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Game warden, district attorney tell tales about ‘North Pond Hermit’

by Colin Ellis August 9, 2018August 10, 2018

Five years after his capture, Christopher Knight remains as popular as ever, as dozens pack the Belgrade library to hear about his arrest and prosecution.

Life & Culture, Local & State, Maine Crime, News

‘North Pond Hermit’ book author tells Waterville crowd Knight was intelligent, funny

by Amy Calder March 9, 2017August 10, 2018

Writer Michael Finkel, who had corresponded with Christopher Knight through letters and visited him in jail, spoke to a crowd at the Waterville Opera House Thursday about the man who lived alone in the Rome woods for 27 years.

Arts & Entertainment, Books, Life & Culture

‘Stranger in the Woods’ recounts ‘North Pond Hermit’s’ 27 years in the Maine woods

by Dari Alpi March 2, 2017August 10, 2018

Michael Finkel tells the story of Christopher Knight’s life, at times with too much gusto.

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‘North Pond Hermit’ Knight does not owe for road repair work done by Maine State Police

by Betty Adams August 4, 2016August 10, 2018

The Maine Supreme Judicial Court issued a 4-2 decision Thursday to support Christopher Knight’s contention that he should not be required to pay $1,125 restitution for the work.

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State supreme court hears restitution appeal in North Pond hermit case

by Betty Adams May 5, 2016August 10, 2018

Christopher Knight, who lived in the Maine woods for 27 years, is appealing a $1,125 demand for restitution to fix a road that police used to get near his campsite.

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‘North Pond Hermit’ Knight balks at paying costs related to his remote campsite

by Betty Adams April 26, 2016August 10, 2018

The Maine Supreme Judicial Court is set to hear oral arguments next week over the $1,125 restitution ordered to cover the costs to remove a road police built in 2013 to reach his encampment.