Ross Tardif, 30, of Greene, accepted a plea deal as the trial of the three men accused in the 2014 incident is set to begin in September.
June 2016
Posted inSports
Wimbledon: Sun comes out, but 18 seeded players fall
French Open champ Garbine Muguruza, the No. 2 seed, is among the casualties on a busy day at Wimbledon.
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Posted inCommunity, Schools and Education
Honor roll & academic recognition
Area schools announce academic achievement.
Posted inMaine, News
Rain aids firefighters high atop Mount Abram in Franklin County
Forest rangers on Thursday patrolled the edge of the fire that has burned for eight days.
Posted inMaine, News
Heavy rain causes ‘destruction and devastation’ on network of private Somerset County roads
Some residents of townships west of U.S. Route 201 are trapped by washouts that may cost up to $200,000 to repair, and officials are concerned about emergency access in the county’s remote northwest.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Leroy Smith III, accused of killing his father in Gardiner, claims his dad was poisoning him
Smith, who has been diagnosed with delusional disorder, has been receiving treatment at Riverview Psychiatric Center in an effort to make him competent to stand trial.
Posted inPolitics
Robert Sezak, of Fairfield, seeking Somerset County Commission District 1 seat
Philip Roy Jr. and Robert Dunphy, incumbents in districts 1 and 2, respectively, did not file paperwork to are not seek re-election.
Posted inHealth, Lifestyle, News
New study shows chronic fatigue may be linked to gut bacteria
One of the study’s authors notes that it provides evidence against the ‘ridiculous concept that the disease is psychological in origin.’
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Prison inmate Gary Raub, who pleaded guilty to 1976 Augusta slaying, dies at hospital
Raub, a former Seattle transient who was arrested in 2012, had served about two years of a 20-year sentence for killing Blanche Kimball in Augusta 40 years ago.
Posted inNation & World, News
Navy report: U.S. sailors ill-prepared for Iran encounter in Gulf
The report is the culmination of a lengthy investigation into the January incident.