CHAIN OF PONDS — Maine State Police are investigating the accidental death of a Chesterville man who fell off a bridge and struck his head late Saturday or early Sunday at the Natanis Point Campground located off Route 27. Robert Clough Jr., 56, was walking in the dark on a bridge with no rails and […]
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Livermore Falls man, Massachusetts family injured in Avon collision
AVON — Six people were injured Saturday morning when a car driven by a Livermore Falls man went out of control on Route 4 and collided with an oncoming SUV hauling a boat on a trailer, according Maine State Police. Trooper Eric Bronson responded to an accident at about 10:30 a.m. involving a 2002 Mercury […]
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Phillips woman accused of stealing from Grant's Camps
STETSON TOWNSHIP — A Phillips woman is accused of stealing more than $10,000 from Grant’s Camps on Kennebago Lake in Penobscot County. The owners of the camp reported on Wednesday that Deborah Vitrano, 35, manager of the business, had been making out unauthorized checks and making unauthorized withdrawals from the business account since November 2016, […]
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Police: Driver gets to nearly 140 mph on I-95 in Maine
SIDNEY, Maine (AP) — Police say a driver who said he normally doesn’t speed accelerated to nearly 140 miles an hour on Interstate 95 in Maine after another vehicle came up “right on his tail.” Sang Yook, of New Jersey, told state police he had been doing 75 miles an hour on June 6 in […]
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Lawmakers weigh proposals to help ‘cold case’ families
AUGUSTA — Shortly before Thanksgiving in 1975, Linda Perkins dropped her husband off to go deer hunting in the familiar woods less than a mile from her Washington, Maine, home. Ludger Belanger, 25, set off into the newly fallen snow and was never seen again. Aside from evidence that he’d shot a deer and been […]
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Lewiston: Police stage at Motel 6 after shot fired
LEWISTON — A man died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound Sunday in a room at Motel 6, police said. The Maine State Police tactical team and a hostage negotiator were called to the scene. Pleasant Street was closed in an effort to secure the area near the motel. According to Lewiston Police Sgt. Derrick St. Laurent, police attempted […]
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Man rolls vehicle in Dallas Plantation
DALLAS PLANTATION — A driver from Strong suffered scrapes and bruises when his car went off a curve on Route 16 at about 4 p.m. Tuesday and rolled onto its roof, Maine State Trooper Andrew Hardy said. Nicholas Walker, 21, refused medical treatment, Hardy said. The Chevrolet Monte Carlo he was driving was damaged.
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New state police troopers receive badges
VASSALBORO — Three area men received their badges at graduation ceremonies for Maine state police troopers Friday at the Maine Criminal Justice Academy. They were among eight who completed 10 weeks of specialized training, in addition to 18 weeks of training required for all Maine police officers. The troopers will patrol with a veteran trooper […]
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Police kill man, shoot woman while investigating burglary in Vassalboro
Maine state police say officers shot and killed a man and injured a woman after the pick-up truck they were in rammed a state police cruiser. AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine state police say officers shot and killed a man and injured a woman after the pick-up truck they were in rammed a state police […]
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Livermore Falls man dies in Livermore crash
LIVERMORE — A Livermore Falls man died early New Year’s morning after a two-car crash on Route 4, according to a news release from Stephen McCausland, spokesman for the Maine Department of Public Safety. An autopsy is scheduled to determine if 41-year-old Shawn Berry died from injuries in the crash or from a medical condition. […]