Thousands of miles from the Boston Marathon bombings, distance runners shared in the sorrow.
April 2013
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SNAPSHOT: MacDonald funeral
Gardiner police, left, and firefighters salute as the remains of William MacDonald are carried into funeral services Tuesday at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Gardiner. MacDonald was Gardiner’s commissioner of public safety, a joint of position of police and fire chief, from 1959 to 1979, then was elected mayor in the early 1980s. MacDonald died Wednesday in Gardiner, where he was born 88 years ago. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Christine MacDonald, and several generations of children and grandchildren.
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Newly released texts show Zumba prostitute had busy schedule
They also reveal how integral Mark Strong Sr. was to Alexis Wright’s Kennebunk operation.
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Waterville council OKs $127K for new police department furniture
Waterville city councilors on Tuesday voted 5-1 to spend $127,431 for furniture, fixtures and equipment for a new $3.3 million police station being built on Colby Street.
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LifeFlight helicopter forced to land in Cumberland field
There were no patients on board during the landing and all three people in the helicopter escaped without injury.
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Morning Sentinel area police log, April 16, 2013
IN ANSON, Monday at 4:43 p.m., a violation of bail or of a protection order was reported on Embden Pond Road.
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Natural gas companies take opposite tacks on serving capital region
A request for proposals to provide natural gas to residents, businesses and city, school, county and court buildings in Augusta, Gardiner and Hallowell has drawn very different proposals from the two companies fighting to be the pipeline provider of choice in the Kennebec Valley.
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Injured Waterville runner missed Boston Marathon, but will tackle next year
Paul Josephson, of Waterville, who missed this year’s Boston Marathon with a leg injury, and Arne Koch, who ran in the race, say they intend to run in future events.
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Augusta area marathoners say Boston remains in their plans
Augusta area marathoners, including Anna Ackerman and Joe Viselli, say next year’s Boston Marathon remain in their plans, even after Monday’s bombing.
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CMP says thousands of job applicants’ information possibly stolen by hackers
More than 1,000 Maine residents who applied for jobs at Central Maine Power using the company’s website may have had their personal information stolen by an Internet hacker during a recent security breach.