Pauline Rourke disappeared in 1976 just weeks after her then-boyfriend, Albert Cochran, 79, killed Janet Baxter, of Oakland.
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Judge refuses to reduce $500,000 bail for Oakland shooting defendant
Jeremy Clement, of Fairfield, is accused of shooting his ex-girlfriend on April 19 after kicking in the door of her mother’s home.
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Oakland fire destroys lake house on East Pond
Oakland fire chief Dave Coughlin said the home was a ‘total loss.’
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Historical oddity ‘tramp chair’ returns to Oakland for summer
The steel cage chair, created by Oakland’s Sanford J. Baker and used for public humiliation of unwelcome people in the late 1800s, is on display at the police station and will be shown during OakFest in July.
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Police identify man who died in Oakland crash
Joseph Gerard, 79, of Oakland, died after being taken to the hospital Thursday morning.
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Winthrop High School principal leaving for job at Oakland-based district
The Winthrop School Department is now searching for someone to replace Keith Morin as principal now that he’s accepted a position as the assistant superintendent in Regional School Unit 18, the school district that covers Belgrade, China, Oakland, Rome and Sidney.
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Former Oakland woman found guilty of sexually assaulting 3-year-old boy
Sarah Conway was convicted by a jury in Augusta on Wednesday in connection with the assault in 2014-2015.
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Oakland fire chief secures second largest grant in department’s history
Chief David Coughlin has won nearly a million dollars for the town’s fire department.
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Oakland to begin drafting new comprehensive plan
The town’s previous plan was created in 1996, and the town is looking toward putting a committee together to help guide the drafting process.
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RSU 18 school budget gets first nod of approval from residents
The $36.04 million budget for the Oakland-based school district is a 4.16 percent increase over last year’s spending plan and now heads to a June 13 referendum vote for a final decision.