Matt Hongoltz-Hetling

Staff Writer

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Published
February 10, 2014

Skowhegan, Jay mills named among Maine’s biggest polluters in federal report

Of the 10 companies that produced the highest amounts of toxic emissions in 2012, nine are associated with the pulp and paper industry, including Sappi Fine Paper and Verso Paper Holdings.
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February 10, 2014

Benton crash leaves car destroyed, driver unharmed

Reid Liberty’s car went off Clinton Avenue and rolled down an embankment after hitting ice, according to the Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office.
Published
February 8, 2014

Homeless veteran finds Waterville housing after 12 years in the woods

Steve McFarland spent time at the YMCA developing friendships with state senators who had no idea he was homeless before a medical emergency during a snowstorm nearly killed him.
Published
February 6, 2014

ATV carrying Benton men, boy, plunges through ice on China Lake

Ice fishing trip gone bad leaves three with minor hypothermia and frostbite after they ride near inlet, where ice on frozen lake was weaker.
Published
February 5, 2014

Not enough seats on school buses a sign of Messalonksee district’s budget woes

Gary Smith, superintendent at Regional School Unit 18, says the district will likely seek an increase to its budget for next year.
Published
February 3, 2014

Fairfield town budget to draw from surplus account

Town leaders have drafted a budget that pulls up to $260,000 from the town’s $1.3 million surplus fund, which is already below recommended levels.
Published
February 3, 2014

Oakland felon charged with using handgun to threaten another man

Gregory Hammerbeck wasn’t supposed to have a firearm, but police say he used one to threaten another member of his household.
Published
February 1, 2014

Winslow High grad’s Super Bowl bid ends

Locally Laid, the egg farm that made the final four of a nationwide contest to land a commercial during the big game, came in second.
Published
February 1, 2014

Farmington’s Decal Gymnastics reopens, helping girls to weather bullying

The gymnastics business is a place where youngsters can build the confidence and positive relationships they may not find in school.
Published
January 31, 2014

Fairfield pre-teen’s competence in question over Fairfield infant’s death

The state and the defense team disagree on whether Kelli Murphy, now 12, is ready to stand trial in the death of 3-month-old Brooklyn Foss-Greenaway, from Clinton.