Waterville area police reports for Friday, Oct. 19, 2018.
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Athens family marks end of a generation with death of Freda Rowell
Earland and Freda Rowell ran Rowell’s General Store with the good of the community they served from the 1950s in mind.
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Morning Sentinel Oct. 18 police log
Waterville area police reports for Thursday, Oct. 18, 2018.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Paper machine at shuttered Madison mill sold to Chinese company
The mill property remains for sale for $2.5 million, and the owners are hoping the removal of the machine will entice a buyer.
Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State
State changes dispatching software, causing stir for contracting towns
After the state’s switch to the Spillman computer-aided dispatch program, the Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office and the Gardiner Police Department face the decision of buying it or seeking dispatch service elsewhere.
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County gives Madison $77,000-plus that town overpaid for police coverage
Costs for policing the town came in under budget, resulting in the refund paid by the Somerset County commissioners.
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Bill coming due for cows’ late night out in Albion cemetery
The cows apparently damaged headstones after being herded into the cemetery by an unsuspecting accomplice.
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Norridgewock bridge to be named for Cpl. Eugene Cole on Sunday
The dedication ceremony is scheduled for 2 p.m. on the south end of the span on what would have been Cole’s 62nd birthday.
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Somerset County residents want commissioners to oppose CMP power line
In January commissioners supported the $1 billion, 145-mile transmission line to carry hydropower from Canada to Massachusetts.
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Convicted murderer Jay Mercier seeks new DNA analysis in Skowhegan court
Former Industry man was found guilty on the basis of DNA evidence of the murder of Rita St. Peter 32 years after her death.