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Former Waterville High principal still under investigation by N.H. police

by Amy Calder March 29, 2017March 29, 2017

Don Reiter was fired in 2015 from the Waterville position for allegedly asking an 18-year-old student for sex.

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Police in Franklin County arrest driver after chase reaches 100 mph

by Morning Sentinel March 28, 2017March 29, 2017

Carter Sides, 23, was charged after a high-speed chase covered 50 miles of roads in Franklin County.

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Associate head of school at Lincoln Academy charged with driving drunk

by Staff Report March 28, 2017March 28, 2017

Andrew T. Mullin, 53, of Bristol was involved in an accident Saturday night with another driver, according to the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office.

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Driver rams two police cruisers, crashes into light post after chase in Belfast

by Ben Holbrook The Republican Journal March 28, 2017March 28, 2017

One officer was injured, and the unidentified driver was taken to a hospital for evaluation, police say.

Cops & Courts, Health, Maine, News, Politics

Two midcoast businessmen plan to sue state over cap on opioid painkiller doses

by Dennis Hoey and Eric Russell March 28, 2017March 29, 2017

A new DHHS rule is aimed at reducing addiction, but the long-term users with chronic pain say they need strong medication to function and do their jobs.

Cops & Courts, Maine

New York man pleads guilty to manslaughter for 2014 shootings in Biddeford

by Staff Report March 28, 2017March 28, 2017

Fuquan Wilson was indicted last year in the shooting deaths of two men in an apartment.

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Lebanon woman charged with fleeing scene of crash

by Staff Report March 27, 2017March 27, 2017

A Maine State Police trooper was called to investigate a report of a car hitting a utility pole around midnight Saturday on Center Road in Lebanon.

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Head of state’s Long Creek youth correctional facility resigns

by Matt Byrne March 27, 2017March 27, 2017

Jeffrey D. Merrill II, who was put on administrative leave Wednesday, tendered his resignation over the weekend, according to Corrections Commissioner Joseph Fitzpatrick.