Craig Crosby

Staff Writer

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Published
January 31, 2016

Kennebec County sheriff shares safety tips with business owners

Something as simple as leaving the lights on inside and out can deter burglars, police said.
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January 28, 2016

Augusta murder suspect who killed herself in jail wasn’t considered high suicide risk

The Kennebec County sheriff said Zina Fritze, 27, was “on a lower form of observation” when she was found unresponsive in her cell.
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January 28, 2016

Plaques to honor veterans go up at Cony in Augusta

The large plaques, honoring Cony High School students who died in World Wars I and II, were hung Tuesday in the high school’s food court.
Published
January 27, 2016

Police: Augusta murder suspect dies after hanging herself in jail cell

Zina Fritze, 27, was one of three people accused of killing Joseph Marceau, and she had pleaded not guilty to the charges during a Tuesday arraignment.
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January 27, 2016

Jury finds Wayne man not guilty of assaulting infant son

The jury of seven women and five men deliberated more than two hours before clearing William Lord, 40, of the charges of aggravated assault and domestic violence assault.
Published
January 27, 2016

Kennebec Land Trust to conserve more land near Mount Pisgah in Wayne and Winthrop

Alex Lachmayr said his parents bought the land as an investment property in the 1970s after his father moved to Winthrop to work in the shoe industry.
Published
January 26, 2016

Augusta couple pleads not guilty to charge of murder in November slaying

Zina Marie Fritze, 27, and Michael Sean McQuade, 45, are charged with the murder of 31-year-old Joseph Marceau in the couple’s Washington Street apartment.
Published
January 22, 2016

Winthrop library offers new snowshoe loan program

With a town motto that emphasizes the outdoors, Bailey Public Library wants to make it easier for people to get some outdoor exercise in the winter.
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January 22, 2016

Augusta man pleads guilty to receiving wire stolen from CMP

John Paul Stevens, 50, tried to turn the wire in for money at Aim Recycling on Willow Street in Augusta.
Published
January 20, 2016

School bus crash sparks multi-car pileup in Monmouth

A crash involving a Monmouth school bus Tuesday was the first of a series of crashes that left five people injured and damaged nearly a dozen vehicles.