HOULTON — An 18-year-old man is being held without bail on charges that he and another teen killed a 61-year-old Houlton man. Reginald Dobbins and a 16-year-old boy, both from Houlton, appeared Monday in Aroostook County Superior Court on murder charges. The younger suspect’s name and details about his appearance were not released because of his […]
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Father of Houlton murder suspect believes son is innocent
HOULTON — Murder suspect Reginald Dobbins‘ father expressed sadness Saturday at the death of Keith Suitter, a family friend, but said his son is innocent. “(My son) is very honest. If he did anything — and they talked very long to him — he would admit it,” 81-year-old Reginald “Jack” Dobbins said Saturday. “I really […]
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Police seek public’s help in Houlton homicide investigation
HOULTON — Maine State Police announced Monday night that the death of a 61-year-old Houlton man had been ruled a homicide, and sought the public’s help to determine who he may have been with in the hours before his death. Keith Suitter lived alone in a mobile home on 412 Hillview Ave., where he was […]
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State police investigate man’s death in Houlton
HOULTON — State police are investigating a man’s death in Houlton. Stephen McCausland, spokesman for the state police, confirmed Monday afternoon police are investigating the discovery of a man’s body inside a home on Hillview Avenue in Houlton late Sunday night. Police are labeling the death suspicious and are working to confirm the man’s identity. […]
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Class C girls’ basketball: Houlton holds off Maranacook
BANGOR — When Coach Shawn Graham pulled his freshman talent Kolleen Bouchard off the court with foul trouble Saturday night, he knew he was taking some chances. Bouchard is a top-scoring guard and catalyst for his Houlton girls’ basketball team, but the Shiretowners were going to have to execute without her. “I think some teams […]
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Cat recovering after found nearly frozen in Houlton snowbank
HOULTON — A cat found nearly frozen in a snowbank is coming back to life. Anna is recovering at the Houlton Humane Society and is eating five cans of food a day. The shelter said someone left Anna outside two weeks ago. She was found laying in a snowbank at night with wind chills of […]
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Mini-stampede in Houlton as herd of horses hits the road
HOULTON — It was a bit of the Wild West in northern Maine Tuesday morning, when a herd of 25 ponies broke loose from their pasture on Route 1 on the Houlton-Littleton town line and hit the open road. The only person more surprised than the drivers who came across the mini-stampede was their owner, […]
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Catherine King Oliver
1916 – 2014 LEWISTON — Catherine King Oliver, 98, of Portland died on Friday, May 30, attended by family members as she joined her beloved husband, Vincent, in Heaven. She was born in Boston on March 3, 1916, to Patrick and Barbara Joyce King, recent arrivals from Ballyconneely County, Galway, Ireland. She left Boston at age […]
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Amato’s to close in Houlton, Presque Isle
HOULTON — Fifteen employees in Houlton and Presque Isle will enter the new year knowing that they lost their jobs now that two Amato’s Restaurants in Aroostook County are closing. The franchises in Houlton and Presque Isle, owned by Micah Desmond and his wife, Jessica, will close Saturday, Desmond announced Wednesday. At the same time, […]
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Clarence ‘Dan’ Carpenter
1940 – 2013 LITCHFIELD — Clarence “Dan” Carpenter, 73, of Litchfield, passed away peacefully at home with family by his side on Tuesday, Dec. 10, after a short battle with cancer. He was born on April 30, 1940, in Houlton, the son of Henry and Sadie Carpenter. He was educated in Houlton schools. After graduation, he […]