BREWER — A couple who have decided to purchase the financially strapped Penobscot Ice Arena on Acme Road say they know all about the facility’s problems and bad reputation. “I know,” said George Bishop, who along with his wife, Linda, are scheduled to purchase the rink from Roger Theriault of Lewiston, owner of Delta Hockey […]
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High school girls’ soccer: Blue Devils settle for tie
LEWISTON — Butch Dow warned his team. Despite an early lead, the Lewiston girls’ soccer coach advised his club not to be complacent in the second half Saturday. He could see Brewer picking up its play, and if the Blue Devils didn’t react accordingly, that lead could be in jeopardy. “At halftime, I told the […]
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Judge: Brewer man charged in prison death will be held without bail — if he’s found
ROCKLAND — A state judge has ordered that when police track down a Brewer area man, who is charged with manslaughter in the 2009 beating death of a Maine State Prison inmate, he be held without bail. The defendant, 34-year-old John E. Thibeault, failed to appear Thursday morning in Knox County Superior Court for a […]
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Brewer police captain pleads guilty to OUI
BANGOR — The Brewer police captain charged with drunken driving Saturday night pleaded guilty to the charge Wednesday at the Penobscot Judicial Center. Capt. Christopher Martin, 41, of Bangor was sentenced to 48 hours in the Sagadahoc County alternative sentencing program in October instead of serving jail time. District Court Judge John Lucy also ordered Martin to […]
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Maine-based engineering firm up to 95 workers
AUGUSTA (AP) — A Maine-based engineering firm in northern New England has expanded its staff to about 95 employees. S.W. Cole Engineering, Inc., of Bangor recently acquired Summit CMT, a construction materials testing company, from CES, Inc., a Brewer-based engineering services and surveying firm. Summit is moving to Cole’s offices in Augusta and Gray. Cole […]
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Brewer police captain faces OUI charge
BANGOR — A Brewer police captain was charged with drunken driving Saturday night on Griffin Road, according to Bangor police. Capt. Christopher Martin, 41, of Bangor was summoned for operating under the influence, Lt. Paul Edwards, spokesman for the Bangor police, said Monday. Martin’s blood alcohol level was .17, more than twice the legal limit […]
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Alfred B. Dunn
GREEN VALLEY, Ariz. — Alfred B. Dunn, 70, of Brewer and formerly of Canton and Turner, died in Arizona, Dec. 30, 2012. He was born in Lewiston, Jan. 1, 1942, the oldest son of Kathryn and Alfred B. Dunn Sr. He attended school in Turner and graduated from Leavitt Institute in Turner in 1961. After […]