THOMASTON — A 25-year-old man who had been convicted in Connecticut on a weapons charge was charged with threatening to bring a gun to the Thomaston Walmart after he shared a video of himself wearing a ski mask and holding an AR-15 rifle. Jeremy H. Rogers, previously of Norwalk, Connecticut, was arrested shortly before 7 […]
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No, Timmy never fell down a well
It’s one of those Hollywood legends that just doesn’t seem to die, even after Jon Provost – who played young Timmy Martin for seven years in the popular CBS series “Lassie” – penned his 2009 memoir with its tongue-in-cheek title “Timmy’s in the Well: The Jon Provost Story” disproving the myth that his character ever […]
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Plot unfolds at rapid pace in ‘The Bitterroots’
“The Bitterroots: A novel” (Minotaur Books), by C.J. Box After losing her job as a North Dakota sheriff following a tumultuous serial killer investigation in “Paradise Valley,” Cassie Dewell resurfaces as a struggling Montana private detective in C.J. Box’s new crime novel, “The Bitterroots.” As a former law enforcement officer, she’s doesn’t want to work […]
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Rare muscle car brings top bid at Owls Head auto auction
OWLS HEAD — The Owls Head Transportation Museum raised more than $3.6 million in weekend sales at its annual New England Auto Auction, held Aug. 16-17. More than 230 vehicles and more than 250 automotive collectibles crossed the block. The auction attracted more than 500 bidders from across the country. This year’s event offered an […]
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North Korea foreign minister calls Pompeo ‘poisonous plant’
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea’s foreign minister on Friday called U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo a “poisonous plant of American diplomacy” and vowed to “shutter the absurd dream” that sanctions will force a change in Pyongyang. The North’s blistering rhetoric may dim the prospect for an early resumption of nuclear negotiations between […]
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Rob Hart’s ‘The Warehouse’ a whip-smart thriller
“The Warehouse: a Novel” (Crown), by Rob Hart Futuristic thrillers such as “1984,” ″Fahrenheit 451″ and “The Handmaid’s Tale” succeed because the plots harbor more than a few kernels of truth that make the stories believable. Add Rob Hart’s whip-smart thriller “The Warehouse” to that oeuvre. The engrossing plot not only seems that it could […]
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Giraffes move closer to endangered species protection
GENEVA (AP) — Nations around the world moved Thursday to protect giraffes as an endangered species for the first time, drawing praise from conservationists and scowls from some sub-Saharan African nations. Thursday’s vote by a key committee at the World Wildlife Conference known as CITES paves the way for the measure’s likely approval by its […]
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OAS, domestic violence top Sanford Police Log
SANFORD – The following people were recently arrested or charged by Sanford Police from Aug. 14 through Aug. 21: • Joseph Miller, 24, New Oxford, Pennsylvania, was issued a summons charging he drove without a license on Carl Broggi Highway. • Martin C. Bruneau, 29, Sanford, was issued a summons at the intersection of North […]
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