AUGUSTA — A Norridgewock man who spent 20 months in prison for repeatedly phoning his girlfriend from jail in violation of a bail condition is facing a new allegation that he strangled her over beer. Derek D. Taylor, 35, is charged with domestic assault against the woman in Waterville and saw his bail set Monday […]
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New Balance ships made-in-USA shoes to military
NORRIDGEWOCK — The first shipment of athletic shoes made by New Balance for the U.S. Department of Defense was sent this month. It’s part of a contract that fulfills a federal law requiring the military to outfit new recruits with American-made apparel. In total, about 206,000 pairs of a new model of shoe — the […]
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Legislature passes bill calling for naming Norridgewock bridge for Cpl. Eugene Cole
Maine Department of Transportation workers, spectators and dignitaries gather in July 2011 for a ceremony opening a $22 million bridge in Norridgewock. The Legislature has passed a bill calling for naming it the Cpl. Eugene Cole Memorial Bridge, in honor of a omerset County sheriff’s deputy who was killed April 25 while on duty. (Jeff Pouland/Morning […]
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Arlene R. Babb
PORTLAND — Arlene R. Babb, 76, with her husband Robert at her side and surrounded by her family, passed peacefully listening to Patsy Cline and Elvis on June 9, at Maine Medical Center, Portland. Arlene was sweet and kind and loving. But she was also strong and brave and so incredibly resilient. Arlene, the daughter of […]
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Franklin C. Hilton
AUGUSTA — Franklin Charles Hilton, 88, of Norridgewock passed away peacefully June 10 at Togus Springs in Augusta, surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Norridgewock on Dec. 9, 1929, son of Ralph B. and Lora (Yeaton) Hilton. Frank grew up in Norridgewock and graduated from Madison High School in 1947. He volunteered in […]
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Man who held hostages at Jay mill found dead
NORRIDGEWOCK — A local farmer who was sent to prison in 2012 on kidnapping and other charges stemming from an incident at a Jay paper mill was found dead Thursday after he was pinned under a piece of farm equipment, police said. Francis Gordon Smith III, 56, was pinned under a manure spreader at his […]
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National police organization raises money in Cole's memory
Sheryl Cole recently found an old photograph of her husband, Gene, talking on the telephone, glasses on his forehead, turning to look at whomever was taking the picture. She thinks it was 2009. She likes to think he was talking to her that day, and she composed a few things she would be saying to […]
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‘Turn yourself in’: Sheriff wants suspect in deputy’s killing to surrender
The Somerset County sheriff personally implored suspected police-killer John Williams to turn himself in Thursday morning, and hours later a massive law enforcement presence converged on a rural road in Fairfield. Cpl. Eugene Cole, 62, of the Somerset County Sheriff’s Department, was shot and killed early Wednesday on U.S. Route 2 in Norridgewock. Cole has […]
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Manhunt continues for suspect in killing of Somerset sheriff’s corporal
A Somerset County sheriff’s corporal was shot and killed Wednesday morning on U.S. Route 2 in Norridgewock — the first killing of Maine police officer in a shooting in nearly 30 years — and the suspect remained at large as dozens of police joined in a sprawling, frantic manhunt across the region. The victim was […]
