Franklin Sheriff’s deputies arrested Stephen L. Haines Jr., 51, of Phillips on Wednesday.
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Maine news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Susan Collins praises Utah’s Mitt Romney as he leaves U.S. Senate
Maine’s senior senator hails Romney’s intelligence, imagination and integrity.
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Hallowell officials directed to come up with final round of cuts
The city’s Finance Committee has asked City Manager Gary Lamb to work with department heads to find an additional 7% to 10% in spending to freeze in the current municipal budget in an effort to limit increases to property taxes.
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Storm causes slippery road conditions Thursday morning
The rain and snow are expected to taper off throughout the morning.
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Missing Bangor men found after residents hear shouts for help
Sidney Hoyt and Gary Foster, both of Bangor, were reported missing late Tuesday night after they did not return from a morning trip.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Schools and Education
Despite troubles, one electric bus to rejoin Winthrop Public Schools fleet
A divided Winthrop Public School board voted 3-2 Wednesday to return one electric school bus to regular service starting Monday, following evaluations of the problematic buses.
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Woman in wheelchair struck and killed by van in Camden
The woman, who has not been identified, was riding in her wheelchair along side of John Street. She died at the scene.
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State offices opening late Thursday because of snow
The announcement of the 11 a.m. opening came ahead of a storm that could bring snow, sleet and ice to the state’s roads overnight into Thursday.
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One injured when tanker truck, dump truck collide on I-295 in Gardiner
About 8,000 gallons of landfill leachate spilled at about 1:30 p.m. after a tanker truck driven by Allen Hewett, 61, of Sidney, failed to yield to a Maine Turnpike crew that had shut down one of the lanes for maintenance work, officials said.
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Standish man charged with girlfriend’s murder insists it was an accident
A murder trial against Brandon Libby may come down to 2 dueling accounts of the fatal shooting that killed 30-year-old Amanda Brown.