Bill Lessard found the gun in a window well at the old C.F. Hathaway Co. shirt factory on Appleton Street and donated it to the Redington Museum, which he hopes can shed light on the weapon’s history.
Rachel Ohm
Staff Writer
Rachel covers state government and politics for the Portland Press Herald. It’s her third beat at the paper after stints covering City Hall and education. Prior to her arrival at the Press Herald in the summer of 2019, Rachel worked at the Morning Sentinel in Waterville, covering Franklin and Somerset counties, and the Knoxville News Sentinel in Knoxville, Tennessee, covering higher education. She has a master’s degree in journalism from New York University and when she’s not writing and reporting enjoys running, cooking and traveling to new places.
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Police: Rangeley confrontation that left man dead, 2 injured might be drug-related home invasion
Residents of the Main Street house in Rangeley were awakened at 2 a.m. by people who ‘kicked down the door,’ according to a relative of one of the injured men.
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Waterville business community sees smaller impact of revaluation
Despite recent uproar from residential property owners over rising property valuations, the city’s recent revaluation was a good move for businesses, according to city officials and members of the business community.
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Cain says Democrats ‘ultimately coming together’ despite convention tension
The candidate for Maine’s 2nd District U.S. House seat advocates more election process transparency but doesn’t see tension between the Sanders and Clinton campaigns hurting the party or her race against Republican U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin.
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Skowhegan police avoid ‘clearly justified’ deadly force in arrest, chief says
Mykel Rollins, 28, allegedly answered the door with a knife, but police defused the situation without injury, one of many instances of officers avoiding justifiable use of deadly force, according to Chief Don Bolduc.
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Little hope for outside help seen after tour of devastated Somerset County roads
Gov. Paul LePage referred a request for emergency help to Speaker of the House Mark Eves, but accused Eves of being “not interested in properly funding bills that benefit the Maine people.”
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Somerset County program offers community service in place of jail time for paying offenders
A new alternative sentencing program through the Somerset County Jail allows those convicted of nonviolent minor offenses to avoid a jail sentence.
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Moscow residents enjoy rare opportunity to send mail from home
In a town with no post office, residents flocked to Town Hall on Friday to send mail during a special event run in conjunction with the town’s bicentennial celebration.
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Anson man charged in hit-and-run accident
Police said Larry L. Swett admitted to hitting two pedestrians in Anson earlier this month and had been hiding from police because he panicked.
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Former Weathervane site could be home to another chain restaurant
Although the building at 470 Kennedy Memorial Drive that once housed The Silent Woman was recently torn down and there are no solid plans for redevelopment, the owners are talking to national chains.