Amy, Coty, Monica. Mention those three names to people living in mid-Maine and winces of pain and sympathetic shakes of the head invariably follow, two years after the horror occurred. Amy Lake and her children Coty and Monica were murdered by her estranged husband Steven Lake in June 2011. Steven Lake then killed himself. Motivated by the […]
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Health coalition tours Med-Care building, learns of new programs
MEXICO — Members of the River Valley Healthy Communities Coalition toured the new Med-Care Ambulance building Wednesday before their meeting in the conference room. “We want to be a part of the community before the emergency,” said Laurieann Milligan, community outreach director of Med-Care. With the completion of the facility, Milligan said sufficient space is […]
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Bangor police arrest man after girlfriend says she was head-butted
BANGOR — A local man is in jail Monday after allegedly assaulting his girlfriend over the weekend, according to police. Officers arrived at a Griffin Road residence shortly after 11 p.m. Saturday when it was reported that Michael Pyle, 39, and a woman engaged in an argument that quickly escalated, Bangor police Sgt. Paul Edwards […]
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LePage boosts funding for domestic violence
AUGUSTA — Maine Gov. Paul LePage is directing some of the state’s saved money toward services for people affected by domestic violence. The Republican governor said on Monday that $100,000 from the state’s emergency contingency fund will go to the Maine Coalition to End Domestic Violence. The group provides services and centers throughout the state […]
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Norway man charged in assault on girlfriend
NORWAY — A local man has been arrested on felony charges after police said he hit and strangled his girlfriend. Wayne Scott Brown, 59, of Hayes Road was arrested on Nov. 25 and charged with aggravated assault, domestic violence assault, possession of a firearm by a prohibited person and obstructing the reporting of a crime. […]