Maine State Police were called on Wednesday to assist with the capture of a large brown pig running loose along Interstate 95 in Palmyra. Cpl. Rick Moody and Trooper Jeremy Caron located the pig and with help from the town animal control officer got the beast off the highway. “On Nov. 14, Maine State Police […]
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Plymouth motorcyclist seriously injured in Palmyra crash
A 2017 Chevrolet Impala struck a 2003 Indian Scout motorcycle on Interstate 95 near the northbound off-ramp in Palmyra on Saturday morning, according to Chief Deputy James Ross of the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office. The motorcyclist was seriously injured and taken to Sebasticook Valley Hospital in Pittsfield. (Somerset County Sheriff’s Office) A Plymouth man was […]
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Woman found locked in own car trunk took own life
A woman whose body was found locked in her own car trunk committed suicide and died from a drug overdose, Maine state police said Friday. The state Medical Examiner’s Office said 30-year-old Jenna French died from acute intoxication of Oxycontin and Hydroxyzine. French’s death is not considered suspicious. According to investigators, French’s car was found abandoned in […]
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David A. Roberts
1952 – 2015 PALMYRA — David A. Roberts, 63, of Palmyra, passed away at his home Wednesday, Sept. 9. He was born May 24, 1952, in Lewiston, the son of Albert and Barbara (Collins) Roberts. He graduated from Lewiston High School in 1970. He worked at several places in the area, including the Hartland Tannery, […]
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Hartland mom killed, 3 children injured after car hits tree
PALMYRA (AP) — Police say a Maine woman is dead after she lost control of her car and crashed into a tree with three children inside. Police told WABI-TV (http://bit.ly/1GbKBPY ) 29-year-old Aimee Lasco, of Hartland, was pronounced dead at the scene in Palmyra around 2 p.m. Sunday. Two children ages four and seven who were […]
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Former Norway man charged with another sex crime
Marc Alberi, a registered sex offender formerly of Norway, was arrested Monday at his home in Newport and charged with taking photos of a boy in a public bathroom at the Wal-Mart in Palmyra on Sunday, state police said. Alberi, 46, is charged with possessing sexually explicit material of a child under the age of […]
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Bomb threats reported at Walmart stores in Calais, Thomaston, Palmyra
Bomb threats at Walmart stores were reported in three towns throughout the state on Friday afternoon. Calais Police Chief David Randle confirmed the store in that town received a threat, and Department of Public Safety spokesman Stephen McCausland said threats were also reported in Thomaston and Palmyra. Randle said police in Calais are no longer […]
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Palmyra man arrested in Detroit death
BANGOR — Maine State Police have charged a 22-year-old Palmyra man in connection with the death of a Detroit man last week. Detectives arrested Jason Cote and charged him with murder, Maine Department of Public Safety spokesman Stephen McCausland said Wednesday night. The state medical examiner’s office has concluded that Ricky Cole, 47, died from […]