A Lincolnville woman out for an evening swim in Damariscotta Lake was killed Thursday night when a motorboat hit her. Kristen A. McKellar, 32, was swimming with a friend in the north end of the lake with a friend at about 8:45 p.m. when she was struck by a boat driven by Jonathan D. Roberts […]
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Elderly driver doesn’t remember how he flipped car in Hallowell crash
HALLOWELL (AP) — Police say they are unsure of what caused a crash that left an 86-year-old Maine man from Jefferson upside down in his car. Hallowell Police Chief Eric Nason says workers were finishing repairs on a bridge when a sedan crossed the dividing line and hit a stopped car. The Kennebec Journal reported […]
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Feds allege sexual harassment at Maine farm
PORTLAND (AP) — The federal government has sued a Maine farm alleging that it allowed male workers to sexually harass women hired as seasonal harvesters. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said in its lawsuit filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Portland that female employees at County Fair Farm in Jefferson were subjected to […]
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Police find body of man missing since 2002
JEFFERSON— Maine police say they believe a body recovered from a shallow grave in Jefferson is a man last seen alive 12 years ago. Detectives say remains found last week are those of 51-year-old Jefferson resident Charles Woodburn. The state medical examiner’s office says the death is a homicide. Detectives searched the front yard of […]
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Searchers, dogs, find missing man in New Hampshire forest
JEFFERSON, N.H. — A combination of teamwork, thermal imaging and search dogs helped rescuers find a 19-year-old autistic man who went missing in the woods for five hours in Jefferson, New Hampshire. The Fish and Game Department says a dog acquired the track from Route 115 near the Jefferson/Carroll town line and followed it Monday. […]
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Jefferson man arrested, accused of sexually assaulting young child 8 years ago
ROCKLAND, Maine — A 55-year-old Jefferson man is being held without bail until his Friday afternoon court appearance, accused of sexually assaulting a young girl eight years ago. Darrell Crosby is being held at the Knox County Jail on one count each of unlawful sexual contact and unlawful sexual touching. An affidavit filed by Knox […]
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Jefferson man dies in Union crash
UNION (AP) — Police say a Jefferson man has died after losing control of his vehicle on Route 17 in Jefferson. The Knox County Sheriff’s Department says it appears as if 37-year-old Chris LaFrance lost control of his SUV while traveling east at about 2 p.m. Tuesday. The vehicle clipped the end of a guard […]