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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PublishedMarch 10, 2017
Mental evaluation sought for man charged in Richmond home invasion
Shad A. Hembree, 42, also faces additional charges of criminal threatening and criminal mischief in connection with the Wednesday morning incident that resulted in him being shot in the shoulder by a resident.
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PublishedMarch 7, 2017
RSU 4 superintendent resigns, citing lack of state school funding
James Hodgkin said after doing eight budgets, ‘I’ve decided I’ve had enough.’
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PublishedMarch 6, 2017
Hallowell fire destroys barn used as sugar shack
The blaze that sprread from a wood-burning stove brings firefighters from five communities.
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PublishedMarch 3, 2017
They’re hauling the mail again in Winthrop
Getting any mail at all has surprised some residents after fire destroyed the town’s post office last week.
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PublishedMarch 1, 2017
More must be done to provide drug abuse treatment, get addicts into it, federal official says
Kimberly Johnson, a former Maine official who heads the federal Center for Substance Abuse, says at an Augusta conference that it is often hard to convince drug abusers to seek treatment.
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PublishedFebruary 28, 2017
Winthrop post office fire called accidental
Investigators say a mechanical or electrical malfunction probably caused the blaze.
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PublishedFebruary 27, 2017
U.S. Postal Service to rebuild from Winthrop fire
The interior of the post office was gutted and its metal roof collapsed after a fire started in its attic last week.
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PublishedFebruary 24, 2017
Flood watch in effect for Kennebec River, other parts of Maine, through Sunday
Warm temperatures and predictions of rain have emergency management officials keeping a close eye on the Kennebec.
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PublishedFebruary 22, 2017
Mail recovery begins at Winthrop post office destroyed by fire
People expecting mail were sent to Manchester to see if their checks, packages and other mail made it through the fire.
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PublishedFebruary 22, 2017
Monmouth fire destroys home, garage, then flares up later Wednesday morning
The home’s owner said he heard an explosion about 2:30 a.m. and called for help.
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