Gayne, also a part-time police officer and executive director of Hospice Volunteers of Somerset County, takes over for Cory King, who left in May
2016
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Fairfield arrests net $6,000 worth of heroin, police say
Kristen Leigh Johansen, 30, of Anson, was arrested on drug charges after Officer Jordan Brooks allegedly found 31 grams of heroin in her car.
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Posted inMaine, News
Unity to hold special Town Meeting on sidewalk repairs
A new vehicle for the Fire Department and heat pumps for the Town Office are also on the warrant for the special meeting on Wednesday.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
High-speed chase ends with dramatic crash in Yarmouth
A 21-year-old Freeport man driving his mother’s car damages three other vehicles and a Yarmouth business.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Contractor says it plans to hire 140 Mainers to staff welfare-to-work program
But a leader of the state employees’ union says more than 50 state workers may be at risk because there are no guarantees they’ll get job offers from Fedcap Rehabilitation Services.
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Mainers urged to report suspicious activity, but LePage steers clear of race
LePage and others made the remarks in Augusta Tuesday morning as part of a nationwide ‘see something, say something’ initiative recently launched by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Limington man pleads not guilty to murdering neighbor with machete
Bruce Akers was charged with killing Douglas Flint in June after several run-ins between the two.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine PUC proposing to phase out incentives for home solar panels
Current owners would retain the benefits for 15 years, while new owners would see theirs phased out over 10 years.
Posted inNews, Politics
New Hampshire’s ‘ballot selfie’ law is being challenged in court
A law that bans voters from posting photos of their completed election ballots is being debated in federal court.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Day’s Jewelers returning to Augusta in December with Marketplace store
The Maine-owned business had an Augusta store for more than 40 years until it closed in the mid 1980s.