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Albion man beat pregnant woman after day of substance use, police say
Joseph W. Reynolds, 42, allegedly attacked a 35-weeks pregnant woman by punching her in the stomach and was driven out of a house and locked out by the woman’s children, police said.
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Bingham aquaculture facility kept fish in cruel, unsanitary conditions, group says
The nonprofit Washington, D.C.-based Compassion Over Killing released its findings Monday of an undercover investigation of salmon hatchery Cooke Aquaculture.
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Doug Harlow, 31-year veteran reporter at Morning Sentinel, dies from cancer
The Skowhegan-area journalist was remembered by colleagues and community members as a tough-minded reporter who closely covered the community and enjoyed life’s pleasures.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Schools & Education
Skowhegan business under fire for producing ‘Indians’ mascot apparel
A Facebook post by Maine Fire Equipment Co. promoting ‘Indian Outlaw’ T-shirts and hoodies to celebrate the start of high school football season is drawing criticism in the wake of local and state decisions to ban Native American imagery at public schools.
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Volunteers shore up lakefront at Travis Mills veterans retreat in Rome
Erosion-prevention measures at the Travis Mills Foundation Veterans Retreat, including the installation of plants, gardens and trenches, were intended to keep the Long Pond lakefront pristine.
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Police: Man, woman killed in Route 32 crash after leaving Windsor Fair
Seth Labreck, 35, of South China, and Jennifer Hood, 38, of Winslow, were killed after the pickup truck they were in veered off the road Sunday night, according to Maine State Police.
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Man killed after vehicle rolls over in Albion
Phillip Brown, 37, and one of two dogs riding with him in a car died Saturday after being ejected from a vehicle on Benton Road, police said.
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Police: 3 arrested after early morning drug raid at Fairfield home
The arrests and drug seizures came after the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office executed a drug search warrant at 4:40 a.m. at a residence on Martin Stream Road.
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Baby loon, saved from a tumor, reunited with parents at Oakland lake
Gary Bennett, who operates Snow Pond cruises on Messalonskee Lake, spearheaded the rescue and reunion of the loon chick, whom he named Jordan, in recent days.