Michael Shepherd

Staff Writer

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Published
January 6, 2012

Prosecutor urges jail for woman who stole from lawyers

AUGUSTA — The Gardiner woman who pleaded guilty to embezzling more than $166,000 from the Maine Trial Lawyers Association should be sent to jail for one year, a state prosecutor recommends.
Published
January 6, 2012

Keeping own fire services priority

HALLOWELL — City councilors and residents are clear: they want to keep their fire department.
Published
January 3, 2012

Public input wanted on Hallowell fire department

HALLOWELL — Members of the public are encouraged to weigh in on the city’s fire protection future at a meeting Wednesday night at City Hall.
Published
January 2, 2012

Prospective store owner still is free

HALLOWELL — In June, a Randolph businessman called the Kennebec Journal to report the reopening of the former Boynton’s Market, a downtown staple in the city since 1936 until its closing in early 2011.
Published
December 30, 2011

Couple bringing Boynton’s back

HALLOWELL — The downtown market that served city residents for 75 years is slated to reopen under new ownership next month just a door north of its empty namesake.
Published
December 24, 2011

Missing girl has nation’s attention

WATERVILLE — One week has passed since 20-month-old Ayla Reynolds disappeared from her Violette Avenue home.
Published
December 24, 2011

Ayla’s disappearance strikes national chord

WATERVILLE — One week has passed since 20-month-old Ayla Reynolds went missing from her Violette Avenue home.
Published
August 22, 2011

Foreclosed homes leave ripples

WINSLOW — The Choates’ home on Bassett Road has been foreclosed on before.
Published
August 21, 2011

One family’s harrowing foreclosure experience

In May 2006, Lynne Choate and her husband, Jesse, bought their Winslow home, appraised at $189,000, for a little more than $146,000.
Published
August 18, 2011

Region affected by ‘bath salts’

AUGUSTA — Kennebec County logged the state’s second-most poison control calls for exposure to “bath salts” through the first half of the year.