The Somerset County Sheriff’s Office said Paul Caplin, 44, is in custody after a two-hour-long standoff with police following the incident.
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Kennebec Valley District volunteer Scout leaders hold merit badge college
AUGUSTA — Taking place at the Augusta First Church of the Nazarene, a merit badge college for the Boy Scouts was held by volunteer Scouting leaders of the Kennebec Valley District of Scouting. The event was held on two days, spanning across two months. The first half of the Merit Badge College was held Feb. […]
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Charter Communications to buy out Bee Line Cable in Somerset, Franklin counties
Charter Communication is currently in the process of acquiring Bee Line Cable, one of Maine’s oldest broadband providers, according to General Manager George Allen.
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Town meetings in Somerset County in full swing as residents approve municipal budgets
Several annual town meetings were held Saturday despite the snowstorm that swept through the region, including in Anson, Cornville, Embden and Solon.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Gardiner officials consider consequences of sludge crisis
As the cost of hauling sludge from wastewater treatment plants spikes after two state laws have limited how it can be handled, city leaders are weighing how to pay for the additional unanticipated costs of shipping it to Canada.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Two seriously injured after handgun accidentally discharges at Anson home
A New Portland man was showing the weapon to a friend Thursday when it discharged, firing a single bullet into the man’s hand that then struck his friend in the arm, sheriff’s officials said.
Posted inHealth, Kennebec Journal, Local & State, Morning Sentinel, News
More than a dozen central Maine projects receive funding in federal budget
The federal budget, approved by Congress last week and expected to go to President Joe Biden for his signature this week, includes funding for local projects ranging from the Colonial Theater in Augusta to a fire station in North Anson.
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Five arrested on drug, other charges following search of Anson home
Firearms, several pounds of illegal drugs and items reportedly stolen from a Winslow warehouse were discovered in the search Tuesday, according to the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office.
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Madison auxiliary members, community donate supplies to 7 area schools
Over the years, the Madison American Legion Auxiliary, Unit No. 39, has supported community programs such as children and youth. In recent years the organization has sponsored a school supplies collection box which included backpacks, pens, pencils, markers, notebooks, binders, crayons, colored pencils and water bottles. With the generosity of cash donations and school supplies […]
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Anson resident receives Boston Post Cane
Janet Faye Hilton Fletcher, 97, was honored at her Anson home Oct. 12 as the oldest resident of the town. The Anson Historical Society presented her with the ceremonial Boston Post Cane. Present were President Sharon Mellows, Vice President Charlotte Withee, Chair Ralph Withee and Anson Administrator Tammy Murray, according to a news release from […]