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Owner of cow shot in Embden, alleged shooter deny charges

SKOWHEGAN — The owner of a cow fatally shot in Embden and the alleged shooter have denied charges against them, and the cases will continue until spring, with a trial possibly in April. Jaime Danforth, owner of the 3-year-old Holstein heifer shot and killed in Embden in early September, appeared Wednesday in Skowhegan District Court […]

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Father says Embden cow killing case has destroyed his family’s lives

EMBDEN— In the two months since his son, Mason, shot and killed a neighbor’s cow in early September, Anthony Sparrow said, their lives have been destroyed. They’ve received death threats and have had to put their start-up automobile delivery business on hold. Anthony Sparrow painted his car and changed his license plates to prevent people […]

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Donald Rene Laverdiere

SKOWHEGAN — Donald Rene Laverdiere, 71, a resident of Embden and formerly of Jay, passed away peacefully with his wife by his side Tuesday, Sept. 11, at Redington-Fairview General Hospital. He was born Aug. 5, 1947, in Lewiston, the son of Armand P. and Carolyn (Scott) Laverdiere. Donald graduated from Jay High School in 1965, and […]

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One dead, three hurt in Embden crash

EMBDEN (AP) — Police said a 22-year-old woman was killed and three others injured in a head-on crash in Embden. The Somerset County Sheriff’s Department identified the victim as 22-year-old Jennifer Nile of Embden, a passenger in one of the vehicles involved in the crash on Route 16 at about 4:30 p.m. Thursday. Police said […]

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Teen boy charged with arson after Embden home fire

EMBDEN — A 15-year-old boy was charged with arson on Friday after a home under construction was set alight. Anson, Madison and New Portland fire departments responded to a blaze at 9 Brooks Drive at about 1:11 p.m. on Friday, according to Anson Fire Chief Jeremy Manzer. The two-story home was already fully engulfed in […]