DEDHAM

Man faces multiple charges after six-hour standoff ends

A Dedham man faces multiple charges after keeping police at bay during a six-hour standoff at his home.

Maine State Police said 46-year-old James Garland surrendered to police about 8 a.m. Sunday.

Hancock County sheriff’s deputies, along with Holden and Ellsworth police officers, were called to the lakeside home about 2 a.m. after a woman reported Garland had assaulted her and fired a shot from a handgun.

The woman fled when police arrived, and state police were called when Garland barricaded himself inside the house.

Nobody was injured during the standoff. Garland is charged with reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon and domestic violence assault, police said.

BANGOR

Public invited to streaming of presidential election vote

The public is invited to a live streaming of presidential election results at the Bangor Opera House.

Penobscot Theatre Company said it will open the opera house Tuesday from 5 p.m. to midnight. The company will project the live stream on its movie screen and invites community members to stop in and watch the results as they unfold.

Artistic director Bari Newport said a lot of people don’t want to be alone on election night, so he thought it would be a good idea to open the opera house for the election.

There’s no charge to attend the election coverage, but a $5 donation to the theater is requested to cover overhead. Those attending are welcome to bring potluck dishes, and the theater will provide plates, utensils and cups.

MADAWASKA

Car runs into motorcycle, killing Grand Isle man

A 78-year-old Grand Isle man has died after his three-wheeled motorcycle was struck by a car in Madawaska.

Police said Clifford Cote was pronounced dead at Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor shortly after midnight Saturday.

The Bangor Daily News reported that Cote was driving his scooter on Main Street shortly before 3 p.m. Friday when he was hit by a vehicle driven by 91-year-old Lucy Paradis of Frenchville.

Officials said Paradis apparently didn’t see Cote as she drove out of a parking lot onto the street. Cote was wearing a helmet at the time.

SACO

General Dynamics awarded contract for machine guns

Defense contractor General Dynamics has been awarded a $28.2 million contract for 12,000 machine guns that will be produced at its Maine gun manufacturing plant.

The Army contract is for M2A1 machine guns, which can be mounted on Humvees and feature innovations that allow military personnel to change barrels quickly.

The contract was announced by U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree, who said it will support hundreds of good-paying jobs at General Dynamics’ plant in Saco.

WINSLOW

Woman taken to hospital after vehicle runs into tree

A Winslow woman was taken to Inland Hospital on Sunday after her car went off the road and hit a tree on Garland Road in Winslow.

Anita Ward was driving a black Cadillac Escalade when the accident happened around 1 p.m.

“I don’t know exactly what happened, all I know is that her car appears to have gone off the road,” said Linda Smedberg, a Winslow police officer who responded to the accident.

Winslow Fire Department Capt. Joseph Gravel said Ward indicated she had veered off the road to avoid another car coming into her lane. A nursing supervisor at Inland Hospital said Ward was in stable condition Sunday night.

AUGUSTA

Housing authority imposes smoke-free policy in units

The Maine State Housing Authority is imposing a new smoke-free policy in all future units, making Maine the first state to require protection of tenants from secondhand smoke in new units.

The agency, also known as MaineHousing, says all future units built and financed by the state’s Low Income Housing Tax Credit will be required to be 100 percent smoke-free.

MaineHousing said that allowing smoking inside of buildings can cause tenants to suffer illness and poor health, and that the cost of rehabilitating a unit where there’s been smoking is a waste of money because the damage is preventable.

For the past five years, MaineHousing has offered incentives to applicants who chose to create a 100 percent smoke-free building.

PORTLAND

Hannaford president named Humanitarian of the Year

Spurwink Services has named Beth Newlands Campbell, the president of Hannaford Supermarkets, its 2012 Humanitarian of the Year.

The mental health services agency, based in Portland, annually honors a person who works to improve the lives of others in Maine. Campbell was recognized Saturday night at a ceremony at the Portland Marriott at Sable Oaks.

She was praised for her leadership of the supermarket chain, which has worked to help solve problems related to hunger, education, health care and the environment.

Campbell serves on the boards of Maine Medical Center, Maine Early Learning Investment Group, The Foundation for Maine’s Community Colleges, Riding to the Top Therapeutic Riding Center and Hannaford Charitable Foundation. She is also a member of the International Women’s Forum of Maine and Cornell University’s Undergraduate Business Program Advisory Council.

She has led the United Way community campaign twice and served on the boards of many civic organizations.

A native of Pittsford, N.Y., Campbell is a graduate of Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y. She lives in Cape Elizabeth with her husband, Hugh, and daughters Caroline and Caleigh.