FARMINGTON — The Board of Selectmen has agreed to continue pursuing a collaborative effort among area fire departments with another meeting in the next couple months. Last week, the board discussed the Regional Fire Service meeting held April 30 when selectmen, town managers and members of fire departments gathered at Franklin Memorial Hospital to share […]
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Brunswick landlord charged with pointing gun at tenant he believed stole from him
BRUNSWICK — A Brunswick landlord is facing charges for allegedly pointing a shotgun at a tenant he believes stole from him. Police say 57-year-old Peter Davis is charged with criminal threatening and terrorizing. Deputy Police Chief Marc Hagan says Davis reported a theft at his residence on Monday and that he believed a tenant who […]
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College Baseball: Bates’ Davis saw change in two sports
LEWISTON — Kevin Davis wasn’t quite ready for the change-up when he enrolled at Bates College. Originally recruited to play football at Bates, the North Andover, MA native and three-sport star at St. John’s prep didn’t want to make a change of pace and limit himself to just one sport in college. So shortly after […]
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GOP member of government oversight panel wants investigation of nonpartisan staff emails
AUGUSTA — Suspicious of untoward political activity, a Republican member of the Legislature’s Government Oversight Committee is requesting an investigation into emails from nonpartisan State House staff who are charged with providing dispassionate, objective analysis to lawmakers. Rep. Paul Davis, R-Sangerville, presented his request during the committee’s meeting on Friday. He said it was a […]
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Mixed Martial Arts: NEF announces Bangor-based grudge match to headline Lewiston card
LEWISTON — The next New England Fights main event is a story line straight out of fistic action movies. It will be the resourceful veteran and teacher, Marcus Davis, against the prodigal student, Ryan Sanders, in the mixed martial arts showdown Feb. 8 at Androscoggin Bank Colisee. UFC veteran Davis (22-10) against Sanders (5-4) is […]
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Remainder of relief fund for Lac-Megantic to be delivered
FARMINGTON — Board of Selectmen Chairman Ryan Morgan announced on Friday that he would be going to Canada this week to deliver the remainder of the money from a relief fund to benefit Lac-Megantic. The Farmington Board of Selectmen and Town Manager Richard Davis set up the relief fund after a train hauling oil rolled […]
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Canton selectmen: No consensus on use of fire station
CANTON — Selectmen disagreed Thursday on whether to enact a policy that would charge groups a fee for using the community room at the fire station. “The building belongs to the taxpayers, and they should not be charged,” Selectman Lisa Cummings said. Selectman Shane Gallant, who is also the fire chief, said some groups were […]
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Police ‘a long way from knowing’ motive in Aroostook County double homicide
HOULTON — The prosecutor assembling the case against a local man charged with two counts of murder said Thursday that investigators don’t know why Matthew Davis would have killed an Oakfield couple earlier this week. “We are going to look at every aspect of the case,” Deputy Attorney General William Stokes said, “but I think […]
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Farmington school director to be appointed
FARMINGTON — The Board of Selectmen agreed Tuesday to allow the RSU 9 board of directors to appoint a new director to represent Farmington. Eric Gilbert, who was elected in March, has moved to Jay, Town Manager Richard Davis told the board. Gilbert’s successor would serve the remainder of his three-year term, he said. The […]
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Greene man charged with threatening Sabattus man
AUBURN — State prosecutors filed a civil complaint against a Greene man under the Maine Civil Rights Act after he reportedly threatened to hit a Sabattus man with a baseball bat and called him racial slurs. Keith Clayton Hanning, 77, was charged with criminal threatening, a Class D misdemeanor, punishable by up to 364 days […]