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Posted inMaine, News
Clinton man killed in Litchfield logging accident
Brady Thomas Martin, 22, was cutting down a tree on a wood lot half a mile off the Ferrin Road around 6 p.m. Monday when the tree he was working on fell on top of him.
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Posted inMaine
WWI guardsman’s Purple Heart given to Maine National Guard
Maine native Sgt. Erroll Wilbert Brawn was injured in 1918 while serving in World War I.
Posted inMaine
Detour coming next week for Route 41 traffic in Readfield
While the Maine Department of Transportation replaces a culvert, traffic will be diverted onto the North Road to where it intersects Route 41 in Mount Vernon.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Augusta man pleads guilty to arson for destroying friend’s car in Hallowell
Ryan R. Tondreau set car ablaze after argument with longtime friend in the early morning hours March 2.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Settlement reached in 2-year-old junkyard dispute in Rome
The town of Rome and Larry and Janet DiPietro, the owners of an unlicensed junkyard and automobile graveyard, have settled a two-year-old dispute.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Skowhegan woman, Gardiner man sentenced for drug crimes
Nicole A. Lamphere was arrested in Augusta in June following a brief chase, while Joseph Trask, in an unrelated case, was charged with trafficking after selling drugs to an undercover agent in Gardiner.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Schools & Education
Skowhegan business under fire for producing ‘Indians’ mascot apparel
A Facebook post by Maine Fire Equipment Co. promoting ‘Indian Outlaw’ T-shirts and hoodies to celebrate the start of high school football season is drawing criticism in the wake of local and state decisions to ban Native American imagery at public schools.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Lisbon man arrested in alleged Litchfield home invasion, attempted robbery
Police are still seeking a second suspect in the incident in which a pair of individuals were at a home to steal marijuana.
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Not too sheepish: Brunswick girl, 6, busts mutton at 161st Litchfield Fair
Families have been attending the fair for ‘a lifetime.’