Greenland police Chief Michael Maloney was trying to serve a search warrant Thursday night when a suspect opened fire, killing him and wounding four officers.
April 2012
Red Sox place CF Ellsbury on 15-day DL
Ellsbury, the runner-up in last year’s AL MVP voting, dislocated his shoulder sliding into second base during Friday’s 12-2 win in the home opener.
Waterville woman robbed at gunpoint
WATERVILLE — A woman was robbed of prescription drugs by a masked gunman Friday in her trailer. Sgt. Joseph Shepherd said a 39-year-old woman, whom he wouldn’t name, was alone in her Nicole Drive mobile home at about 7:30 p.m. and heard a noise coming from her front door. When she investigated the source of […]
Waterville and Somerset County police log for April 15, 2012
IN ATHENS, Friday at 12:46 p.m., a harassment complaint was investigated on Brighton Road. IN FAIRFIELD, Friday at 2:03 p.m., an assault was investigated on Kelley Street. 6:29 p.m., a theft was reported on Norridgewock Road. 10:59 p.m., a theft was investigated on Norridgewock Road. IN MADISON, Friday at 2:17 p.m., threatening was investigated on […]
Obama urges Romney to release past tax returns
Obama says tax returns let voters know who you are and what you stand for, but Romney’s campaign said the president is trying “to distract Americans from the real issues” and implied Romney wouldn’t release any returns from before 2010.
Williams College at Colby College Womens LaCrosse
Colby College’s Lindsey McKenna, 25, center left, shoots and scores as Williams College defenders, Lacey Hankin, 12, far left, and Grace Williams, 18, center, try to block the shot while Ali Pitch, 46, tries to make the save in the first period at Colby College in Waterville on Saturday.
Prisoner files lawsuit over Maine corrections crash
The lawsuit by Clifford Perkins claims the driver was operating the vehicle negligently and unskillfully when the crash occurred, causing injuries to Perkins.
US, Canada alone at summit in rejection of Cuba
A summit of 33 Western Hemisphere leaders opens Saturday with the United States and Canada standing firm, but alone, against everyone else’s insistence that Cuba join future summits.
1 dead, 3 injured in Standish crash involving St. Joe’s basketball players
Clark Noonan, a former Bangor High School basketball star, died in a crash this morning involving four students, at least two of whom were basketball players for the college.
Drug-sniffing dog available for hire in Maine
Hank Dusenbery, the retired Lincoln police chief, thinks his trained German shepherd will be a sought-after commodity by parents, educators and businesses.