2017 – Page 678 – Centralmaine.com

Body of Maine Marine killed in helicopter crash comes home

Marine Capt. Benjamin Cross and 2 other Marines were killed Aug. 5 when their MV-22 Osprey crashed into the sea off the east coast of Australia.

The driver of a commercial box truck didn’t see him until it was too late.

Schools, businesses, homes darkened in Skowhegan, Fairfield, Norridgewock and Smithfield from equipment failure.

Patrick Leblanc is the second person to plead guilty to the March 17 robbery on Kennedy Memorial Drive.

The fundraising campaign chairman told the crowd at the event that the goal is to raise $1.625 million by December.

by Associated Press September 14, 2017September 22, 2017

Alexander Krause, father of Orion Krause, said in an interview that there are ‘so many unanswered questions.’

The accident on Interstate 95, which killed two motorcyclists participating in the United Bikes of Maine Toy Run, is still under investigation.

by Kurtis Lee, Patrick J. McDonnell and Laura King Tribune News Services September 14, 2017September 14, 2017

The visit to the disaster area was the third in less than 3 weeks for the president, who met with Gov. Rick Scott.

Chris Clarke will run as a write-in candidate for the school board rather than take on an incumbent council member.

The state says Dylan Scott Gagnon, 25, of Mattawamkeag, committed the offenses between Nov. 24, 2016 and May 16, 2017.