A Massachusetts man accused of fatally shooting a New Gloucester woman and a friend was indicted Monday on two counts of murder. A Cumberland County grand jury rose Friday. Joel Hayden, 29, of New Bedford, Mass. faces two counts of intentional or knowing murder. Hayden had been arrested and held in Cumberland County Jail in […]
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Northern Maine Community College names dean’s list
PRESQUE ISLE — Northern Maine Community College has released its dean’s list for the college’s 2011 spring semester. Two hundred forty-four full-time students achieved a 3.20 average or better; 71 of these students were named to high honors with a grade point average of a 3.85 or better. Thirty-nine students had the distinction of earning […]
Well done – Laura Fralich
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Laura Fralich, a member of the class of 2011 at Skidmore College, earned academic recognition at the college this spring. Fralich is the daughter of Michael and Julie Fralich of New Gloucester. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree cum laude at Skidmore’s 100th commencement. In addition, she was one of […]
Ithaca College dean’s list
ITHACA, N.Y. — The following local residents were named to the dean’s list at Ithaca College for the spring 2011 semester. Abigail Gilbert, daughter of Marc Gilbert and Diane Gilbert of New Gloucester, was named to the dean’s list at Ithaca College’s School of Health Sciences and Human Performance. James Buzzell, son of Curtis Buzzell […]
‘Generations of Traditions’: Indian basket makers, other artists will gather at Shaker Village for Maine Native American Summer Market and Demonstration
NEW GLOUCESTER — Emerging and known artists representing the Penobscot, Micmac, Passamaquoddy and Maliseet tribes of Maine will gather at the Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village on Saturday, Aug. 27. The occasion? The third annual Maine Native American Summer Market and Demonstration, which has “Generations of Traditions” as its theme. About 20 Maine Indian artists will […]
Nashville trio will play early-American sacred music
NEW GLOUCESTER — The Nashville-based trio Kindling Stone will return to Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village on Friday, Aug. 19, for an evening of inspirational music and folk hymns from 19th century America. Kindling Stone offers a mix of the contemporary and the traditional. Its repertoire includes thought-provoking original songs and instrumentals, along with early-American sacred […]
Nashville trio will play early-American sacred music
NEW GLOUCESTER — The Nashville-based trio Kindling Stone will return to Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village on Friday, Aug. 19, for an evening of inspirational music and folk hymns from 19th century America. Kindling Stone offers a mix of the contemporary and the traditional. Its repertoire includes thought-provoking original songs and instrumentals, along with early-American sacred […]
Mass. man appears in court on 2 murder changes
PORTLAND — Joel Aaron Hayden was in Cumberland County Superior Court on Thursday afternoon to face two charges of murder. Hayden, 29, of New Bedford, Mass., was arrested Monday following the shooting deaths of his girlfriend, Renee Sandora, 27, and his longtime friend, Trevor Mills, 28, of New Bedford. Sandora was the mother of Hayden’s […]
Massachusetts man charged with two counts of murder following shootings in New Gloucester
LEWISTON —A 29-year-old New Bedford man has been charged with two counts of murder in connection with the shooting deaths of a man and woman outside a mobile home in New Gloucester Monday night. Joel Hayden was arrested immediately after his release from Maine Medical Center, where he was being treated for a back injury […]