ST. ALBANS — Reaction was fierce Wednesday after the Bangor Daily News reported that a Maine nonprofit paid some of its workers with disabilities as little as $2 an hour while paying top managers six-figure salaries. The report reveals that St. Albans company Skills Inc. is the only company in Maine that pays some workers […]
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St. Albans woman pleads guilty to stealing from Farmington Wal-mart
FARMINGTON — A St. Albans woman pleaded guilty Monday to stealing thousands of dollars worth of electronics and other items from the Farmington Wal-Mart last year. Tori Gifford, 39, also admitted to probation violations in Cumberland and Kennebec County cases. Judge Nancy Carlson sentenced Gifford on all three cases in Franklin County Superior Court. Gifford […]
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John L. Gould
ST. ALBANS — Born in West Bowdoin on Feb. 9, 1947, and most recently a resident of Dexter, John Llewellyn Gould was quick to smile and loved to laugh. The son of John Milton Gould and Bernice (Jackson) Gould, he also loved to hunt, fish, drive trucks and tell stories. A natural storyteller, Johnny would […]
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Police charge St. Albans man with killing his uncle
ST. ALBANS — Police have charged a St. Albans man with the fatal shooting of his uncle. Police say they arrested 24-year-old Jeremy Erving at about 2 p.m. on Friday. He is charged in connection with the death of 53-year-old Randy Erving. Jeremy Erving was arrested after police questioned him. Police responded to Randy Erving’s […]
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Tornado touched down in St. Albans, weather service confirms
ST. ALBANS — Officials with the National Weather Service’s Gray office confirmed a tornado touched down in the Somerset County town during a storm Tuesday. John Jensenius, a morning coordination meteorologist with the Gray office, said Thursday morning the twister was on the ground for about 2¾ miles, and the width of the twister was […]
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Yes, it was really a tornado that hit St. Albans on Tuesday
ST. ALBANS — The National Weather Service says a tornado touched down earlier this week in Somerset County. Meteorologist John Jensenius, who surveyed the damage on Thursday, tells WMTW-TV that the town experienced an EF1 tornado with winds of 80 to 90 miles per hour. Crews have been cleaning up the mess since the severe […]
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Unconfirmed tornadoes reported during overnight storms
[View the story “Maine storm damage” on Storify] Severe storms that rolled through Maine overnight left a swath of damage, power outages and even reports of tornadoes. According to Farmington fire Chief Terry Bell, flooding occurred at the Intervale and Front Street area, Weeks Mills Road as it comes into Route 43, Cowan Hill Road […]