyone to get out. He was holding […]
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Ex-teacher, 71, convicted of pushing wife off Camden cliff
ROCKLAND — A 71-year-old man faces up to 30 years in prison after a jury convicted him of trying to kill his wife by pushing her off Maiden Cliff in Camden in order to have her money and be with his former high school girlfriend. The 11-woman, one-man Knox County jury deliberated for 90 minutes […]
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Prosecutors make case in Maine cliff push trial
ROCKLAND (AP) — Prosecutors are continuing to present their case in the trial of a man accused of pushing his then-wife off a cliff in a Maine state park. Charles Black is charged with attempted murder, two counts of elevated aggravated assault and three counts of aggravated assault. Police say Black hit Lisa Zahn in […]
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Jury selected in cliff case
ROCKLAND — A jury of two men and 13 women, three of whom will serve as alternates, will decide over the next two weeks whether a former Camden man tried to kill his wife by allegedly shoving her off a cliff three years ago. The jury selection process in the trial of Charles Black unfolded […]
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Hello, Columbus: Replicas of Nina, Pinta dock at Camden Harbor
CAMDEN — In a harbor full of gleaming Hinckley picnic boats and graceful wooden schooners, the two black caravels that sailed up to the Camden Public Landing on Tuesday morning really stood out. The ships are replicas of the Nina and the Pinta, sailed by Christopher Columbus and his crew on his first voyage across […]
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Man charged in cliff push can’t stay in Camden during trial
ROCKLAND (AP) — A judge has ruled that the 71-year-old man charged with trying to kill his wife by pushing her off a cliff in Camden will not be allowed to stay in town during the trial. A Knox County judge Tuesday rejected Charles Black’s request that he be allowed to stay in Camden for […]
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Electronics corporation plans to invest in Maine
CAMDEN — A New Mexico-based business says it plans to invest more than $3 million and create 29 new jobs in the Maine town of Camden. Sierra Peaks Corporation says it plans to invest in two facilities in the coastal town. It predicts the move will create 29 jobs in the manufacture of miniature acoustic […]
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New Mexico electronic corporation plans to invest millions in Camden
CAMDEN (AP) — A New Mexico-based business says it plans to invest more than $3 million and create 29 new jobs in the Maine town of Camden. Sierra Peaks Corporation said it plans to invest in two facilities in the coastal town. It predicts the move will create 29 jobs in the manufacture of miniature […]