Fowle urges adding staff at DA’s office

Craig Crosby Staff Writer

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January 19, 2012

Fowle urges adding staff at DA’s office

AUGUSTA — District Attorney Evert Fowle used what will likely be his final meeting with Kennebec County Commissioners Tuesday to lobby for his replacement and suggest adding office staff.
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January 17, 2012

Fire chief resigns

MONMOUTH — Andre Poulin’s eight-year run as the town’s fire chief will come to an end next month.
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January 14, 2012

Monmouth plant closing kills 20 jobs

MONMOUTH — Nearly two dozen employees at Newark Paperboard Products learned Friday that they will be out of work within the next two months.
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January 13, 2012

City recognizes 2 new police officers

AUGUSTA — The city’s police department on Thursday recognized two new officers as the force draws closer to full strength following the reshuffling of key positions.
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January 12, 2012

Area communities digging in to dig out

City and town plow crews across central Maine geared up Wednesday for what promised to be the first significant snowfall of 2012.
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January 11, 2012

Lunch money stolen

HALLOWELL — A Dresden man who reportedly stole $40 in lunch money from a school cafeteria said he needed the money to heat his home, police said.
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January 11, 2012

Perry spends life staying busy

AUGUSTA — William H. Perry has spent more than 60 years building one business or another. And whether it was selling lemonade or airplanes, Perry has been good at it.
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January 10, 2012

Stricken family suffers another harsh setback

Carlton Lane has spent much of the last month at his daughter’s side inside a Lewiston hospital, praying for her following a car accident that left her paralyzed.
Published
January 6, 2012

Witness in topless coffee shop arson trial tried to strangle himself

AUGUSTA — A key witness in a recent high-profile arson trial was hospitalized Thursday after he reportedly attempted to strangle himself inside a cell at the Kennebec County jail.
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January 6, 2012

Driver in fatal Gardiner crash wasn’t allowed to drive

GARDINER — The man behind the wheel of a Budget rental van that crashed Saturday morning on an icy Brunswick Avenue — killing him and his grandson — was not legally allowed to drive.