JAY — Nearly all North Jay Water District customers were without water Thursday after two line breaks on state Route 4. A crew was at the scene of a break Thursday just north of Jay-Niles Memorial Library that occurred Wednesday. The water blew up through the road surface. “This area was like a great big […]
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Concerns about deer discussed in Farmington
Officials with the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife attended the meeting, shared information and made suggestions about reducing the deer population.
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Man arrested in Skowhegan following investigation into sale of fentanyl, crack cocaine in the area
Nicholas Kennard, 39, was charged Monday following a month-long investigation into illegal drug sales, according to the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office.
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Search continues for Waterville man believed to be missing in Kennebec River
Police launched the search in collaboration with the Maine Warden Service and other agencies after receiving a report Monday that John Lessard, 42, had entered the water at the RiverWalk.
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Tractor-trailer rig goes off state Route 27, strikes utility pole in Coburn Gore Township
The pole fell across both lanes blocking traffic near the Canadian-Maine border for about four hours Thursday morning.
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Bomb threats disrupt Walgreens stores across Maine
The threats were quickly deemed not credible, according to police in Portland and Windham.
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Pingree swings through Waterville to highlight city’s humming arts scene
U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree was joined Thursday by the chairwoman of the National Endowment for the Arts, Maria Rosario Jackson, for a stop at the Schupf Art Center before heading to Colby College.
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North Yarmouth pilot, student pilot identified as 2 dead in Litchfield plane crash
The pilot of the Wiggins Airways plane has been identified as James Shepard-Kegl, 69, of North Yarmouth, the student pilot was Jumaane Omari Stanley Melville, 37, of St. Petersburg, Florida.
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Oakland council places town manager on administrative leave with no explanation
Town Manager Ella Bowman was placed on leave Wednesday after an executive session that was not publicized on the Town Council agenda, and she says she was given no explanation for the move.
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Maine’s delegation calls for feds to shut down illegal Chinese-run pot operations
A new report last week cited an internal government memo suggesting there are as many as 270 illegal Chinese marijuana growing operations in Maine that are worth more than $4 billion.