Michael Shepherd

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Published
February 13, 2015

Summit pays area customers more than $100,000 for missed deadlines

The company said 400 customers in central Maine were paid after their homes and businesses weren’t hooked up on time.
Published
February 11, 2015

Man mugged Tuesday near Augusta’s downtown

Police say they’re following leads on potential suspects, but won’t say what was stolen or the gender of the two robbers.
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February 10, 2015

Hallowell council stands by endorsement of RSU 2 land transfer

Residents of Pleasant and Page streets voiced concern about the potential development of a state-owned parcel that borders their neighborhood.
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February 9, 2015

City targets downtown Hallowell property for cleanup

The city may seek a court order forcing Robert Dale to remove items stored on the roof of his antiques shop on Water Street and in other places.
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February 8, 2015

Stevens School questions heat up Hallowell open space debate

Some Page and Pleasant street residents are concerned about the possibility of development, but others say the parcel should be on the tax rolls.
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February 6, 2015

Poliquin’s vote on Obamacare sparks anger among Maine’s conservative activists

The Republican’s backers say his vote against repealing the Affordable Care Act was pragmatic, but it angered activists who helped him win his 2nd District seat in 2014.
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February 6, 2015

Augusta: Maine’s most dangerous place?

An online list hits the capital city’s crime numbers and lists Waterville and Skowhegan in the top 10, but an expert questions its methodology and police say it’s not true.
Published
February 4, 2015

Legislators tour Kennebec County jail

The Augusta jail is crowded, in part, because of a state jail system in political crisis that members of a legislative committee say must be addressed.
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February 4, 2015

Skowhegan’s McCabe says he won’t run for Congress in 2016

The Maine House majority leader, one of the only influential legislative rural Democrats, was considering a run for Maine’s 2nd Congressional District seat held by Bruce Poliquin.
Published
January 31, 2015

Bill would expand mental health crisis training to all Maine police departments

A proposal from Rep. Richard Malaby, R-Hancock, would mandate the use of crisis intervention training by 2017.