Joseph Gagnepain, 32, formally of New Vineyard, said he and his roommates spent most of the night holding swords while they stood watch at the entrances to their home on Lincoln Street in Watertown, Mass.
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Former Maine residents wake up to SWAT team in Watertown
Among the Watertown residents who woke up to a neighborhood under police lockdown Friday were Doug Murphy, who grew up in Maine with his wife, Zoey Murphy.
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Education funding sources varied in RSU 18, superintendent says
While the towns of Regional School District 18 spend on average about the same amount to educate their students, the way the cost is split between the towns and the state is varied.
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Hermit joins other legends in folk song spotlight
After the Hermit’s capture, local songwriter Stan Keach rushed to make a music video about his neighbor.
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CMP says thousands of job applicants’ information possibly stolen by hackers
More than 1,000 Maine residents who applied for jobs at Central Maine Power using the company’s website may have had their personal information stolen by an Internet hacker during a recent security breach.
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Colby College nation’s fourth to reach carbon-neutral emissions
Colby College is the fourth college in the country to become 100 percent carbon-neutral, a term that means that its net impact on greenhouse gas emissions is zero.
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‘Too complex’ railroad crossings bill tabled until next legislative session
A bill that would have limited liability for railroad crossings over private property, and which could have had an impact on fees being charged to landowners by Pan Am Railways, has been tabled.
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Solar-powered Oakland home marks fourth local Habitat for Humanity dwelling
New England’s first solar-powered Habitat for Humanity home will be completed in Oakland this season, the fourth home built since 2001 by the Waterville area chapter.
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Classmates recall ‘North Pond Hermit’ as nice, quiet and smart
Students of Lawrence High School’s class of 1984 recall Christopher Knight, the man now known as the “North Pond Hermit,” as being nice, quiet, smart and looked down upon by his peers as a nerd.
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Friends lend a hand as Meals on Wheels waiting list grows
A Hallowell gymnasium is helping to raise money for central Maine’s Meals on Wheels program, which has seen a spike in the number of people on its waiting list.