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  • Published
    June 21, 2011

    Officer talks man off bridge in Winslow

    Officer Linda Smedberg reached out through the beams of the Two Cent Bridge and shook the man’s hand — twice — promising that he wouldn’t be arrested.

  • Published
    June 16, 2011

    Waterville man, 24, charged with possession of child porn

    WATERVILLE – A Waterville man who worked with Boy Scouts was charged Wednesday with possessing child pornography on a laptop computer, police said. Charles H. Tisdale, 24, was arrested after the computer was analyzed by the Maine State Police Computer Crimes Unit. He was charged with possession of sexually explicit material, a felony. Waterville police […]

  • Published
    June 14, 2011

    Mixup sent officers to wrong address during murder-suicide in Winslow

    The result is that officers arrived 10 minutes after Sarah Gordon called to report that her husband was threatening to kill her.

  • Published
    June 8, 2011

    Picture of quiet husband,struggling couple emerges

    Police had never been called to the house before Nathaniel Gordon, a veteran, shot Sarah Gordon as their kids watched. Yet family members told State Police that the Gordons argued often, and Nathaniel had recently lost his job.

  • Published
    May 12, 2011

    Unity College taps scientist as new president

    UNITY — Unity College has hired an internationally-recognized scientist to become the college’s new president, the college announced today.

  • Published
    May 10, 2011

    AG: Clinton officer justified in shooting out suspect’s tires

    The shooting happened last October, when a Clinton police officer used his firearm to prevent a reckless driver from getting away.

  • Published
    April 19, 2011

    In Oakland, a day for shredding

    With identity theft a serious problem, a town official thinks the shredding service can help residents dispose of documents and have peace of mind.

  • Published
    April 13, 2011

    Teen, 16, charged with driving to endanger in rollover of SUV

    WINSLOW — A newly licensed teenager was charged Tuesday with driving to endanger, a day after the SUV he was driving veered off Garland Road and rolled three times. The SUV was going 85 mph in a 45 mph zone, police said. The two adults and three youths who were injured Monday all were taken […]

  • Published
    March 21, 2011

    Maine locomotives, passenger cars heading for N.C.

    UNITY — The old Unity train station property north of Depot Street is quiet and there’s a for-sale sign out front.

  • Published
    February 24, 2011

    Woman accused of leaving kids atop moving van

    WINSLOW — A Waterville woman was cited by police during the wee hours of Wednesday after several people reported seeing two children, wrapped in a blanket, sitting on the roof of her moving van.