A preliminary investigation indicates that Dalton Cross, 29, of South Thomaston, died after the Toyota Matrix he was driving went off the road and struck a tree.
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Maine fisherman nets 5-foot-long military rocket
The Maine State Police bomb squad was called in to defuse the bomb.
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Republican candidate for Maine House blames ‘liberal teachers’ for Texas school shooting
Referencing a debunked rumor that the shooter was transgender, Heather Ann Sprague of Cushing says ‘Its obvious he was brainwashed in school by liberal teachers to think he shouldn’t be a male.’
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RSU 9 in Farmington proposes $40.1 million budget for 2022-23 school year
The budget is a $1.23 million (3.17%) increase over 2021-22. Increased spending areas of note include a 646.60% increase for food services, 8.01% increase for school administration, 13.45% increase for facilities and maintenance, a 5.3% increase for special instruction and debt service with a 9.56% decrease.
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Speed, icy road conditions factored into deadly crash in Sandy River Plantation, police report says
Thomas Deckard-Madore, 17, of Strong and Michaela Morgan, 15, of Phillips, who were not wearing seatbelts, died in the crash.
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Cushing fishing boat captain gets 4 years for causing deaths of 2 crewmen
Christopher A. Hutchinson, 30, was convicted of seaman’s manslaughter in the 2014 deaths for taking his vessel out after drinking and taking drugs. His boat capsized in a storm.
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Fishing boat captain pleads guilty in death of crew members
Christopher Hutchinson admitted guilt as part of an agreement to serve a 4-year prison sentence, but the stepmother of one of the lost crew members called for more time behind bars.
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Wyeth painting of famed Olson House up for auction this weekend
The rarely displayed painting, to be sold by Thomaston Place Auction Galleries, has an estimated value of $75,000 to $125,000.
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Suspects identified in gunshots fired at homes in midcoast, police say
Shots were fired at homes in Friendship, Cushing and Waldoboro during the early hours of March 15.
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Police investigate shots fired into homes in Knox County
Reports came in Friday from Cushing and Friendship.