Emergency management agencies, law enforcement, medical providers and others are coordinating plans ahead of the April 8 eclipse, which is expected to draw visitors to rural areas across the state.
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Bingham man taken into custody on new charges days after arrest on sex assault charges
Christopher C. Cates, 48, was charged early last week with assaulting two young children, and officials said after he was released from jail, he violated conditions of his release by contacting people involved in the assault case.
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Firefighters continue to check for hot spots following Moscow, Caratunk brush fire
The fire Sunday consumed more than 13 acres along Route 201, and firefighting efforts were complicated when an emergency call came in for a separate fire a few miles down the road, pulling resources away, Bingham fire Chief Scott Laweryson said.
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Palmyra couple indicted on charges they operated methamphetamine lab, endangered children
Jessica Quimby, 44, and Joseph R. Quimby, 41, were indicted last week by a Somerset County grand jury and are facing charges that include aggravated trafficking in scheduled drugs and endangering the welfare of a child.
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Foundation awards grants in Franklin, Somerset counties
More than $78,000 in Maine Community Foundation grants aim to help strengthen nonprofit organizations and projects in Franklin and Somerset counties. The 11 grants through MaineCF’s Community Building Grant Program include $77,630 recommended by the Western Mountains Committee and two additional grants totaling $20,000 from people with donor-advised funds, according to a news release from […]
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State agency ‘dismayed’ that plans moving forward to discontinue water service to Moscow
The Office of the Public Advocate in a letter this week to the state Public Utilities Commission expressed concern that the PUC is allowing the Bingham Water District to stop water service next week to people in Moscow because of a dispute over an unpaid $24,000 bill.