WILTON — Police said a Belgrade man is accused of assaulting an acquaintance after he broke into the man’s home late Friday. Wilton police arrested Adam Brunelle, 35, on felony charges of burglary and aggravated assault, Chief Heidi Wilcox said Monday. Brunelle had a grudge against the man and assaulted him, she said. Police received […]
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Brunswick man's attempted murder case argued before judge
AUGUSTA — The prosecution maintains Scott Bubar placed a shotgun and car keys under his father’s dead body after a shootout with police May 19, 2017, in Belgrade. But defense attorney Lisa Whittier says Bubar, who is on trial on charges of aggravated attempted murder of a sheriff’s deputy and criminal threatening with a firearm, […]
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Richard J. Murphy
BAILEY ISLAND — Richard (Pat) Murphy of 2027 Harpswell Islands Road, Bailey Island (formally of 11 Tourmaline Lane, Auburn) passed away quietly at his home Wednesday, Aug. 8. Richard was born Sept. 22, 1921, in Lewiston. Richard graduated from Edward Little High School in 1939, and joined the U.S. Marines during World War II, serving in […]
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Talk on North Pond Hermit draws crowd in Belgrade
BELGRADE — Folk heroes often begin life as normal people, going through the motions of everyday life, but then are transformed into something extraordinary. They become legends. That begs the question: Is the North Pond Hermit a folk hero? Though the subject material is five years old, dozens packed the one-room Belgrade Public Library on Wednesday night to hear […]
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Deputy injured in Belgrade crash
BELGRADE — Police say a Kennebec County Sheriff’s deputy was injured Sunday night on Route 27 when a car veered into the breakdown lane where he was parked and struck his cruiser from behind. Deputy Jeremy York, 36, was parked in the southbound breakdown lane in his marked 2018 Dodge Charger when Schuyler Mann, 28, […]
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Diners scatter as pontoon boat lands on Belgrade restaurant's lawn
BELGRADE (AP) — Police say a pontoon boat landed halfway on the lawn of a Maine restaurant, sending diners scattering and injuring several people. The Kennebec Journal reports the accident happened just after 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at Village Inn and Tavern in Belgrade, about 10 miles (16 kilometers) north of Augusta. Maine Warden Service spokesman […]
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1 killed, 1 injured in shooting in Belgrade
Maine State Police closed off Route 11 in Belgrade late Friday night after what officials say was an officer-involved shooting. BELGRADE — Authorities say says one person was killed and another injured in an officer-involved shooting in the town of Belgrade, Maine. The Kennebec Journal reports the shooting happened at a mobile home Friday night […]
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David J. Fast
1937 – 2016 BELGRADE — David J. Fast, 78, passed Saturday, March 19. He was the son of Fred L. Fast and Helen (Justice) Fast. Survivors are wife, Ona Fast; daughter, Tasher Willet; son, Scott (Cathy) Fast; grandchildren, Ella Fast, Abraham, Phoebe, Solomon and Teresa-Eden Fast; two great-grandchildren; and brother, Robert (Kim) Fast Sr.
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Belgrade mom charged after son wanders away
BELGRADE (AP) — A Maine mother is facing charges after her special needs son wandered away from home and had to be pulled from a stream five miles away by a stranger. State police said 31-year-old Melissa Godin of Belgrade was issued a summons Tuesday on an endangering the welfare of a child charge. The […]
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Obama hates white people, LePage says
President Barack Obama “hates white people,” according to Gov. Paul LePage. The comment, heard by two state lawmakers, was given at a private function on Aug. 12. According to a Portland Press Herald report, the lawmakers, who did not want to disclose their identities out of fear of political retribution, heard the remarks at a […]