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PublishedAugust 10, 2023
Smithfield police standoff ends with man’s arrest
Sy Perri, 33, was arrested by authorities following the Wednesday incident near Quaker Lane.
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PublishedJune 14, 2023
Roundup: Central Maine municipal election results by town
Unofficial results of the June 13 municipal elections for participating towns in greater Augusta and Waterville. Only contested races are included.
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PublishedMay 16, 2023
As concerns continue over water quality, group launches protection plan for Messalonskee Lake
The 7 Lakes Alliance has begun a two-year project to reduce erosion along roads and homes that could ultimately lead to algae blooms in the lake.
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PublishedMarch 16, 2023
Central Maine towns consider Delta Ambulance fee that could cost tens of thousands of dollars a year
Freedom has already rejected the fee and switched providers, while Fairfield and Oakland, each of which would pay more than $96,000 a year, have given preliminary approval to the added expense.
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PublishedMarch 13, 2023
Residents in Athens say it’s OK to sell alcohol on Sundays
People in the Somerset County town voted as part of the annual Town Meeting to approve the Sunday sales, and then a day later OK'd an annual municipal budget of about $700,000.
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PublishedMarch 9, 2023
Fire destroys 3 homes on shore of North Pond in Smithfield
The seasonal homes toward the north end of the pond were destroyed Thursday in a blaze that drew at least three-dozen firefighters from the region.
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PublishedMarch 3, 2023
Smithfield man arrested after pointing firearm toward sheriff’s deputy and detective
Somerset County sheriff's officials went to the home of Barry Wheaton, 58, to arrest him on a warrant from another county when he refused to come out and then pointed the gun toward them, according to Chief Deputy Michael Mitchell.
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PublishedJanuary 1, 2023
Body recovered from North Pond in Smithfield after ATV breaks through ice
Jeremiah Meader, 42, of Smithfield was driving his side-by-side UTV across the pond with his wife and two other adult passengers at about 1 a.m. Sunday when it broke through the ice, according to the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife.
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PublishedDecember 7, 2022
Smithfield contractor accused of defrauding customers fails to appear in court on drug charges
An arrest warrant was issued Wednesday for Zacheriah Adams, the man accused by several people of failing to perform home repair projects after collecting thousands of dollars from them.
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PublishedDecember 1, 2022
Smithfield man hospitalized after car collides with railroad machinery in Belgrade
William Bockman, 83, suffered injuries not believed to be life-threatening early Thursday when his car collided with a railroad tamper on Route 27, according to officials.
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