1921 – 2015 HALLOWELL — Catherine T. Spencer, 94, passed away in her sleep on Wednesday, Sept. 23, at the Woodlands Senior Living facility. She was born in Belfast on Feb. 2, 1921, the daughter of A. Myrle Buzzell and James McGuire. A homemaker most of her life, she and her husband, Paul, enjoyed baby-sitting […]
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Natalie H. Jones
1924 – 2015 HALLOWELL — Natalie H. Jones of Monmouth died peacefully Sunday, June 7, at Woodlands Assisted Living Center of Hallowell, with her daughter by her side. She was born in Monmouth on Jan. 18, 1924, the only child of Gerald Packard Hall and Elsie Dayken Hall. Except for three years in Auburn when […]
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Hallowell to display rare copy of Declaration of Independence
HALLOWELL (AP) — A rare copy of the Declaration of Independence will be on display at an Augusta suburb’s Fourth of July celebration this year. The Portland Press Herald reported (http://bit.ly/1DwoBg6 ) Hallowell City Council approved the exhibition of the document for the first time in more than two decades. Hallowell’s draft was one of 250 […]
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State Honor Society elects local student president
RUMFORD — Mountain Valley High School junior Josh Maillet was recently elected president of the Maine National Honor Society, which includes all high school chapters throughout Maine. The state officers planned the annual convention and statewide service project. Maillet began his candidacy at the NHS banquet by handing out packages of Smarties candy with the […]
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Hallowell manager: Reprimanded police chief to be reappointed
HALLOWELL (AP) — Hallowell’s city manager says he will reappoint the police chief even after reprimanding him after the chief was accused of sexual misconduct. City Manager Michael Starn told the Kennebec Journal (http://bit.ly/1zFTaAn ) on Wednesday he will reappoint Chief Eric Nason after “looking at his entire career,” which includes more than 25 years […]
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Judge rules state police can keep investigation of Hallowell chief closed
HALLOWELL — A judge says the Maine State Police do not have to release the details of an investigation into a sexual assault complaint brought against the chief of the Hallowell Police Department by one his subordinates. The Kennebec Journal reports Supreme Court Justice Donald Marden says the report contains too much personal information and […]
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Warren family reunion held
HEBRON — The 29th annual reunion of the Warren family was held at Hebron Pines on July 20. This was a gathering of the descendants of the late F. Milton and Verlie Warren. There were 188 people in attendance from Auburn, Augusta, Bath, Buckfield, Chesterville, Gardiner, Gorham, Gray, Greene, Hallowell, Hebron, Hollis, Jay, Leeds, Lisbon […]
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FBI looking for man, 66, in Hallowell bank robbery
HALLOWELL (AP) — The FBI and Maine law enforcement agencies are looking for a man wanted in connection to a robbery at a Hallowell bank last week. The FBI’s Boston Division said Wednesday that it’s searching for John Slater of Augusta. It says a federal arrest warrant was issued for Slater by the U.S. District […]
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Man in 60s or 70s robs Hallowell bank
HALLOWELL (AP) — Hallowell police are looking for a man they say appears to be in his 60s or even 70s who robbed a bank in town. Police said the man, wearing a wide-brimmed straw hat and carrying a brief case, entered the Bank of Maine branch on Monday morning and at first said he […]
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Man sentenced to 4½ years in prison for Chesterville home invasion
FARMINGTON — A Franklin County justice sentenced a Hallowell man Friday to serve 4½ years in prison for a home invasion last year in Chesterville while a teenage girl was home alone. Stephen Dingus, 32, pleaded guilty to a felony charge of burglary in Franklin County Superior Court. In a plea agreement, state prosecutors dismissed […]