Jesse Scardina

Staff Writer

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Published
April 25, 2014

Independent pharmacy owner is Mid-Maine Chamber Business Person of the Year

Pharmacist Shane Savage, who owns pharmacies in Fairfield, Oakland, Winslow and Unity, competes with the chains by focusing on customers.
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April 25, 2014

Clinton mobile home destroyed by fire

Investigators say the fire’s cause is undetermined, but the property owner suspects nearby hay bushels caught fire.
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April 24, 2014

Ringworm outbreak closes Waterville animal shelter

The fungal infection came from one of two dogs left at the shelter last week with porcupine quills in their mouths.
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April 23, 2014

Bart Stevens to receive Waterville chamber service award

The chamber’s Elias A. Joseph Award was created to honor Joseph for his dedication of more than 28 years of volunteering.
Published
April 22, 2014

Wildfire danger high in central Maine

Dry conditions and wind have elevated danger in a big swath of the state, including Kennebec, Somerset, Franklin and Waldo counties.
Published
April 20, 2014

Sidney, Litchfield sex trafficking busts reflect a change in thinking about prostitution

Key to the difference between sex trafficking and prostitution, especially when vulnerable women are targeted, is who is in control, according to District Attorney Maeghan Maloney.
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April 15, 2014

Sidney father, son’s sex-trafficking charges followed eviction in Belgrade

An affidavit released Tuesday chronicles a two-year tale of suspicions and complaints, police visits and both amateur and official sleuthing.
Published
April 15, 2014

O’Leary becomes new Winslow chief

The former Brunswick and Cumberland County officer will fill the post vacated by Jeffrey Fenlason’s resignation May 12.
Published
April 14, 2014

Winslow Town Council OKs increased budget

There will be a second reading and a vote in May as councilors propose covering the increase with surplus funds to keep property tax at its present level.
Published
April 11, 2014

Police expect more charges in Sidney, Litchfield prostitution cases

“The quick sting is not what we’re going for. We want to make sure these women were protected,” said Lt. Aaron Hayden of the Maine State Police.