FARMINGTON — A Franklin County grand jury indicted three men on arson charges in connection with burning a bulldozer Nov. 14, 2017, in Sandy River Plantation. Devon Clark, 18, of Rangeley, Alexander Allan, 37, of Dallas Plantation and Michael Stanley, 23, of East Templeton, Massachusetts, were each indicted on one count of Class A arson […]
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Overhaul of Maine tree growth tax credit chopped down by committee
AUGUSTA — Legislation designed to dramatically overhaul Maine’s tree growth property tax credit program fell largely on deaf ears Monday as lawmakers on the Legislature’s Taxation Committee unanimously rejected the proposal offered by Republican Gov. Paul LePage. Among other provisions in the bill, LD 1632, is one that would have excluded from the program, which […]
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Hebron students go to class on Mount Washington
PINKHAM NOTCH, N.H. — The wind was howling at nearly 65 miles per hour and blowing snow across the mountaintops. Despite the brilliant midmorning sun, the temperature had dropped to 17 degrees below zero. “It was awesome,” Hebron Station School student Arianna Durepos as she climbed out of one of two Mt. Washington SnowCoaches at […]
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Peru group considers asking for town funds to maintain old school
PERU — Former Selectman Norman DeRoche told selectmen Monday night that Friends of the Peru Elementary School would likely submit a request for town funds to help maintain the old school. Town Clerk Vera Parent said all financial articles for the November ballot must be approved by the Finance Committee and selectmen before Sept. 29. […]
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Pedestrian struck and killed on New Year’s Eve
NORRIDGEWOCK — A man who was hit by a car while crossing U.S. Route 2 near his home in Norridgewock on Tuesday night died at the hospital. Stanley Worthley, 70, was struck by a Toyota Highlander heading west at about 5 p.m., the Kennebec Journal reported Wednesday. Worthley had been visiting a neighbor across the […]
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Truck heavily damaged when it hits tree
WILTON — A pickup truck was heavily damaged Wednesday morning when it hit a patch of ice on Munson Road and crashed into a tree, police Sgt. Chad Abbott said. Driver Grace-Lyn Coolidge, 19, of Wilton left the Big Apple and turned right onto Munson Road, he said. Once the truck’s rear-end started to slide, […]
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Inspired by death of Joyce McLain, Medway lawmaker to submit ‘cold case’ bill to address unsolved homicides
EAST MILLINOCKET — Spurred by a 33-year-old unsolved homicide, Rep. Steve Stanley, D-Medway, plans to submit a bill authorizing Maine’s attorney general to reassign cold cases from originating law enforcement agencies to others who might solve them, he said. The bill’s language hasn’t been written yet, but a title for it — a statement of […]