37-year-old Colin Koehler was sentenced to life in prison for the 2009 stabbing death of 19-year-old Holly Boutilier of Old Town.
April 2012
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House fire adds to Gorham’s arson string
The fire Wednesday was set in a rear wall of an unoccupied house on Dingley Spring Road, and there is ‘no doubt’ it is related to the other fires.
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SNAPSHOT: Touching the sky
Kera McIntosh, of Farmingdale, photographs ducks Wednesday with her 5-year-old son, Logan, at the boat landing on the Kennebec River in Hallowell. The pair were playing beneath overcast skies that are forecast to persist until Friday, when sun and milder temperatures are predicted.
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Home tour offers glimpse of benefits from insulation
AUGUSTA — The 1947 home at the top of Carlisle Street has a new blanket of insulation in the attic, new foam insulation around the sills and a much warmer feel.
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Lecture at Maine State Museum illustrates life of Milton Bradley, who was born in Vienna
AUGUSTA — Johan Graham loves board games.
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Annual poetry festival at UMA starts Friday
AUGUSTA — An annual poetry festival at the University of Maine at Augusta will both celebrate Maine writers and feature a performance from a Brooklyn-based duo, Climbing PoeTree.
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Board head dismisses complaint by union
AUGUSTA — The executive director of the Maine Labor Relations Board on Wednesday dismissed a complaint that the state is hiring private contractors for too many jobs without notifying the union.
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Legislature OKs bill expanding reach of slots
AUGUSTA — The House gave final approval Wednesday to a bill that would allow veterans groups and charitable fraternal organizations to operate up to five slot machines at their locations.
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Pingree tours Educare facility in Waterville during visit
WATERVILLE — U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-1st District, visited Educare Central Maine for the first time Wednesday, and said she was impressed with the early childhood education center.
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House OKs gambling overhaul
AUGUSTA — Five months after voters rejected proposals for three new gambling facilities in Maine, lawmakers hope to set guidelines for future development of casinos and racinos, including a competitive bidding process.