The fires occurred a week and 8 miles apart on U.S. Route 2 and destroyed unoccupied buildings.
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Alleged Palmyra child sex offender who fled state indicted by grand jury
David T. Freeman, 59, of Palmyra, is charged with three counts of gross sexual assault and three counts of unlawful sexual contact involving a minor under the age of 12.
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Maine’s styrofoam ban met with mixed response from Waterville-area businesses
The law, effective Jan. 2021, could increase prices, but it brings a sense of job security to over 500 employees at the Huhtamaki paper products plant.
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Distracted driving likely factor in three-vehicle Palmyra crash
A St. Albans woman was taken to a local hospital for treatment of injuries that were not deemed life-threatening after her car was rear-ended and pushed into a tractor-trailer on U.S. Route 2, police said.
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University of Vermont dean’s list
Academic recognition was earned by Palmyra’s Bell, Topsham’s Caswell-Riday, Oakland’s Christopher, Harmony’s Herrick, Augusta’a Palmer and Palermo’s Sutter.
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Teens escape serious injury in Friday morning crash on I-95
State troopers said 17-year-old Blake Barker, of Hampden, fell asleep in the northbound lane and his car went off the road and overturned down an embankment.
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Two taken to local hospital in Sunday head-on crash in Palmyra
Hydraulic extrication tool similar to the Jaws of Life used to free one occupant in accident on U.S. Route 2.
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Fiberight plant processes first load of recycling while Municipal Review Committee seeks new director
The advanced waste processing facility in Newport will start accepting waste on April 15 from some of the 115 Maine communities that make up the Municipal Review Committee.
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Newport, Stetson individuals charged following Burger King drug bust
On Friday the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office and Newport Police searched a Ford Focus, found heroin and drug packaging materials and paraphernalia, and arrested a Newport man and Stetson woman.
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Starks, Palmyra hold annual Town Meetings
Summaries of Town Meetings held March 9 and March 10, including total budget passed, major spending items, local race results and attendance.