Charles Eichacker covers crime and general news in the Winthrop area, but his side interests include health, politics, culture and the outdoors. A Maryland native, he first came to Maine in 2004 to attend Colby College. After several years away, including a stint teaching English in China for the Peace Corps, he returned in 2014 for a job at the Ellsworth American. He started writing for the Kennebec Journal in spring 2016. An Eagle Scout and sometimes karaoke singer, his short term life goals include running a marathon, growing tomatoes and playing “Ziggy Stardust” on guitar.
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PublishedAugust 16, 2017
Sen. Angus King warns: ‘The next Pearl Harbor will be cyber’
He tells a business group in Augusta that the Obama and Trump administrations have failed to adequately protect the nation from cyber threats.
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PublishedAugust 15, 2017
8 people homeless after fire heavily damages Gardiner apartment building
The Red Cross is helping the families displaced by the blaze.
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PublishedAugust 14, 2017
Grand jury to weigh charges against Maine man in crash that killed 19-year-old passenger
Tyler Goucher is accused of driving 85 mph with a blood alcohol level more than double the legal limit at the time of the crash.
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PublishedAugust 13, 2017
Opioid prescriptions rose in 2 Maine counties, CDC says
Kennebec and Somerset showed an increase from 2010 to 2015, but those numbers might be off.
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PublishedAugust 13, 2017
Mystery capsule unearthed in Winthrop holds some very old narcotics
‘I was hoping for a picture, or a handwritten note,’ says Randy Hooper, ‘Not drugs.’
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PublishedAugust 9, 2017
Family of Oakland teenager killed in hayride crash settles lawsuit with farm
Cassidy Charette was killed on Oct. 11, 2014, in a haunted hayride at Harvest Hill Farms.
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PublishedAugust 6, 2017
Expansion of Mount Pisgah trails reaches halfway point
The Kennebec Land Trust hopes to add 3 miles of trail and 139 acres of conservation area by 2018.
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PublishedJuly 30, 2017
Kids imagine a sweet future for whoopie pies
The Dover-Foxcroft festival asks them to envision Maine’s signature treat a century from now.
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PublishedJuly 30, 2017
Milfoil infestation poses challenge on Annabessacook Lake
Local groups have recently assumed more responsibility for removal of the invasive species, which was discovered in 2014.
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PublishedJuly 28, 2017
Four crashes raise questions about Winthrop intersection fix
State officials say drivers need time to get used to the new traffic pattern, which critics call confusing.
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