WINTHROP — Was it a threatening statement by a high school student posted on social media or an ill-advised joke? That’s the question police and administrators of Winthrop High School asked themselves early Wednesday morning, the first day of the school year, when they learned that a senior had written a strange post on Instagram […]
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Trump steps up pressure, but Iran says it's 'unimpressed'
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s explosive Twitter threat to Iran’s leader comes as his administration is ratcheting up a pressure campaign on the Islamic republic that many suspect is aimed at regime change. No one is predicting imminent war. But Trump’s bellicose, all-caps challenge addressed to President Hassan Rouhani followed a speech by Secretary […]
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Training exercise held for active shooter/threat incident at UMF
FARMINGTON — Representatives of many law enforcement agencies, firefighters, emergency management and emergency medical responders took part in active threat/shooter training Thursday at the University of Maine at Farmington. The training was put on by officers from the University of Maine at Farmington Campus Police Department, Farmington Police Department and Maine State Police. A representative […]
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Topsham elementary school evacuated after bomb threat; police boost security at Mt. Ararat High School
An elementary school in Topsham was evacuated Friday morning following a bomb threat. Students at Woodside Elementary School were evacuated and taken to the Orion Performing Arts Center to be picked up by their parents, according to the Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s Office. Topsham police were stationed outside Mt. Ararat High School in Topsham earlier in […]
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Online threat from Kentucky closes Maranacook middle and high schools
READFIELD — Classes and activities at Maranacook Community Middle and High School were canceled Tuesday because of an anonymous threat on social media, according to the Regional School Unit 38 Facebook page. The elementary schools in the district are open. “Due to a concern for campus safety, there will not be school today, November 28 […]
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Bangor man threatens youth soccer team with weapon
BANGOR (AP) — Police have charged a man who they say threatened a Maine high school soccer team with a weapon. Officials say Bangor police responded to a call Tuesday afternoon at the Union Street Athletic Field. Police say the Bangor High School Soccer Club was starting practice when the suspect displayed a weapon and […]
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‘Ashamed’ to be part of government, LePage vows to veto budget over $7B
AUGUSTA (AP) — Republican Gov. Paul LePage says he’ll veto any budget over $7 billion as lawmakers remain at odds over spending. LePage said on a radio show on Tuesday that he’s “ashamed” to be part of Maine government because of lawmakers’ laziness. Legislative leaders, meanwhile, are considering employing a rarely used tactic of appointing […]
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Police respond to Fryeburg Academy threat
FRYEBURG — A threat found in a girl’s bathroom forced the lockdown of Fryeburg Academy on Wednesday as police searched the school for explosives. None were found. Police were called to the school at about 1:30 p.m. Students were taken to a secure area while Maine State Police explosive-sniffing dogs were sent in to search […]
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Judge finds man who held Verso employees hostage didn’t violate probation
FARMINGTON — A Franklin County justice found Friday that the state did not prove that a Norridgewock man serving time for terrorizing and holding Verso Paper Corp. employees hostage at the Jay mill in March 2012 violated his probation in prison. Francis G. Smith III, 53, formerly of Norridgewock, was accused of making a threatening […]
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Juvenile charged with terrorizing SAD 44 staff, students
BETHEL — Police said a 17-year-old male was charged late Sunday night with making threats against School Administrative District 44 staff and students, who were told to stay home Monday. Classes will resume Tuesday, Superintendent David Murphy said Monday. Chief Deputy Hart Daley of the Oxford County Sheriff’s Office said Monday that the juvenile is […]