Winslow Deputy Police Chief Randy Wing said Thursday that no further packages containing fentanyl pills have been received, and the investigation into who sent an estimated $2 million worth of synthetic opioid pills continues.
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Maine news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inMaine, Politics
Young people need more social media protection, senators say
Maine’s Angus King backs a bipartisan bill to restrict use by youngsters and clamp down on tech firms.
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Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Wells man sentenced to 27 years for attacking NYPD officers with machete
Trevor Bickford, 20, pleaded guilty to 3 counts of attempted murder and other charges for attacking police at Times Square with a machete.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, News
87-year-old man injured in Madison rollover crash
Joseph Savoy of Madison was driving a pickup truck on White School House Road when it was struck by a car that did not yield to him, according to the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Woman appeals 6-year sentence for 1985 death of ‘Baby Jane Doe’ in Frenchville
Lee Ann Daigle, 60, argued that an Aroostook County judge violated her due process rights because of the way he questioned her remorse at her sentencing last summer.
Posted inHealth, Maine, Morning Sentinel, News
Maine’s shelters are in crisis as homelessness surges
With the state’s homeless shelters struggling, legislators have what might be their final opportunity Friday to prevent some shelters from closing for good.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
Readfield-area voters pass $22.9 million school budget without any changes
Residents at the Regional School Unit 38 annual budget meeting voted to place the spending plan on the ballot for the June 11 referendum.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, News
Crash closes Route 139 in Unity Township
Initial, unconfirmed reports indicated a two-car crash occurred midmorning in the area of 1209 Waterville Road, with serious injury and at least one crash victim trapped inside a vehicle.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel, News
Suspect in police chase indicted on new charge of attempting to set dog on fire with tequila
In October 2020, Christopher T. Farrow led police on a chase across central Maine and fled the state before he was arrested in Vermont months later.
Posted inMaine, Things to Do
CiderFeast, Taylor Swift dance party and more things to do this weekend
The Fogcutters bring back their Big Band Syndrome show to the State Theatre on Friday night.