Waterville police Chief Joseph Massey said at a media briefing on Wednesday afternoon that just before 4 a.m. the body of James Croxford, 23, was found dead with a firearm nearby in the basement of a vacant building.
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Augusta man strangled pregnant woman twice before she fled apartment, police allege
Police allege the victim was also threatened and restrained by Patrick L. Sullivan, 24, and escaped from him after grabbing a knife and her child.
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Jefferson motorcyclist killed after striking construction barricade, police say
Michael Bowden, 62, was in the crash Tuesday on State Route 218 in Alna, according to the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office.
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Skowhegan Town Meeting set for Saturday at State Fairgrounds
The annual meeting has been delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Waterville’s Temple Academy clashes in court with former parent over a decade of protesting
Tim White testified in court Tuesday that his First Amendment rights of free speech were at stake, while the private Christian school contended that White’s actions were harassment.
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Waterville police say gunfire situation ‘resolved’ overnight
Police on Tuesday night were using a loudspeaker to communicate with a person who was barricaded inside a vacant house near 150 College Ave.
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New York man with past central Maine drug conviction indicted on trafficking charge
A Kennebec County grand jury recently handed up indictments on several drug trafficking cases.
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Augusta fire destroys garage, camper and vehicles
Firefighters were able to save the home at 72 Allenwood Park Road after a fire sparked in the garage.
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Hallowell City Council finalizes $6.5 million spending plan
The city’s property tax rate is expected to increase to $21.50 per $1,000 of assessed value. The increase would mean the tax bill for a property assessed at $184,000 would increase about $37.
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Somerset County grand jury indicts Clinton man on manslaughter, OUI charges
The Somerset County Grand Jury handed up indictments on Friday, charging 22 people with 58 offenses that include theft, drug trafficking and domestic violence.