HALLOWELL (AP) — The Hallowell Water District’s proposed 20 percent rate increase may be delayed by Maine utility regulators after a citizen-initiated challenge. The district proposed the hike last month, with district superintendent Dennis Kinney blaming it on the rising cost of keeping up with natural gas expansion in the city. The change would mean […]
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Maine closes six scallop grounds for season
HALLOWELL — Six areas along the Maine coast where scallops had been allowed to be caught on a limited basis were closed to harvesting, effective immediately, for the remainder of the season. The closure was announced Saturday by the Maine Department of Marine Resources. Commissioner Patrick Keliher has the authority to impose emergency closures for […]
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Father pleads guilty in case of son taking gun to Hallowell day care
AUGUSTA — The father of a boy who took a loaded gun to a Hallowell day care center pleaded guilty to a reckless conduct charge on Tuesday, according to his attorney. Adam J. Keene, 31, of Madison pleaded guilty to the Class D misdemeanor in Kennebec County Superior Court, but will serve no jail time, […]
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Dad of son, 4, who brought loaded gun to day care pleads guilty
AUGUSTA (AP) — The father of a 4-year-old boy who brought a loaded gun to day care has pleaded guilty to reckless conduct. Adam Keene of Madison said Tuesday he’s grateful nobody was harmed when his son brought the gun to Rollins Family Child Care Center in Hallowell in April. Day care workers found the […]
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Theodore W. Mullins
1930 – 2013 AUBURN — Theodore W. Mullins, 83, a resident of Main Street, Jay, passed away peacefully Thursday, Oct. 17, at Hospice House of Androscoggin Home Care and Hospice in Auburn, surrounded by his loving family. He was born Sept. 29, 1930, in Hallowell, the son of Allen and Helen (Tobey) Mullins. He attended school […]
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Alice ‘Marie’ Sparks
1929 – 2013 AUBURN — Alice “Marie” Adam Sparks, 84, formerly of Hillcrest Street, Gardiner, passed away Saturday, Oct. 12, at Clover Health Care in Auburn. She was born in Houlton on Jan. 3, 1929, a daughter of Olen and Alice Stewart Adams. Marie was a graduate of Gardiner High School, Class of 1946. On […]
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Donations needed: Destroyed quilts were destined for needy children
PARIS — More than 150 quilts and blankets that were lost in a recent home fire were destined for needy children. Laura Freeman and Wolf Gumm of Paris have been collecting quilts and blankets to send to the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota at the end of October. A devastating house fire on […]
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Madison man pleads not guilty in preschool gun scare
AUGUSTA — A Maine man whose 4-year-old son brought a loaded handgun to a day care center has pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor reckless conduct. Adam Keene’s lawyer entered a not guilty plea on the Madison man’s behalf Wednesday. The 31-year-old Keene did not appear in court. Police say an employee found the semi-automatic handgun […]