WATERVILLE — The search for 20-month-old Ayla Reynolds is now a criminal investigation and the Maine State Police are taking the lead, Waterville Police Chief Joseph Massey said Friday.
December 2011
Posted inNews
Verdict’s in: Bellavance found guilty
AUGUSTA — Raymond Bellavance Jr. was found guilty Friday on two charges of arson in connection with the 2009 fire that destroyed the Grand View Coffee Shop in Vassalboro.
advertisement
Posted inNews
‘Psychics’ lend visions to search for toddlers
WATERVILLE — Hundreds of tips have been phoned in to police investigating the disappearance of 20-month-old Ayla Reynolds, some of which are coming from people who are calling themselves psychics.
Posted inNews
USDA gives no new info on Hannaford beef recall
PORTLAND — More than two weeks after Hannaford Bros. Co. issued a massive recall of ground beef, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has released no additional information about its investigation into the source of the meat that was linked to an outbreak of salmonella infection.
Posted inNews
Trash fee hike in China will start Sunday
CHINA — A decision on whether to rescind a fee hike for commercial trash haulers won’t be made before the increase is scheduled to go into effect Sunday.
Posted inNews
Police log offers insight into Ayla custody issues
LEWISTON — A dispatch log from the Lewiston Police Department sheds new light on who had custody of 20-month-old Ayla Reynolds in the months before her disappearance.
Posted inNews
Monmouth selectmen add 2 years to manager contract
MONMOUTH — Selectmen have added two years to the contract of Town Manager Curtis Lunt.
Posted inNews
Carjacker said he needed cash for his son
AUGUSTA — The man who kidnapped a Walmart shopper in a parking lot and stole her money last week told his victim that he needed cash to help his young son, police said Friday.
Posted inNews
LePage sparks debate throughout 2011
AUGUSTA — A new Republican governor and GOP-controlled Legislature, a continuing economic slump and controversy in the Maine Turnpike Authority highlighted a fast and furious year in Maine politics.
Posted inSports
COLLEGE ROUNDUP: Black Bears win Florida College Classic
ESTERO, Fla. — Spencer Abbott won the Shawn Walsh Memorial Most Valuable Player Award as the University of Maine men’s hockey team won its fifth Florida College Classic on Friday night with a 5-2 win over UMass.