BATH — Travis R. Winchenbach, 24, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, November 24, 2016. He was born in Bath on November 3, 1992. Travis grew up in Bath and attended Bath schools. He enjoyed fishing, skateboarding, disc golfing and being with his friends and loved ones. Travis also enjoyed spending time with his daughter, Riley […]
December 2016
Katherine Hanson
HALLOWELL — Katherine Hanson 88 of Richmond died on December 5, 2016 at Woodlands in Hallowell. She was born in Bayonne, N.J. on January 6,1928, the daughter of Charles and Frances Dowd. Katherine worked at the woolen mill in Richmond and various shoe manufacturing facilities which included Etonic in Richmond and Eastland Shoe in Freeport. […]
DEATH NOTICES
Bath – Frank W. “Danny” Danforth Jr., 93, of Bath passed away on Friday, December 2, 2016 at the Gosnell Hospice House with his loving wife by his side. A Celebration of Life will be held sometime in the spring of 2017. To share your thoughts and condolences with the family, please visit www.desmondfuneralhomes.com.
LePage’s Christmas wish: Two new dogs named Sustain and Override
AUGUSTA (AP) — GOP Gov. Paul LePage wants to get two new canine buddies named Sustain and Override for his dogs Jack and Veto. LePage’s dogs made an appearance on his weekly interview on WVOMFM. The dogs barked in the background Tuesday as LePage criticized a newly approved 3 percent surtax on Maine individual incomes […]
Ex-girlfriend filed restraining orders against man who went on violent, fatal rampage
NAPLES (AP) — The former girlfriend of a Maine man who went on a violent rampage and left her daughter’s boyfriend in critical condition and another man dead says every time she filed a restraining order against him, he’d break it. Sandra Goulet tells WABI-TV she ended a seven-year relationship with Norman Strobel last summer. […]
3 ex-college students plead guilty in dumpster fire
WATERVILLE (AP) — Three former Colby College students have pleaded guilty to criminal mischief in connection with a dumpster fire that occurred just hours before a commencement exercise. The Morning Sentinel reports the graduates accepted an agreement Tuesday with the Kennebec County District Attorney’s Office that will defer the charges for a year and dismiss […]
Police: Vandals set hundreds of cows loose at farm; 1 died
CLINTON (AP) — Police say a cow broke its neck and died last week after vandals let hundreds of cows out of their pens at a Maine farm. Clinton police Senior Patrol Officer Karl Roy said Tuesday that about 150 milking cows were released from their pen at Misty Meadow Farm on the night of […]
128th legislature arrive in Augusta for swearing-in
AUGUSTA (AP) — The newly elected members of Maine’s legislature are traveling to Augusta to be sworn in. The session officially convenes today. November’s election left the Legislature increasingly divided, and GOP Gov. Paul LePage and the Democrats’ nominated House Speaker Sara Gideon are already at odds over oversight of a proposed mental health facility. […]
Plans to build New England’s largest wind farm dropped
BRIDGEWATER (AP) — A Texas company says it’s temporarily dropping plans to build in Maine a massive wind farm that would’ve been the largest of its kind in New England. The Portland Press Herald reports EDP Renewable’s Number Nine Wind Farm project manager Katie Chapman on Monday said the company withdrew its application with environmental […]
Trial underway for Mainer charged in double-killing
MACHIAS (AP) — A trial is underway for a Maine man charged with killing a couple before setting fire to their home in the northern Maine town of Oakfield. Opening statements were delivered Tuesday in the trial of Matthew Davis in Washington County Superior Court, where the trial was moved after a judge was unable […]