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Commissioners approve jail fund payment

PARIS — County commissioners approved the release of a payment to the Maine Board of Corrections’ investment fund at its Oct. 15 meeting, but cautioned that further payments will depend on the performance of the state’s jail system.  Oxford County pays $187,073 annually to the fund, which goes to offset the additional cost of housing inmates […]

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Maine Media Day: Cole looking for more sack time

ORONO — Mike Cole is accustomed to doing everything with maximum effort, especially on the football field.For that reason, most of the last 10 months have been torture for the University of Maine senior.The hard-charging Cole’s patience has been tried extensively during his recovery and lengthy rehabilitation of a torn left quadriceps (thigh) tendon injury […]

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Palmyra man arrested in Detroit death

BANGOR — Maine State Police have charged a 22-year-old Palmyra man in connection with the death of a Detroit man last week. Detectives arrested Jason Cote and charged him with murder, Maine Department of Public Safety spokesman Stephen McCausland said Wednesday night. The state medical examiner’s office has concluded that Ricky Cole, 47, died from […]

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Arrest made in death of Maine man

DETROIT (AP) — Police say an arrest has been made in the death of a Maine man last week. Maine public safety spokesman Steve McCausland said Wednesday that 22-year-old Jason Cote was arrested and charged with murder in the death of 47-year-old Ricky Cole of Detroit, Maine. McCausland said in a news release the state […]

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Police identify Detroit man found dead Thursday; medical examiner still working on autopsy

DETROIT — Police have identified the man whose body was found in a mobile home early Thursday, but authorities are still investigating how he died, a spokesman for the state medical examiner’s office said Friday. “They’re still working on it,” spokesman Mark Belserene said Friday afternoon. State police believe the man is Ricky Cole, 47, […]