It’s hardly the kind of talk you would expect from a kid who’s spent the last nine months at the Long Creek Youth Development Center.
December 2011
Bellavance testifies, denies setting fire to topless coffee shop
AUGUSTA — Testifying in his own defense Thursday, Raymond Bellavance Jr. said he considered topless coffee shop waitress Krista MacIntyre a “friend with benefits” and was not jealous of her relationships with other men.
Kmart, Sears survive in Maine
Kmart and Sears stores in Maine were spared Thursday when Sears Holding Corp. released a list of 79 planned store closings.
Search for missing girl scaled down
WATERVILLE — The sprawling police command center at City Hall still hummed on Thursday as the search for missing toddler Ayla Reynolds entered its 13th day, but it was a quieter hum than last week.
Children’s Center announces Board of Directors
AUGUSTA — The Children’s Center has announed its Board of Directors for 2012.
Local author to teach college writing course
LEWISTON — Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Barbara Walsh of Winthrop will teach one of two spring semester creative writing courses offered at the University of Southern Maine’s Lewiston-Auburn College.
Couple bringing Boynton’s back
HALLOWELL — The downtown market that served city residents for 75 years is slated to reopen under new ownership next month just a door north of its empty namesake.
Cigarette starts Whitefield blaze
WHITEFIELD — A Rockland Road home was heavily damaged by a fire Wednesday night after the man living inside fell asleep while smoking a cigarette on the couch, an investigator said.
Family reeling after barn fire
FARMINGTON — A barn and indoor riding stable burned to the ground after a fire broke out at Knowlton Corner Farm early Thursday morning, killing a horse and leaving a family-owned business in ruins.