Dawn Gagnon
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Orono man charged with murder in death of Glenburn teen
BANGOR, Maine — A 20-year-old Orono man was charged Tuesday with murder in connection with the death of Nichole Cable, a 15-year-old girl from Glenburn. Police discovered a body they believe is Cable’s on Monday night in a wooded area of Old Town. Kyle J. Dube was charged with intentional ...
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Police find remains believed to be Nichole Cable, 15, in Old Town woods
OLD TOWN, Maine — Authorities were in the woods near the Stillwater River in Old Town on Tuesday morning at the site where the body of Nichole Cable is believed to have been found. Maine State Police and other law enforcement personnel were gathered near the intersection of Routes 43 ...
Informational roadblocks, ground searches yield more tips on missing Glenburn teen Nichole Cable
GLENBURN, Maine — Police said Monday they are following leads developed from Sunday’s massive search for a 15-year-old girl who was last seen on Mother’s Day but are not releasing any information about what was found. In addition to the ground searches coordinated by the Maine Warden Service, police conducted ...
Maine Troop Greeters, service members, veterans share honors during Armed Services Day
BANGOR, Maine — A decade’s worth of hugs, handshakes and smiles for U.S. troops returning home from deployments to war zones and other global hot spots was celebrated Saturday during a 10th anniversary bash for the Maine Troop Greeters. Also honored were active and former members of all branches of ...
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More than 500 help with ground search for missing Glenburn teen Nichole Cable
GLENBURN, Maine — Well over 500 people took to the roadsides, woods and bogs of the Glenburn area Sunday in the search for 15-year-old Nichole Cable, who last was seen a week ago. “Thank you for coming to help find my baby girl. It means the world to me that ...
Call put out for ground search volunteers in effort to find missing Glenburn teen
GLENBURN, Maine — As the search for missing Glenburn teen Nichole Cable entered its sixth day Saturday, the Maine Warden Service issued a call for ground search volunteers. Although the warden service initially asked that the public stay away from areas of interest so as not to interfere with K-9 ...
Bath police investigating report of naked man
BATH, Maine — Bath police are on the lookout for an adult male who reportedly exposed himself to a young girl. The incident happened about 7:40 p.m. Friday while a 10-year-old girl who lives at Maritimes Apartments was playing near the fence that runs between the apartment complex and Oak ...
Maine State Police lieutenant not disciplined after gun went off inside
AUGUSTA, Maine — An investigation by a division of the Maine State Police was unable to determine why a lieutenant’s firearm accidentally discharged during a computer training session. Lt. Shawn Currie, commander of the state police commercial vehicle enforcement division, was not disciplined after the Feb. 27 incident. Currie was ...
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Police seeking tips about pickup truck possibly connected to Glenburn teen’s disappearance
BANGOR, Maine — The Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office and its law enforcement partners want to hear from anyone who saw a black Ford Ranger or similar-looking pickup truck in the Glenburn area around the time 15-year-old Nichole Cable went missing, Sheriff Glenn Ross said Friday in a news conference. “This ...
Sheriff’s office fields 60 tips in 24 hours in missing Glenburn teen investigation
BANGOR, Maine — The Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office and several partner agencies are following up on at least 60 leads that have come in over the last 24 hours in the effort to find a missing 15-year-old Glenburn girl. Nichole Cable was last seen Sunday evening on Route 221 in ...
Wardens recover body of man involved in boat crash on West Grand Lake
GRAND LAKE STREAM, Maine — Personnel from the Maine Warden Service have recovered the body of a man who was ejected from his boat Wednesday afternoon when it collided with another boat on West Grand Lake. Vincent J. Bartolomeo, 65, of Old Orchard Beach and Concord, Mass., was found in ...
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‘Don’t mess with Mayberry’: Residents protest Orrington post office cuts
ORRINGTON, Maine — Post office users in this small Penobscot County town should expect to see a reduction in window service hours sometime in the future, a U.S. Postal Service spokeswoman said during a sparsely attended meeting late Wednesday afternoon. While a time frame has yet to be determined for ...
Veazie council makes further municipal, school budget cuts
VEAZIE, Maine — A lean spending plan became even leaner Monday night, after town councilors made their final round of cuts to the proposed budget for the coming fiscal year, which kicks in on July 1. The council’s overarching goal through this spring’s budget deliberations was to prevent the property ...
Veazie budget hearing expected to draw crowd; venue changes to accommodate attendees
VEAZIE, Maine — Storm clouds are forming over Veazie as the proposed budget for the coming fiscal year heads toward a public hearing set for 6:30 p.m. Monday night. Chief among the budget issues dividing the community is Veazie’s school budget. The matter has been getting so much attention in ...
Two men arrested in latest Lewiston fires
LEWISTON, Maine — Two Lewiston men were charged with arson Friday night in connection with the latest Lewiston fires that destroyed two vacant apartment houses on Bartlett Street early Monday morning. Arrested by the state fire marshal’s office were Brian Morin, 29, and Bryan Wood, 23, Maine Department of Public ...
Veazie sewer trustees call emergency meeting to prepare for election
VEAZIE, Maine — Trustees of the Veazie Sewer District have scheduled an emergency meeting for Monday for the purpose of handling some pre-election business. During the meeting, which starts at 5 p.m. at the treatment plant on Hobson Avenue, the board will take the steps needed to kick off the ...
Maine Department of Corrections announces three drug busts
AUGUSTA, Maine — The Maine Department of Corrections announced Friday that its Inner Perimeter Security network has reported three recent drug busts that yielded Suboxone strips, a white powdery substance believed to be cocaine and crushed oxycodone. The first bust happened on April 21, when IPS network officials, working with ...
Hampden superintendent to also supervise Veazie school
VEAZIE, Maine — A veteran SAD 22 official has been chosen to provide superintendent services in Veazie for the 2013-14 school year — the first since residents voted last November to pull out of RSU 26. SAD 22 Superintendent Rick Lyons, who now oversees schools in Hampden, Winterport, Newburgh and ...
Hampden councilor resigns due to move; successor to be elected in November
Councilor Shelby Wright is now a resident of Newburgh.
Veazie council’s directive to cut education budget angers residents
VEAZIE, Maine — With a goal of holding property taxes, town officials have their scalpels out and are in the process of making some difficult budget cuts — at least one of which is proving unpopular with some in the community. The council’s vote last month directing school officials to ...
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