After near tragic bicycle accident of childhood friend, Clinton police Chief Craig Johnson will be overseeing the Clinton Police Department’s annual Bicycle Rodeo from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Old Mill Park on Main Street.
May 2013
Trooper stops to help, makes arrest, confiscates truckload of bad meat
A trooper’s attempt to help a stranded motorist on Interstate 295 in Richmond earlier this month led to an arrest and the confiscation of a truckload of bad meat, according to the Maine State Police.
Owner of Portland-Montreal Pipeline seeks ruling re-do
In its request, the company says it has no plans to convert the Maine-to-Montreal pipeline to carry tar-sands oil.
Maine Shipyard workers say Congress failed others
Most in Kittery will be exempt from furloughs, unlike the majority of Pentagon employees.
Maine Democrats meld Medicaid expansion, hospital payback
The Maine Hospital Association supports both concepts, but Republicans are angry about tying the two together and hospitals fear a LePage veto.
Augusta woman arrested in Farmingdale Circle K robbery
Cynthia B. Chepke, 56, formerly of West Gardiner and now of Augusta, was charged Tuesday with the armed robbery of a Farmingdale convenience store in January.
Maine Senate votes against possible ethanol ban
The Senate rejection follows a House vote in favor of the bill last week.
Convicted Maine killer seeks new trial or acquittal
Jason Twardus’ attorney argues that police didn’t share evidence that pointed to an alternative suspect.
Divers recover missing Rangeley Lake snowmobilers’ bodies
The bodies of Kenneth Henderson 40, of China, and John Spencer, 41, of Litchfield, were found around 11:30 am Wednesday in approximately 60 feet of water on Rangeley Lake, according to the Maine Warden Service.
Skowhegan Police suspend search for driver in high-speed chase
Skowhegan Police have suspended the search for a Fairfield man who fled into the woods on Middle Road Wednesday, but this isn’t the first high-speed chase Ernest Almeida has been involved with.