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Cat neutered with rubber band, abandoned
LEWISTON — Officials say a local animal shelter is caring for a cat that someone tried to neuter with a rubber band and then abandoned in a vacant apartment. The Greater Androscoggin Humane Society received the cat from a Lewiston landlord Tuesday evening, just before closing. Shelter Manager Zach Black said the landlord found the […]
Firefighters, police rescue Veazie man from burning home
VEAZIE — Fire and heavy smoke twice repelled rescuers before they reportedly saved a town man Saturday from dying in a burning home on Chase Road. The man, whom Veazie Fire Capt. Pete Metcalf described only as a resident in his 50s, and Veazie police Officer Matthew Parkhurst were treated for smoke inhalation at Eastern […]
Remains of Korean War soldier finally returned home, laid to rest
BAR HARBOR — The sharp crack of gunfire echoed Saturday at Ledgelawn Cemetery as a military honor guard helped to finally put a long-missing Korean War serviceman to rest. “It has been a long time coming, 62 years,” The Rev. Scott Mower said at the graveside service for Army Cpl. Robert Tait. “The death of […]
Man’s body found in road in Bowdoin
BOWDOIN — The body of a man in his 50s was found early Wednesday morning in the middle of Adams Road. The man, who lived in Bowdoin but whom police did not identify, was unresponsive when emergency crews arrived just before 5:30 a.m., according to Chief Deputy Brett Strout of the Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s Office. […]
Third woman files lawsuit against Machias, former police officer claiming assault
MACHIAS — A third woman has filed a lawsuit against the town, Police Chief Grady Dwelley and former local police officer Richard Strout. It is not another University of Maine at Machias student who is pursuing the latest lawsuit against Strout, which was filed Friday in U.S. District Court in Bangor. It is a Trescott […]