Police said Noah Weeks threatened several people, including a former girlfriend and children, with several large knives and possibly a machete or sword and allegedly assaulted a man on Martin Stream Road Sunday night.
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Posted inLifestyle, News
Pokémon Go digital game leads to some real-life surprises
The new game requires physical exploration and feels like part bird-watching, part geocaching and part trophy hunting.
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Posted inNation & World, News
Dartmouth professor gets 5½ years for child porn collection
His lawyer says J. Martin Favor recognizes he suffers from an addiction and has committed himself to mental health treatment.
Posted inMaine, News
Purloin Portland’s porcupine? Not this time
The back of the sculpture at the jetport, a replacement for one stolen in April, had come loose, but it isn’t certain that the damage was the result of an attempt to steal it.
Posted inSports
Sale, Cueto named All-Star Game starting pitchers
David Ortiz will bat cleanup for the American League.
Posted inBusiness
Brewer-based CES Inc. acquires Saco engineering firm
The purchase gives CES its first southern Maine location,
Posted inMaine, News
Farmingdale fire department awarded $68,572 for new air packs
The department was one of five in Maine to receive funding as part of the Assistance to Firefighters Grant program.
Posted inNation & World, News
Superbug gene detected in a second person in the U.S.
Health officials around the world have sounded the alarm because the gene has now been found in more than two dozen countries, in animals and people.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Robber attacks employee, takes cash at Skowhegan gas station
Police said an employee at the Shell station on Madison Avenue was struck and knocked to the ground Monday morning, two weeks after an arrest for an attempted armed robbery at a convenience store in town.
Posted inNation & World, News
Protests over police killings aim at occupying interstates
Rallies have attempted to block traffic in Louisiana, Tennessee, Virginia and South Carolina.