The following cases involving area residents were closed from February 25 to March 1, 2013, in Waterville District Court.
May 2013
Study: Staying fit cuts risk of cancer death in men
The research is among the first to show the benefit of fitness among middle-age men in surviving prostate, lung or colorectal cancer.
Venezuelans scrambling to find scarce toilet paper
The government this week announced it would import 760,000 tons of food and 50 million rolls of toilet paper.
Farmingdale road boss quits, citing selectmen’s favoritism
Farmingdale Road Commissioner William Rogers resigned Wednesday night, accusing the selectmen of favoritism and of ignoring his complaints about work done by town contractors.
Report: Terrorists in witness protection were allowed to fly
The Justice Department didn’t share the new identities with the nation’s with the Terrorist Screening Center, the department’s inspector general finds.
Gardiner-Richmond dispute over fire services cooling
Gardiner firefighters will continue to respond when their help is needed to fight fires in Richmond, despite some recent heated words between municipal leaders when Richmond declined to contract with Gardiner for ambulance services.
Obama picks budget official to run troubled IRS
Daniel Werfel will replace ousted acting Commissioner Steven Miller, as one of Miller’s top deputies announces he’ll retire.
Bomb kills 15, including 6 Americans, in Afghanistan
An Islamic militant group claims responsibility for the suicide attack on a U.S. convoy, citing U.S. plans to keep permanent bases in the country.
Quebec man hurt in Moscow tractor-trailer crash
A Quebec man driving a tractor trailer was taken to hospital after the trailer flipped on its side Thursday morning when it was trying to negotiate a curve on U.S. Route 201in Moscow.
Two brothers arrested in New Orleans parade shooting
Police suspect the pair, who each face 20 counts of attempted second-degree murder in the Mother’s Day attack, were involved in a neighborhood gang.