FARMINGTON — Police say a Norridgewock man struck another man with his van Tuesday during a confrontation in the Wal-Mart parking lot. Nicholas Smith, 34, was charged with driving to endanger. Smith got into an argument with another shopper around 2 p.m., according to a police report. It was unclear what started the argument, but […]
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Weird, Wicked Weird: Cheep shots.
Julie Persons has at most four days to shoot 3,000 to 5,000 photos, enough to last her a year. It’s an incredibly tight timeline that’s entirely at the mercy of a chicken’s willingness to wear a hat. Among the tricks she’s picked up over five years: Shoot them right after they hatch. “They’re most amenable […]
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State police use spike mats in front of barracks to stop chase
NORRIDGEWOCK — Two young men were arrested early Saturday morning after leading Somerset County sheriff’s deputies on a brief pursuit, according to Chief Deputy James Ross. Deputy Ron Blodgett was checking on a disabled vehicle on the side of Route 2 shortly after midnight when an eastbound car driven by Randall McEwen, 18, of Canton, […]
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Norridgewock woman faces eviction over service dog
NORRIDGEWOCK (AP) — A Norridgewock woman faces eviction from her home for allowing her daughter’s service dog to visit the house for five days in August in what her landlord says was a violation of the lease. Dawn Zammuto has filed a complaint with the state Human Rights Commission over the eviction. According to Maine […]
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Man with gun tattoo pleads guilty to drug charge
SKOWHEGAN — A Maine man who drew national attention because of the realistic-looking gun tattoo on his stomach has pleaded guilty to drug charges. Michael Smith of Norridgewock pleaded guilty Wednesday and was sentenced to six months in jail, suspended in its entirety for a year of administrative release. He was fined $400 and ordered […]
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New Pentagon policy seen as boost to New Balance
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts-based New Balance could get a boost worth tens of millions of dollars with a new Pentagon policy providing military recruits with U.S.-made sneakers. New Balance is one of the few shoe manufacturers that meet all federal requirements, said Matt LeBretton, spokesman for the company that manufactures shoes in Lawrence, Boston and […]
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Deputies surround home of Norridgewock man with gun tattoo
NORRIDGEWOCK (AP) — Police armed with assault rifles descended on a Maine man’s home after members of a tree removal crew he’d told to clear off his property reported that he had a gun. Turns out the “gun” the tree crew had seen on Michael Smith of Norridgewock on Tuesday morning was just a tattoo […]
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Norridgewock man says gun incident a misunderstanding
SKOWHEGAN (AP) — A Norridgewock man prosecutors say brought a gun into an Athens store and threatened people has pleaded guilty, even though he says the entire incident was a misunderstanding and he did nothing wrong. Kerry Stevens pleaded guilty to criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon and disorderly conduct, but can have charges reduced […]
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Three arrested in ‘substantial’ drug bust in Norridgewock
NORRIDGEWOCK — Three men were arrested and 20 pounds of marijuana along with cocaine, hashish and several prescription pills were confiscated as the result of a search at a local house Thursday night. The Somerset County Sheriff’s Department executed a search warrant at 611 Skowhegan Road about 11 p.m. Thursday, Deputy Chief Dale Lancaster said […]
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Leonard B. Stymiest
1919 – 2013 FARMINGTON — Leonard Basil Stymiest, 94, of Norridgewock, passed away peacefully with his family surrounding him, at Franklin Memorial Hospital on Saturday, Sept. 28. He was born in Howe Brook, Sept. 11, 1919, a son of the late Phinehas and Jenettner (Hunt) Stymiest. Leonard was a gentle, kind, loving man who was […]