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updated: Fri Jul 18, 2008 04:46 am

Somerset County News

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Friday | Bangor Daily News

Skowhegan: Somerset County towns hit hard

One town had to increase its mill rate by almost 27 percent. Another community raided its savings account.

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Related Topix: Pittsfield, ME, Skowhegan, ME, St. Albans, ME, Anson, ME, Norridgewock, ME

Sat Jul 12, 2008

Bangor Daily News

Unsettling figures show murders have increased sharply

Thus far in 2008, Maine has seen 20 homicide cases. Among the victims are the Bolduc family, Christopher Bolduc, Blake Mishou, Katie Cabana, Jessica Nichols and Aaron Settipani.

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Related Topix: Waldoboro, ME, Old Orchard Beach, ME, Bangor Metro, Bangor, ME, Augusta, ME

Bangor Daily News

Unsettling figures show murders have increased sharply

Maine State Police homicide detective Lt. Gary Wright was sitting in the Somerset County Courthouse waiting for a verdict in the murder trial of Shannon Atwood recently when his pager went off.

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Related Topix: Old Orchard Beach, ME, Aroostook County, ME, Portland Metro, Maine, Maine Government

Fri Jul 11, 2008

WVII

Bangor, Maine Wvii Abc 7 and WFVX Fox 22

A Hartland man who threatened his family after a croquet game Monday night remains in Somerset County Jail.

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Related Topix: Bangor, ME, Hartland, ME, Bangor Metro

Wed Jul 09, 2008

Bangor Daily News

Hartland man faces arson charge

New details emerged Tuesday in the wake of an alleged assault, arson and incident of a barricaded person in Hartland on Monday evening.

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Related Topix: Bangor Metro, Bangor, ME, Hartland, ME

Tue Jul 08, 2008

Bangor Daily News

Hartland man jailed after croquet incident

What reportedly began as a family game of croquet went awry Monday night when a 16-year-old boy allegedly was assaulted, the family home was set on fire and one man ended up in police custody.

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Related Topix: Hartland, ME, St. Albans, ME

Fri Jul 04, 2008

Ellsworth American

CMP to Build New Transmission Line

Central Maine Power Tuesday officially launched its plans to build a new transmission line that will pass through 80 Maine towns on its way from Orrington to Newington, N.H. The line is part of a $1.4 billion ...

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Related Topix: Limestone, ME, Orrington, ME, Fort Kent, ME, Bangor Metro, Bangor, ME

Wed Jul 02, 2008

Bangor Daily News

Judge finds Atwood guilty of murder

Shannon Atwood in Somerset County Superior Court in Skowhegan on Wednesday, July 2, 2008, following a verdict of guilty in his trial for the 2006 murder of Cheryl Murdoch.

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Related Topix: Skowhegan, ME, Bangor Metro, Bangor, ME, Canaan, ME

Mon Jun 30, 2008

Bangor Daily News

Survivor's tale: Atwood's ex recounts brutal attack

Jennifer Nickerson-Steward; Assault victim calls herself the one that got away .

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Related Topix: Bingham, ME, Skowhegan, ME, Canaan, ME, Bangor Metro

Sun Jun 29, 2008

Bangor Daily News

Atwood trial yields graphic testimony

When Cheryl Murdoch telephoned her mother in July 2006 and said she was driving from Canaan, Maine, to Tucson, Ariz., with trucker and new boyfriend Shannon Atwood, her mother, Lucille Hoxie of Tucson, ...

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Related Topix: Canaan, ME, Pittsfield, ME

Fri Jun 27, 2008

Sun-Journal

Trooper discovers burglaries at 2 camps

Two seasonal camps were burglarized within the past three weeks on Long Falls Dam Road, which intersects with Carriage Road off Route 27, police Chief Scott Nichols said.

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Wed Jun 25, 2008

WCSH-TV Portland

Teens Arrested For Car Burglaries in Hartland

Authorities in Somerset County have arrested two teenagers for several car burglaries in Hartland.18 year old David McGregor Jr.

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Related Topix: Hartland, ME, Family, Teenagers

Mon Jun 23, 2008

Bangor Daily News

Judge cautions witnesses in Atwood trial

As the state began its parade of witnesses in the Shannon Atwood murder trial Monday, three out of the four who testified had to be cautioned by the judge that they were likely going to incriminate themselves ...

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Related Topix: Waterville, ME, Canaan, ME

Thu Jun 19, 2008

WLBZ

Dead, Neglected Animals Found in Home

The Somerset County Sheriff's Department is investigating a case of animal cruelty after they received reports of neglected animals living in a home on Landers Street in Bingham.

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Related Topix: Bingham, ME, Animal Rights

Wed Jun 18, 2008

WABI-TV Bangor

Starving Animals Removed from Home

Starving cats and dogs, along with the decaying carcasses of other animals, have been removed from an unoccupied home in Bingham that officials say was littered with feces and urine.

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Related Topix: Bingham, ME, Animal Rights

Tue Jun 10, 2008

Down East

Is There Something in the Water?

I admit I lack empathy for lobsters. When it comes to considering their feelings, I tend to categorize the tasty crustaceans with crab grass, black flies, politicians and other lower life forms.

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Related Topix: Skowhegan, ME, Activism

Sun Jun 08, 2008

Wizbang

PETA wants to open a "Lobster Empathy Center"

Posted by Cassy Fiano Published: June 3, 2008 - 12:51 PM Somerset County in Maine is getting themselves a new jail, and as such, are leasing out the old jail for anyone interested.

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Related Topix: Home Listing, Home, Activism, Skowhegan, ME

Fri Jun 06, 2008

WVII

Bangor, Maine Wvii Abc 7 and WFVX Fox 22

The murder trial of a Canaan man has been postponed again. Shannon Atwood was scheduled to begin his trial today in Somerset County Superior Court, but his attorneys filed a motion to continue, saying more time ...

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Related Topix: Bangor Metro, Bangor, ME, Canaan, ME

Wed Jun 04, 2008

Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph

Three Words: Lobster. Empathy. Center.

This appears to be actual news story , even if it is about a publicity stunt: People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has sent a proposal to the Somerset County commissioners to lease their jail for the ...

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Related Topix: Entomology, Science, Activism

Mon Jun 02, 2008

Bangor Daily News

Skowhegan: Two men vie for District 85 seat

Two local men will vie in the June 10 primary for the Democratic nomination in House District 85.

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Related Topix: Agriculture, Science, Augusta, ME, Skowhegan, ME, Farmington, ME

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