AUGUSTA — Three teenagers charged in the stabbing and strangling death of Kimberly Mironovas in Litchfield all attended the same school district in Ashland, Massachusetts, and shared troubled family backgrounds. But the woman’s 15-year-old son, Lukas, who is charged with her murder, has not been a student at Ashland Public Schools since the 2009-2010 school […]
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Litchfield woman’s son is one of the suspects in her murder
AUGUSTA — A Litchfield woman’s 15-year-old son is among a trio of teenagers charged in connection with her stabbing and strangling death over the weekend, according to documents filed Monday at the Capital Judicial Center. Maine State Police have classified the death of Kimberly Mironovas, 47, as homicide. Juvenile petitions filed in court Monday identified […]
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State police take 3 teens into custody in Litchfield woman’s death
[UPDATE: Litchfield woman’s son is a suspect in her murder] LITCHFIELD — Maine State Police say they found the body of a 47-year-old Litchfield woman in her home early Sunday and have taken three male teens into custody in connection with her death. Maine State Police identified the woman, Kimberly Mironovas, late Sunday evening, in a […]
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Lockdown drill at Libby-Tozier school turns into a real lockdown
A lock-down drill at the Libby-Tozier school in Litchfield turned into an actual lockout Friday following the report of a suspicious person in the school’s back parking lot. In a message sent out to parents, school Principal Kelly Rogers said she initiated a lockout at the school. “This lockout was in response to the report […]
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Military note: Airman graduates
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas — U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Meagan N. Crosby has graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness and basic warfare principles and skills. […]
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Betsey Soule Boothby
LITCHFIELD — Betsey Soule Boothby, 75, of Litchfield, passed away at the Androscoggin Hospice House in Auburn on Thursday, March 8. She was born on Sept. 25, 1942, in Brockton, Mass., to Howard Soule and Ruth Andrew Neville. She worked for 30 years as a licensed social worker for Catholic Charities Maine. Betsey is survived by […]
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Tests find no problem with Libby-Tozier classroom in Litchfield after strange smell
LITCHFIELD — A group of students at Libby-Tozier School in Litchfield were removed from their classroom for more than a week after a strange smell was detected in the room. But the district has tested the air and carpeting in the classroom and found no evidence of any contaminants, according to Andrew Carlton, superintendent of […]
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Sabattus man killed when his Blazer hits a tree in Litchfield
LITCHFIELD — Maine State Police said a Sabattus man was killed Monday morning when his SUV struck a tree on Route 197 near Gowell’s Shop n’ Save. Trooper Erin James said Michael Oliver, 67, was driving east when his Chevrolet Blazer crossed the centerline and hit a pine tree beside the opposite lane. Oliver was […]
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Video: Mysterious fireball lights up the sky over Maine
STANDISH, Maine (WGME) — It’s not New Year’s yet, but the sky is already lighting up as people across New England described seeing a fireball in the sky. Cameras in Maine captured the flash earlier Tuesday night. One man who saw it said he was driving home from work with a coworker along Route 114. […]
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Litchfield teen in good condition after crash
An 18-year-old injured Tuesday in a crash in Litchfield was listed in good condition Wednesday at Central Maine Medical Center. Gavin Chasse, of Litchfield, was taken by LifeFlight to the hospital after he was found breathing but unresponsive in his truck following a head-on crash about 4:20 p.m. on Huntington Hill Road. On Tuesday, Chasse […]