Police are searching for a 14-year-old girl who has been staying with a foster family in Readfield but who has been reported missing and was last seen Feb. 27. Heavenlee Benjamin was described by authorities as black, with brown hair and brown eyes. She is about 5 feet, 7 inches tall, according to a post on […]
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Gardiner science teacher charged with sexually assaulting 16-year-old girl
AUGUSTA — A science teacher at Gardiner Area High School has been charged with sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl, allegedly plying her with alcohol at a home before assaulting her. John M. Glowa Jr., 43, of Readfield, faces two counts of gross sexual assault and one of furnishing liquor to a minor. He was expected […]
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Settlement on claim of Readfield teacher placing bag on student's head
READFIELD (AP) — A settlement has been reached in a lawsuit filed by the parents of a Maine elementary school student who claimed a teacher put a paper bag on their daughter’s head four times. The Kennebec Journal reported (http://bit.ly/2fIqqIa ) the $95,000 settlement with the Maranacook school district includes $15,000 for the family, $5,500 […]
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Firefighters battle fire on Maranacook Lake in Readfield
READFIELD (AP) — Fire officials in Maine are investigating a blaze that damaged a lake house. The Kennebec Journal reports (http://bit.ly/2sE3xv2 ) firefighters responded to a call about a house fire on Maranacook Lake in Readfield around 5:30 p.m. Tuesday. Multiple fire departments responded to the blaze. Central Maine Power Co. also responded to the […]
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Winthrop, Readfield delay dam project after bids come in too high
WINTHROP (AP) — Officials in two Maine towns say they’re going to have to delay plans to rebuild the dam at the outlet of Maranacook Lake. A consultant had told officials in Winthrop and Readfield the estimated cost to rebuild dam this summer, allowing the lake’s managers to control its water level better, at $237,000. […]
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Readfield woman shoots husband
READFIELD — The Kennebec County Sheriff’s Department in Maine says a wife shot her husband outside a home on Sturtevant Hill Road. Sheriff Ken Mason says that a man was taken to the hospital with a gunshot wound Wednesday. His condition and name were not released. Mason said police have responded to the home for […]
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Wayne man killed in Readfield crash
READFIELD — A Wayne man died and a Mt. Vernon man was seriously injured after the car they were riding in went off the road and crashed late Friday night in Readfield. The Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office said Ethan Russell, 19, was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident on North Road shortly after […]
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Maranacook Community High School lists first semester honor roll
READFIELD — Maranacook Community High School has announced the honor roll for the first semester of the 2016-2017 academic year. High Honors Grade 12: Ashley Bryant, Mair Guillemette, Molly Searway, Anthony Tamborini and Rachel Tooth. Grade 11: Sojourn Bentley, Connor Firth, Emma Hatt, Mark McLaughlin and Laura Parent. Grade 10: Grace Despres, Jilleon Farrell, Laura […]
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Parents sue Readfield Elementary School teacher for putting bag on student’s head
PORTLAND — Two Maine parents are suing a public school district and teacher for humiliating their daughter by placing a bag on her head four different times. The Portland Press Herald reports () that Michelle and Adam Woodford claim Regional School Unit 38 violated a state anti-bullying statute and public records law. The alleged head-bagging […]