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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PublishedMay 17, 2018
Hundreds come to Augusta to honor fallen officers, including 2 who died in last year
The name of a Fryeburg officer who died last summer, Nathan M. Desjardins, was added to a wall memorializing those killed in line of duty.
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PublishedMay 14, 2018
State trooper fatally shoots man during confrontation at his home in Wales
William N. Derick, 54, is shot and killed after police respond to a report of a domestic violence incident in which a gunshot was fired at a woman, a spokesman says.
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PublishedMay 13, 2018
State recruits birdwatchers to collect data for new atlas
Nearly 30 birders turn out Sunday for an information session about the Maine Bird Atlas.
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PublishedMay 13, 2018
Earning degree no small feat for Augusta mother
Lynn Merrill, 61, who went blind 23 years ago, balanced caring for her granddchildren while earning her bachelor’s degree in liberal studies.
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PublishedMay 8, 2018
Winthrop School Board proposes $25,000 payout to embattled superintendent
The one-time payment came to light during a Town Council meeting Monday night, in which school officials discussed hiring an interim superintendent to replace Gary Rosenthal.
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PublishedMay 4, 2018
Wild car chase damages 4 cruisers, ends in Gardiner with suspect jumping in river
Daniel Lewis, 25, continued his escape on foot after the car chase, briefly going into the Kennebec River before he was arrested, police said.
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PublishedMay 2, 2018
After Winthrop girl falls ill, family urges Mainers to join bone marrow registry
A bone marrow donor drive and fundraiser will be held for the family Friday evening in Winthrop Grade School.
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PublishedApril 22, 2018
Maine Valley Pool League holds championship round in Augusta
The armory accommodates competitors paying $100 each to compete.
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PublishedApril 22, 2018
State police take 3 teens into custody in Litchfield woman’s death
Police say they found the body of Kimberly Mironovas, 47, at her Hallowell Road home early Sunday.
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PublishedApril 20, 2018
Maine man gets 90 days for stalking, threatening trooper’s family on Facebook
Nicholas Worthing accused the trooper of breaking ‘into my house’ and called him ‘a scum bag,’ ‘a low life’ and other, more vulgar labels.
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