Michael Shepherd

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November 19, 2013

Residents on Augusta’s Arsenal Street briefly evacuated after natural gas line scare

Apparent air leak “roared like a jet engine,” blowing off a manhole cover and cracking pavement, and city officials didn’t know for a time whose pipeline had failed.
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November 15, 2013

Obama administration screwed up ACA, King says

Maine senator, speaking at chamber’s annual dinner, compared the first night of the health care website rollout to Soviet Union in the 1970s.
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November 14, 2013

State Police investigate homicide in Augusta

Jillian Jones, 24, is dead and Justin Pillsbury, 38, is being treated at the local hospital for what appear to be self-inflicted stab wounds, police said.
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November 13, 2013

Pharmacy at Augusta Shaw’s robbed for second time in 48 hours

Police are seeking the same suspect Wednesday as they sought Monday, a bearded man in his mid-20s.
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November 13, 2013

Augusta man gets three-year sentence after robbing CVS last year

James P. Rich is the first pharmacy robber sentenced after the federal government was invited to prosecute cases in the area.
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November 12, 2013

As winter sets in, Kennebec Valley’s natural gas rivals shift focus

Summit Natural Gas of Maine and Maine Natural Gas say they will work through winter to hook up customers to help lower heating bills.
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November 11, 2013

Hallowell veteran a link to past, to city’s 17 dead in World War II

Memorial, new to city cemetery last year, serves as centerpiece for Veterans Day fete.
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November 11, 2013

Iraqi families relocate to Augusta

Augusta has seen an influx of between 10 and 15 Iraqi families in recent weeks. The city manager since 1998 said “not in my time” has there been such a quick, steady migration to Augusta.
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November 11, 2013

Augusta supermarket’s pharmacy robbed Monday, police say

Hooded man in his mid-20s with beard got away with pills, fled Shaw’s on foot.
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November 8, 2013

Togus outperforms others on disability claims

Of the 56 regional offices in America, only Sioux Falls, S.D. did better than Togus, according to federal data compiled by McClatchy newspapers.