The damage to the project was among the worst reported in Skowhegan after the Kennebec River flooded on Tuesday, and will take months to clean up and repair.
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Police identify Fairfield man killed in storm-related accident
William Tanner, 77, of Fairfield, was killed Monday while trying to move a tree that was knocked down by Monday’s storm, according to Fairfield police.
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Man killed in storm-related accident in Fairfield
The man, whose name has not yet been released, was the second person killed by Monday’s storm.
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Police: Man stole car in Waterville, led officers on highway chase
Lawrence Knowles of Norridgewock was arrested and charged with aggravated reckless conduct and several other crimes after police stopped him in Fairfield.
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Wayne teen sentenced to 5 years after admitting to murdering his 14-year-old girlfriend
Aidan Grant, 16, was sentenced Monday to five years at Portland’s Long Creek Youth Development Center. He is accused of killing Brooke McLaughlin last year in Mount Vernon.
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Powerful winds, rains across central Maine bring outages, closures and expectation of flooding
The storm that moved into the region late Sunday knocked down trees and power lines and is expected to bring flooding to local streams and the Kennebec River starting Monday night.
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Fairfield’s Mill Island Park gets greenlight for more parking, attractions under redevelopment plan
The newly formulated plan includes additional picnic tables, expansion of the playground, enhancement of the current trail system, among other amenities.
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Santa Claus at Kringleville in Waterville: ‘Children are a gift’
The jolly man in red met hundreds of children and families Saturday in his cabin at Kringleville, his mini North Pole in downtown Waterville.
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Wrongful death suit, police probe linger in disappearance of Ayla Reynolds 12 years later
Trista Reynolds is pressing forward with a civil lawsuit against the father of her child and two of his family members, claiming they should be held responsible for Ayla’s death in 2011.
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Pedestrian hospitalized after being struck by vehicle in Skowhegan
Nicole Morse, 38, was crossing Madison Avenue at 5 p.m. Friday when she was struck by a vehicle being driven north by a Kingfield woman who later said she did not see Morse in the crosswalk, according to Skowhegan police Chief David Bucknam.