Three devices found in the apartment Friday were fireworks bundled together along with staples, pins and thumbtacks that were meant to be “shrapnel” when they were detonated, according to a criminal complaint.
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Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Federal agents respond to Waterville building as part of ongoing investigation
Few details were released by authorities Friday after FBI agents were seen on Front Street near the intersection with Union Street.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Outdoors
Developers pushing forward with $113.5 million plan to reopen ski resort overlooking Moosehead Lake
Rangeley-based Big Lake Development LLC is among the groups moving to relaunch ski operations on Big Moose Mountain as part of a project that backers say would generate hundreds of jobs.
Posted inMaine
Some central Maine towns struggle to keep roads clear as salt supply runs low
Winslow and Richmond are among the towns that are awaiting delayed shipments from Chicago-based Morton Salt.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools & Education
Canaan woman remembered as ‘sensitive and creative’ in working with special needs students
Diane Shea, who was struck and killed by an SUV while walking her dog Friday night, was an educational technician with Messalonskee Middle School in Oakland.
Posted inMaine, News
Pedestrian killed in Canaan after being hit by vehicle
The Maine State Police will reconstruct the crash to determine exactly what occurred, but the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office does not expect any charges to be filed.
Posted inMaine, News
Amish vow to rebuild after fire destroys popular Unity general market and bakery
The owner of the store, Caleb Stoll, said there was no insurance on the building because the concept of such coverage runs counter to Amish beliefs.
Posted inMaine, News, Uncategorized
Fire destroys popular market run by Amish community in Unity
Heavy smoke seen for miles as firefighters from a number of communities battle blaze at the Community Market and Bakery at 368 Thorndike Road.
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Icy storm forces cancellations, slickens roads across central Maine
Mixed precipitation was expected to be followed by colder temperatures heading into the holiday weekend.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Waterville woman set fires at downtown Colby College construction site, police say
Alisa Carey, 21, of Waterville, was arrested Monday night on arson charges after police found several fires at the construction site of Colby College’s Paul J. Schupf Art Center.