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Published
April 4, 2024

Cambridge man arrested in connection with string of thefts

Nicholas Trask, 25, of Cambridge, was arrested March 29 after police found several allegedly stolen items during the execution of a search warrant, according to the Somerset County Sheriff's Office.
Published
February 23, 2024

Kennebec County disaster recovery center opens

The temporary facility, which will be open through March 4, is offering help to Kennebec County residents.
Published
February 14, 2024

Sheriff: One arrested in Norridgewock after third bust in the last week of an illegal marijuana grow in Somerset County

Multiple law enforcement agencies, led by the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office, executed a search warrant at a home on Betterment Road in Norridgewock, leading to the arrest of Zunjie Wu, 26, of Brooklyn, New York.
Published
January 30, 2024

Maine schools prepare for cost of up to $13 million in first 6 months of new paid family leave program

Schools are preparing to contribute up to 1% of their employee payroll to the state's Paid Family and Medical Leave Program starting in January 2025.
Published
January 17, 2024

Sheriff: Three arrested, hundreds of plants seized in latest marijuana growing bust at a central Maine residence

Officials said they arrested Huansheng Mai, 75; Yuling Mei, 63; and Yiming Hu, 68. Each was charged with illegal cultivation of marijuana and unlawful trafficking in scheduled drugs with more than 500 plants.

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Published
January 16, 2024

Gov. Mills formally requests federal disaster declaration for Maine’s December storm damage

Ten counties in central and western Maine sustained more than $20 million in public infrastructure damage when a powerful storm on Dec. 18 brought historic flooding and widespread power outages to the state.
Published
November 13, 2023

Man shot by cop sues Augusta, Fairfield police departments and Somerset County

Robert Farrington is seeking recourse after he was injured by an Augusta police officer who shot him in his home in 2019.
Published
October 19, 2023

Prosecutor in Kennebec, Somerset counties hired to lead new public defender office in Augusta

Beginning in November, Frayla Tarpinian, who has worked in the Kennebec and Somerset County District Attorney's Office for more than a decade, is to oversee the first brick-and-mortar public defender office in Maine.
Published
September 27, 2023

Bingham man arrested on charges he sexually assaulted 2 children in Moscow

Christopher C. Cates, 48 and a convicted sex offender, was arrested Monday on charges he assaulted the two girls earlier this year, according to the Somerset County Sheriff's Office.
Published
July 24, 2023

Maine detective sues gun-maker, says he was shot by his holstered service weapon

Somerset County Sheriff's Deputy David Cole says he is one of many law enforcement officers and civilians injured by a defective handgun sold by New Hampshire gun-maker Sig Sauer.