BATH — The Mary E has a storied past on the banks of the Kennebec. The two-masted clipper schooner was constructed by shipbuilder Thomas Hagan in 1906 in a Houghton shipyard, where Bath Iron Works now stands. After sinking in the 1960s, the vessel returned to Bath for restoration before heading back out to sea. […]
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Gov. LePage defies Dems, appoints Mason sheriff in Kennebec County
UPDATE: Secretary of State might not certify LePage’s choice for Kennebec sheriff AUGUSTA – Gov. Paul LePage announced Thursday that he would appoint Kenneth Mason, a Democrat, to the post of sheriff for Kennebec County after a monthslong dispute with the county’s Democratic Committee. Democrats had asked LePage to appoint interim Sheriff Ryan Reardon to the post, […]
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Spirit of America Foundation pays tribute to those in community service
AUGUSTA — Recipients of the 2013 Spirit of America Foundation Tribute for outstanding community service throughout Maine were recognized during an April 18 ceremony at the Statehouse. The 2013 Spirit of America Foundation award recipients were: Androscoggin County Auburn: Ken Blais does a lot for the neighborhood and city besides the annual holiday displays at […]
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Flooding concerns in parts of Maine
BANGOR (AP) — City public safety officials in Bangor, Maine, have closed a plaza due to potential flooding concerns. People have been advised Thursday morning to move their vehicles from both the east and west side of the Kenduskeag Plaza in downtown Bangor as soon as possible. In addition, the National Weather Service said the […]
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Augusta men charged in Chesterville home-invasion
FARMINGTON — Franklin County Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said an uncle and his nephew were charged Thursday with burglarizing a home in Chesterville on Monday while a teenage girl hid in her bedroom. James Dingus and his nephew, Stephen Dingus, both 31 and of 37 Gage St. in Augusta, were taken into custody in Augusta […]
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Man’s body pulled from Kennebec River in Pittston
PITTSTON — The body of a young man who is likely from central Maine was pulled from the Kennebec River on Saturday afternoon, according to Department of Public Safety Spokesman Stephen McCausland. An autopsy was performed by the State Medical Examiner’s Office on Sunday revealed no signs of foul play, according to McCausland. The body […]
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North Pond Hermit accepted into alternative sentencing program
AUGUSTA — Christopher Knight, also known as the North Pond Hermit, will enter a special court program aimed at helping people with mental health and substance abuse problems who commit crimes stay out of jail. The Co-Occurring Disorders Court formally accepted Knight earlier this week, Kennebec and Somerset County District Attorney Maeghan Maloney announced Friday. […]
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Suicide suspected in Kennebec River death
BATH — Bath police say suicide is the likely cause of death of a woman whose body was found early Sunday morning in the Kennebec River. Police went at approximately 5:30 a.m. to the south end boat launch on Washington Street for a report that someone had discovered a dead body, Bath police Lt. Robert […]