STOCKTON SPRINGS (AP) — Authorities say a man’s body has been pulled from the Penobscot River in Stockton Springs. The Waldo County Sheriff’s Department said someone spotted the body at about 11 a.m. Sunday. It was pulled from the water with the help of the fire department. There was no identification on the body. The […]
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Wastewater treatment workers in OOB find body in brook
OLD ORCHARD BEACH (AP) — Maine State Police are investigating the discovery of a body near a brook in Old Orchard Beach. WMTW-TV reported (http://bit.ly/1aWIwxn) Old Orchard Beach police said Monday the body was discovered by wastewater treatment workers doing daily checks near Goosefare Brook. The body was taken to the Medical Examiner’s Office in […]
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Portland slaying suspect seeks dismissal of evidence
PORTLAND (AP) — A man charged with killing his girlfriend and leaving her body in an SUV in a hotel parking lot in Portland is scheduled to face trial in March. Anthony Pratt Jr.’s murder trial was set for March 7 at a court hearing Thursday at which his defense lawyers argued that statements he […]
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Man found dead near police academy in Vassalboro
VASSALBORO (AP) — State police in Maine are investigating the death of a man whose body was found near the Maine Criminal Justice Academy in Vassalboro. Spokesman Steve McCausland said Kennebec County deputies were called to the scene along Route 201 about 7 a.m. Friday. Vassalboro is about midway between Augusta and Waterville. McCausland said […]
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House fire kills man in Manchester
MANCHESTER — A 57-year-old man was killed in a house fire early Saturday morning, according to Maine State Police. Investigators believe the man, whose body was found in a second-floor bedroom of the Granite Hill Road home, was Samuel Spinicci, state police spokesman Stephen McCausland said in a press release Saturday evening. The fire is […]
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Hampton, N.H., death investigated as homicide
HAMPTON, N.H. (AP) — The New Hampshire attorney general says a man found dead at his home in Hampton was killed in a homicide. Authorities say an autopsy has determined that 56-year-old Robert Roderick died of multiple blunt impact injuries to his head. His death has been ruled a homicide. Roderick was found dead around […]
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Man’s body pulled from Kennebec River in Pittston
PITTSTON — The body of a young man who is likely from central Maine was pulled from the Kennebec River on Saturday afternoon, according to Department of Public Safety Spokesman Stephen McCausland. An autopsy was performed by the State Medical Examiner’s Office on Sunday revealed no signs of foul play, according to McCausland. The body […]
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Jay police ID man’s body found in woods
JAY — Police identified the body found in woods behind Spruce Mountain High School early Tuesday as that of Joshua Maschino, 27, of Lewiston. Maschino had been reported missing from a job site at Spruce Mountain High School at about 6 p.m. Monday. “There is nothing to indicate foul play,” Jay police Chief Larry White […]
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Body of missing man found in Jay woods
JAY — Local and state police are investigating the death of a local man whose body was found in woods behind Spruce Mountain High School early Tuesday morning, hours after he was reported missing. Although the man’s immediate family was notified, further information will not be released until Wednesday, police said. Jay police received a […]
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Body recovered from river in Westbrook
WESTBROOK (AP) — Police say a body has been recovered from the Presumpscot River in Westbrook. Capt. Michael Nugent said the police and fire departments responded to the Cumberland Street Bridge around 3:45 p.m. Monday and removed the body from the water. The death remains under investigation. No additional details were immediately released.