Mid-Maine
Welfare fraud trial begins for Rumford woman
By Tony Reaves, Sun Journal on May 22, 2012, at 11:32 a.m.
PARIS, Maine — The trial of a Rumford woman accused of welfare fraud began Monday in Oxford County Superior Court. State investigators say Amy L. Knowlton, 30, unlawfully took more than $10,000 in food stamps, MaineCare and TANF benefits by failing to report her husband’s earnings as a fisherman off ...
64-year-old Paris woman injured after deck collapses
By Sun Journal, Staff on May 22, 2012, at 5:41 a.m.
PARIS, Maine — A woman was injured Monday afternoon when the deck she was standing on collapsed beneath her, and she tumbled about 25 feet down a steep embankment toward Stony Brook. Eight firefighters, along with EMTs and police officers used a metal rescue basket and ropes to pull Beverly ...
Bangor man proposes to running partner at finish line of Sugarloaf road race
KINGFIELD, Maine — When Michael Glynn reached the finish line of Sunday’s Sugarloaf 15K road race, he immediately went to one knee. But he wasn’t reeling physically from the 9.3-mile run along state Route 27 from Carrabassett Valley to downtown Kingfield. In fact, he felt great. Glynn merely was bowing ...
Vehicle crashes into Skowhegan home, driver in critical condition
SKOWHEGAN, Maine — A local man who suffered a medical emergency while driving crashed into a house on Sunday, said Skowhegan police Deputy Chief Dale Lancaster. Brian Cooley, 51, crashed his 1998 Jeep Cherokee into the north side of the 20 Greenwood Ave. home owned by Harold Marsh. Police received ...
Newport school officials to decide whether to renovate or replace buildings
NEWPORT, Maine — Two schools in Newport were selected among six in the state for renovation or replacement. RSU 19 Superintendent William Braun has gotten the ball rolling on what could be a multi-year process, he said. Newport Elementary School and Nokomis Regional High School made the priority list for ...
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One protester arrested as Tony Blair addresses Colby graduates
WATERVILLE, Maine — Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair urged Colby College seniors at Sunday’s commencement ceremony to never stop learning and to always have humility. “The greatest people I’ve met in my life have been humble,” he said. “Successful people are not defined by a restless search for fame ...
Hundreds of Harleys roll into Hermon to raise funds for Camp CaPella
HERMON, Maine — As many as 200 motorcycle enthusiasts from across the state rumbled into town Saturday for the Central Maine Harley-Davidson all-day open house. Dozens of men and women adorned in Harley-Davidson gear and denim gathered in front of a garage at the event on Saturday morning, watching as ...
Nokomis Regional High School, Newport, third quarter honor roll
on May 18, 2012, at 3:45 p.m.
Third quarter honor roll Seniors, highest honors: Svea-Linnea Ashe, David Curtis, Amanda Erskine, Holly Hegarty, Amy Patterson, Megan Perry, Christopher Prosser; high honors: Benjamin Allen, Nicole Ballard, Janica Barrows, Brock Beckett, Ashley Black, Rebecca Boyce, Alycia Bradley, Cody Brawn, Jillyann Bubar, Brynn Cardozo, Kathryn Champluvier, Brittany Dunton, Leah Edmondson, Sara ...
14-year-old Albion boy dies after crashing car
ALBION, Maine — A local teenager was killed Thursday afternoon when the car he was driving overturned, according to police. Ethan Evers, 14, of Albion was not wearing a seat belt when the car overturned on a dirt section of Barnes Road, Department of Public Safety Spokesman Stephen McCausland said ...
Palmyra boy, 8, recognized for helping save burning garage
HARTLAND, Maine — “If it wasn’t for that kid, that garage would be gone,” said Darren Domonski of Tyler Patrick Hughes, an 8-year-old from Palmyra. About 7 p.m. Tuesday, the boy was outside Darren’s Village Auto Sales Inc. — a garage on Main Street in Palmyra where his stepfather, Eric ...
Dam worker finds body of Skowhegan woman, 62, who drove off bridge
FAIRFIELD, Maine — The body of a Skowhegan woman whose vehicle plunged into Martin Stream on Saturday was found early Thursday at Shawmut Dam along the Kennebec River. A dam operator located the body of Cora Marley, 62, around 7 a.m. Thursday, Fairfield Police Chief John Emery said. The operator ...
Forest Hills High School announces honor parts
on May 17, 2012, at 12:03 p.m.
JACKMAN, Maine — Principal Denise Plante of Forest Hills High School has announced the honor parts for the Class of 2012. Graduation will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday, June 9, at the Forest Hills Gymnasium. Rochelle Jalbert, daughter of Brenda and Dana Anderson of Jackman and Nate Jalbert and ...
Trista Reynolds wants information at 5-month mark of search for Ayla
By DAVID SHARP, The Associated Press on May 17, 2012, at 10:55 a.m.
PORTLAND, Maine — The mother of a toddler missing for five months says she’s begging, pleading and praying for someone to come forward with information that will help solve the mystery of what happened to her child, who disappeared from her bed just a week before Christmas. Trista Reynolds said ...
Police charge 19 Colby students after off-campus drinking party
The Associated Press on May 17, 2012, at 9:13 a.m.
WATERVILLE, Maine — Nineteen Colby College students have been summoned to court to face alcohol-related charges in connection with a midweek off-campus party. Police say they responded to a complaint from a neighbor at about 11 p.m. Tuesday. Officers spoke with the two Colby students from Massachusetts who rent the ...
Somerset jail refuses inmates from other counties over cost dispute
The Associated Press on May 17, 2012, at 9:12 a.m.
EAST MADISON, Maine — The Somerset County Jail has stopped accepting inmates from other counties because of an ongoing battle with the state about the cost of housing them. Administrator Maj. David Allen says the jail will continue to swap prisoners with other counties for security reasons and will take ...
Diving search suspended for missing woman who crashed her car on Saturday
FAIRFIELD, Maine — An underwater search for a driver who crashed into Martin Stream on Saturday was suspended on Tuesday night, Fairfield police Sgt. Matthew Bard said Wednesday. Cora Marley, 62, of Skowhegan remains missing after the car she was driving went off the road while traveling north on U.S. ...
Three burglary suspects arrested over two days in Newport
NEWPORT, Maine — The Newport Police Department made three burglary arrests in two days, Chief Leonard Macdaid said Wednesday. On Monday afternoon, Lt. Randy Wing executed a search warrant at 19 Hart St., where stolen property was recovered. Dylan Sampson, 20, of Newport was arrested and charged with Class C ...
Transient accused of stealing woman’s debit card from health club locker room
WATERVILLE, Maine — A local transient is facing felony charges after police say she stole a woman’s debit card from a health club and racked up nearly $60 in charges. Desiray Poulin, 21, allegedly took the card from an unlocked locker while the victim was swimming at a fitness club ...
Trail of flower petals leads to Waterville man who allegedly broke into police vehicles
The Associated Press on May 16, 2012, at 11:41 a.m.
WATERVILLE, Maine — Investigators followed a trail of flower petals to find the man suspected of breaking into the personal vehicles of Waterville police officers. Deputy Chief Charles Rumsey said an officer went into the parking lot where police park their cars Monday morning and found that his vehicle had ...
Clinton man accused of stealing firearms, ammunition
WATERVILLE, Maine — A Clinton man who had been on the run for nearly a week after a burglary faces serious charges after turning himself in Monday afternoon, police said Tuesday. Donald Veilleux, 28, is looking at charges of burglary and theft of firearms, both Class B felonies, along with ...
Glenburn art teacher killed in Friday morning collision in Bangor
Harvard student asked to leave bar for ‘bad behavior,’ not drunkenness
LePage blasts teachers union for endorsing same-sex marriage question
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A people’s revolt in Bar Harbor
Old Town football coach steps down
Perakslis helps UMaine beat Albany; Binghamton next in America East tournament
Orono baseball shuts out archrival Old Town for ninth straight victory
Stony Brook knocks out UMaine to win America East tournament
Aroostook businessman expands company out of home with hit mobile app 7 Little Words
Former CEO of MaineToday Media Richard Connor sued over $250,000 in loans
Small idea launches major project in Hampden
Diversity predicts export success, MIT professor tells Maine audience
New, old methods combine to deter scrap metal thefts in Aroostook
Gary Allan talks with the BDN leading up to Bangor concert
Out of the ashes, Central Street’s garden grows
Mid Coast Actor’s Studio provides new forum for classic plays
Signs lead artist to opportunity
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