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16 hrs ago | Kennebec Journal

Waterville car-chase suspect faces tough Maine justice once returned from Conn.

A Waterville man arrested Friday aboard a train in Connecticut after leading police on a chase last week through three central Maine communities faces prison time.

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Related Topix: Waterville, ME, Maine, Criminal Defense Law, Law, Kennebec County, ME

Thu May 16, 2013

Kennebec Journal

Skowhegan Police suspend search for driver in high-speed chase

A man who led police on a high-speed chase in 2008 was being sought by police Wednesday after another chase, this one reaching speeds of 90 mph before officers backed off for reasons of public safety.

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Related Topix: Skowhegan, ME, Fairfield, ME, Waterville, ME, Norridgewock, ME

Mon May 13, 2013

Kennebec Journal

Two men arrested in robbery of Kingfield general store

Two men believed to be involved with the robbery of a general store in June confessed to the crime Monday.

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Related Topix: Kingfield, ME, Madison, ME, Vassalboro, ME

Thu May 09, 2013

Kennebec Journal

Fairfield's budget has not increased for fourth year in a row, but...

The proposed budget is slightly less than the current one, but the property tax rate, now $19.70 per $1,000 of assessed property value, is unlikely to decrease, because it is also affected by the budgets of the local school district and the county.

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Related Topix: Fairfield, ME, Waterville, ME, Winslow, ME, Colby College, US Governors, Paul LePage

Kennebec Journal

LePage: Remove charter school cap, send public funds to private schools

A long-awaited, sweeping school-choice bill from Gov. Paul LePage that would remove the cap on public charter schools and give public money to certain private, religious schools is likely to get a cool reaction from legislative Democrats.

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Related Topix: US Governors, Paul LePage, Education Etc., Lisbon Falls, ME, Waterville, ME

Wed May 08, 2013

Bangor Daily News

Couple accused of stealing $500 worth of Walmart merchandise with four children in tow

A man and a woman were arrested over the weekend for attempting to steal more than $500 worth of merchandise from Walmart while accompanied by four children, according to police.

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Related Topix: Skowhegan, ME, Bingham, ME, Madison, ME

Tue May 07, 2013

Sun Journal

Maine gives Androscoggin County Jail more money to prevent closure

The Maine Board of Corrections on Tuesday averted a possible shutdown of the Androscoggin County Jail by approving a payout to the jail of about $210,000. The state board, which oversees Maine's network of 15 county jails, voted to withhold all or partial funding from several other jails, including those in Somerset, Knox and Cumberland counties.

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Related Topix: Maine, Androscoggin County, ME, Madison, ME, US Governors, Paul LePage

Mon May 06, 2013

Kennebec Journal

Michelle Corson, of Skowhegan, held without bail on New Hampshire murder charges

A Skowhegan woman was ordered held without bail Monday morning in a New Hampshire courtroom on charges that she was an accessory and co-conspirator in the murder of her brother's former wife.

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Related Topix: Skowhegan, ME, Madison, ME

Bangor Daily News

Police investigating stabbing of woman in Bingham

The 33-year-old woman was allegedly assaulted near the laundromat on Main Street, according to Lt.

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

WABI-TV Bangor

Man Arrested in Connection with Stabbing in Norridgewock

The Somerset County Sheriff's Department was called to a stabbing in Norridgewock early Saturday morning.

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Related Topix: Norridgewock, ME, Fairfield, ME

Sun May 05, 2013

Sun Journal

Victims reclaim items allegedly stolen by North Pond Hermit

About 40 camp owners from the Little North Pond area discussed how the North Pond Hermit affected their lives for the past 27 years during a meeting with the district attorney on Saturday.

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Related Topix: Waterville, ME, Kennebec County, ME

Fri May 03, 2013

Bangor Daily News

Public invited to reclaim items recovered from 'North Pond Hermit'

Members of the public who believe their belongings may have been taken by Christopher Knight, the man known as the North Pond Hermit , will have the opportunity Saturday to claim items police recovered from his campsite.

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Related Topix: Christopher Knight, Skowhegan, ME

Thu May 02, 2013

WABI-TV Bangor

Centers Opening To Help Victims Of Child Sexual Abuse

A new proposal gaining support among lawmakers would make life easier for victims of child sexual abuse.

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Wed May 01, 2013

Kennebec Journal

Public meeting on hermit scheduled

People who think they lost property to the North Pond Hermit will have a chance to identify and reclaim it Saturday.

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Related Topix: Criminal Defense Law, Law, Kennebec County, ME, Skowhegan, ME

Mon Apr 29, 2013

Kennebec Journal

Sunshine, warm temperatures at last

Troy Bowen uses his skateboard to make his way to Jokas redemption center in Waterville to cash in two bags of returnable cans.

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Related Topix: Waterville, ME, Weather, Albion, ME, Life, Food, Vegetables

Fri Apr 26, 2013

Kennebec Journal

Waterville man sentenced on drug charges Monday pleads guilty to stabbing Friday

A Waterville man sentenced Monday on drug trafficking charges in federal court pleaded guilty Friday in state court to stabbing a man outside the Bob-In bar last May 6 in Waterville.

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Related Topix: Drugs, Waterville, ME

Kennebec Journal

Alcohol, cellphone use could be factors in two-vehicle accident on Cornville

Alcohol and cellphone use are part of an investigation into a two-vehicle accident that injured two men Thursday afternoon, police said.

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Related Topix: Norridgewock, ME

Thu Apr 25, 2013

Customer Interaction Solutions

BRIEF: High elevation balloon lands near Solon

A high-elevation balloon launched Wednesday by sophomores in Doug Hodem's astrobiology class at Mt.

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Related Topix: University of Maine at Farmington, Farmington, ME, University of Maine

Wed Apr 24, 2013

Kennebec Journal

Norridgewock man faces new accusations of child molestation

The husband of a former day-care center operator charged with three counts of unlawful sexual contact is facing additional accusations that he molested two other children.

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Related Topix: Norridgewock, ME, Skowhegan, ME

Bangor Daily News

Skowhegan woman accused of helping brother kill wife in N.H. waives extradition

A local woman accused of helping her brother kill his ex-wife in New Hampshire waived extradition Wednesday at a hearing in Somerset County Superior Court, according to the district attorney.

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Related Topix: Skowhegan, ME, Madison, ME