Police say 43-year-old Jacob Horwitch was arrested on multiple charges after the incident Monday morning.
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Posted inLocal & State, Politics
Former defense contractor executives plead guilty to illegal donations to Collins’ campaign
Clifford Chen and Lawrence Lum Kee, who worked for the engineering firm Navatek, violated federal laws prohibiting defense contractors from making contributions directly to candidates.
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Posted inLocal & State, News
Storm prompts flash flood warnings, knocks out power to thousands
Flood warnings were issued for a half-dozen rivers in Maine following an overnight storm that brought heavy rain and gusty winds to Maine.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Woman shot on I-295 now in stable condition
Paige Halsey, 25, was critically injured last week during a shooting on Interstate 295. Her father said she will have a lengthy recovery.
Posted inLocal & State
Home-cooked meals business says state violated Maine’s right-to-food amendment
Kenduskeag Kitchen and the Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund are suing the state, saying it violated measures in state law and constitution that protect food freedom when it said the business was required to have a license.
Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education
Maine cities, towns face historic tax increases as costs rise relentlessly
School budgets tip the scales for municipalities trying to balance fiscal responsibilities without burdening residents.
Posted inLocal & State
Family from away found deep friendship in Maine decades before Bowdoin killings
The Egers and Eatons became friends when Joseph Eaton was 4. He’s now accused of killing both couples.
Posted inLocal & State
‘He was aiming to shoot’
Rose Clayton said she was just getting off Interstate 295 on Tuesday when a man in the car in front of her slammed on his brakes, got out and pointed a gun at her. She later recognized him when she saw photos of Joseph Eaton, now charged with murder in the fatal shooting of his parents and family friends.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
‘Bullet holes everywhere’ in Bowdoin home where 4 found dead, court records say
An affidavit charging Joseph Eaton, 34, with murder describes how the sister of one of the victims found the bodies of Eaton’s parents and their longtime friends in Bowdoin. Eaton made his first court appearance Thursday.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Police say suspect confessed to killing his parents and 2 family friends, wounding 3 on I-295
Joseph Eaton, 34, is accused of killing Cynthia and David Eaton, of Florida, and Bob and Patti Eger, who lived in the home in Bowdoin where the bodies were discovered Tuesday.