June 2016 – Page 67 – Centralmaine.com

Morning Sentinel June 21 police log

June 21, 2016June 21, 2016

Waterville area police reports for June 21, 2016.

Inmate caught after fleeing work detail in Piscataquis County, police say

by Staff Report June 21, 2016June 22, 2016

Law enforcement, including Maine State Police, Somerset and Piscataquis sheriff’s deputies, and the Maine Warden Service, pursued inmate Jonathan Edman on Tuesday in the Kingsbury Plantation area.

Maine, News, Politics

LePage threatens to end state’s oversight of food stamp program

by Staff Report June 21, 2016January 29, 2018

The governor tries to exclude sweetened beverages and candy from the program, but the federal government says the state failed to evaluate how to carry out such a ban.

Maine, News

Plan to unclog traffic on Route 1 in downtown Wiscasset advances

by chris chase Coastal Journal June 21, 2016June 21, 2016

Selectmen vote for a project option that adds lights and eliminates on-street parking despite the protests of business owners.

Maine, News

Police arrest 2 in Southwest Harbor on heroin trafficking charges

by Matt Byrne June 21, 2016June 21, 2016

Arrested and charged with heroin distribution were Andres Martinez of Hudson, N.H., and Ian Jellison, of Southwest Harbor.

Cops & Courts, Maine, News

Former Maine-licensed counselor arrested on health care fraud charge

by Scott Dolan June 21, 2016June 21, 2016

Paulo D. Braga, 66, of Gorham is accused of submitting fabricated claims to MaineCare for 40 patients while he was actually travelling out of the country.

Maine, Maine Crime, News

Auditor testifies to $500,000 gap between Anson excise taxes collected, deposited

by Rachel Ohm June 21, 2016June 22, 2016

In the second day of former tax collector Claudia Viles’ trial on charges she stole hundreds of thousands from the town, Richard Emerson said town officials didn’t heed his warnings about lack of oversight and the risks of not making timely deposits.