Charles Eichacker covers crime and general news in the Winthrop area, but his side interests include health, politics, culture and the outdoors. A Maryland native, he first came to Maine in 2004 to attend Colby College. After several years away, including a stint teaching English in China for the Peace Corps, he returned in 2014 for a job at the Ellsworth American. He started writing for the Kennebec Journal in spring 2016. An Eagle Scout and sometimes karaoke singer, his short term life goals include running a marathon, growing tomatoes and playing “Ziggy Stardust” on guitar.
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PublishedAugust 3, 2016
Maine Drought Task Force to meet Thursday in Augusta
A county official said it’s been a few years since the group last met, but that the state is ‘in the beginning steps of a drought.’
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PublishedAugust 2, 2016
Bronx pair arrested in Pittston on heroin trafficking charges
The Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office made the arrests during a traffic stop Tuesday on South Beech Hill Road.
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PublishedAugust 2, 2016
Pittston woman arrested for alleged robbery of Big Apple in Augusta
An Augusta man accused of a separate robbery was charged with helping her.
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PublishedAugust 2, 2016
Winthrop police to send extra bike patrol to town beach, downtown
The Town Council also is considering hiring an extra patrol next summer to deal with reports of vandalism, disorderly conduct and violations of beach rules.
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PublishedAugust 1, 2016
Monmouth firefighters practice their skills, help local business at training exercise
The Main Street property was going to be demolished by Chalky & Co., so the Fire Department used the opportunity to burn down the house to break in two new firetrucks.
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PublishedJuly 31, 2016
Some neighbors concerned about scenic, environmental effects of boat rental business in Wayne
Some residents are happy that the business recently moved to Androscoggin Lake.
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PublishedJuly 31, 2016
Semiannual Augusta coin show allows collectors to turn ‘hobby into vocation’
Coins and banknotes now worth thousands of dollars were on display at the event.
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PublishedJuly 30, 2016
Families enjoy archery, hunting dog demonstrations and more as part of Swan Island field day
The field day was organized by the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife.
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PublishedJuly 29, 2016
Cyclists start Maine-to-Alabama journey to raise awareness for debilitating muscle disease
They are accompanied by an Alabama boy with the disorder and his father.
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PublishedJuly 29, 2016
Vandals deface Winthrop lunch wagon that benefits veterans
Volunteers who run the establishment say a crude message was written in feces on the shack.
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