WATERVILLE A 92-year-old whose death was declared a homicide by state police had feared a violent end, a family member said. The death of Aurele Fecteau, whose body was discovered in his home on Friday, was declared to be a homicide over the weekend, based on the medical examiner’s findings. Lorraine Fecteau, the victim’s daughter-in-law, […]

BANGOR (AP) — A Maine jury is getting back to work in the trial of two men charged with killing three people before burning their bodies in a car in Bangor in 2012. Jurors in the trial of Randall Daluz of Brockton, Massachusetts, and Nicholas Sexton of Warwick, Rhode Island, already deliberated for three full […]

CARIBOU (AP) — Wardens have recovered the body of an 18-year-old who attempted to swim across the Aroostook River. Sgt. Daniel Menard says Wayne Estabrook of Caribou was picking fiddleheads with three friends along the river when he decided to swim to the other side Sunday evening. Menard estimated the water temperature to be in […]

SKOWHEGAN (AP) — Company executives with Skowhegan-based Gifford’s Famous Ice Cream say the firm is preparing a push into the Washington, D.C., market. The Morning Sentinel reports the company will unveil a marketing campaign in the Washington area this summer. Gifford’s Famous Ice Cream acquired a competitor with a similar name in the national’s capital […]

FRANKFORT (AP) — Police say a 21-year-old man has died in a single-vehicle crash in Frankfort. The Waldo County Sheriff ’s Department says the victim was thrown from his vehicle when it crashed on Loggin Road just after 8 p.m. Sunday. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The victim’s name was not released pending […]

PORTLAND (AP) — Environmentalists and Portland Mayor Michael Brennan are releasing a report about the growth of solar power in American cities. Environment Maine is unveiling the report, “Shining Cities: At the Forefront of America’s Solar Energy Revolution,” today at 11 a.m. outside of Becky’s Diner near Portland’s waterfront. The group says the report is […]