Fifty-one people — most of them from out of state, as far away as California, Texas and Florida — have expressed interest in becoming Showhegan’s new police chief.
March 2013
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Skowhegan maple syrup producers celebrate 30 years of Maine Maple Sundays
Thirty years ago, eight Maine maple syrup producers gathered in Skowhegan, looking for ways to promote their product, and decided that Maine Maple Sunday, to be celebrated this Sunday, would be the fourth Sunday in March.
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State shutters Norridgewock day-care center
The state has shut down a Norridgewock day-care center where the owner’s husband was charged with unlawful sexual contact with three children earlier this month.
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RSU 11 board seeks ways to stave off 13 percent tax hike Thursday
Regional School Unit 11’s board meets Thursday to discuss ways to avoid a 13 percent increase in the district’s assessment on taxpayers.
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Kennebec Journal area police log, March 20, 2013
Augusta, Tuesday, At 5:23 p.m., injury was reported after a crash on Civic Center Drive.
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Riverview Psychiatric Center employee stabbed, allegedly by patient
An employee at Riverview Psychiatric Center suffered serious stab wounds Saturday when she allegedly was attacked by Mark P. Murphy, 47,a patient who has history of assaulting hospital staff members and fellow patients.
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Maine angle in Gardner heist a sour note in a grimy tale
The art stolen from the Gardner wasn’t handled with care; it was ripped from its frames. Treated like loot, not art.
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Greene boy killed by plow truck driven by father
Nathan Capponi, 6, of Greene died Wednesday after he was struck by a plow truck being driven by his father.
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‘I can’t imagine’: Grief after father runs over son
Townspeople in Greene express support for the family after the tragic death of 6-year-old Nathan Capponi.
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Sen. Collins ‘certainly’ intends to run again
Her moderate politics are sometimes out of step with an increasingly conservative national GOP, but Washington Republicans want her to seek a fourth term.