newport maine
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PublishedJuly 21, 2022
Video shows man arguing with officers, raising handgun at Newport campground before being fatally shot
Released on Thursday by the Office of the Maine Attorney General, the video appears to show Stephen Bossom, 35, arguing that officers who responded last Friday to Sebasticook Lake Campground were not real members of law enforcement.
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PublishedJuly 17, 2022
Man fatally shot by deputy at Newport campground was staying there with his family, owner says
Stephen Bossom, 35, was working part time at Sebasticook Lake Campground with his wife, Abbie, when Bossom, armed with a gun, had a confrontation Friday with a deputy from the Penobscot County Sheriff's Office, according to the campground's owner and law enforcement officials.
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PublishedJuly 16, 2022
Man, 35, killed at Newport campground in confrontation with sheriff’s deputy
Stephen Bossom was armed with a gun Friday at Sebasticook Lake Campground when he confronted a Penobscot County deputy who then fired on Bossom, killing him, according to authorities.
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PublishedFebruary 18, 2022
Nokomis students, parents protest mask mandate, storm school vestibule
The disruption occurred Friday at Nokomis Regional Middle School in Newport and involved school staff who tried to stop the group, but no arrests were made and there were no suspensions or disciplinary actions taken.
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PublishedJanuary 22, 2022
Farmers markets are open. Here’s a list of some to visit around central and western Maine.
Here is a partial list of area markets open on designated days.
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PublishedDecember 28, 2021
Maine man sentenced for manslaughter in wife’s strangulation
A Newport man has been ordered to serve 12 years in prison in the 2020 killing of Anielka Allen.
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PublishedDecember 10, 2020
Newport woman pleads guilty to embezzling from nonprofits
Court documents show that the prosecutor will recommend leniency for Sherri G. Walsh partly because her plea is easing the burden on the court system during the pandemic.
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PublishedMarch 4, 2020
Affidavit: Newport man accused of murder opens the door and says, ‘I think I did something bad’
Frederick Allen, 40, pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to murdering his wife, Anielka Allen, 37, on Jan. 9 after her body was found on the bathroom floor of their Newport home.
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PublishedFebruary 20, 2020
Trial date set for Newport man charged with wife’s murder
Frederick Allen, 40, is charged with the murder of his wife, Anielka Allen, 37, whose body was found in their home by Newport police in January.
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PublishedJanuary 20, 2020
Friends, classmates honor memory of Newport woman
About 50 people gathered to remember Anielka Allen, a 37-year-old student at Beal College who was found dead Jan. 9 at her Newport home.