STATE TO CARE FOR ANIMALS
FARMINGTON -- More than 40 animals seized from a New Sharon home in connection with an animal cruelty case will remain, for now, under the care of the Maine Animal Welfare Program.

'This is ... our Depression'
AUGUSTA -- Gov. John Baldacci signed a $63 million order to cut state spending Friday to address continued revenue shortfalls that have resulted in a $93 million gap in the current budget year.

Man charged with seven counts of rape
A Winslow man faces seven counts of gross sexual assault that allegedly occurred over the last five years against two girls under the age of 18.

Clinton man arrested in kidnapping case
CLINTON -- A Clinton man was arrested Friday and charged with kidnapping, attempted kidnapping and unlawful sexual touching for allegedly assaulting a woman to whom he offered a ride on Neck Road in Benton Sept. 28.

WEDDING BURGLAR JAILED
SKOWHEGAN -- A Palmyra wedding guest will spend 30 days in jail for stealing $1,500 in cash from his friends at their wedding.

Youths talk Turkey Day
To get excited about the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday, you need look no farther than the nearest elementary school.

Plenty of free Thanksgiving meals available
Bud King, 86, believes no one should be without a hot meal and warm companionship on Thanksgiving.

Man charged with assault on deputy
CHINA -- A local man is facing multiple charges after allegedly punching a sheriff's deputy.

Convicted felon faces marijuana- growing charges
AUGUSTA -- A Fairfield man was indicted Thursday on charges relating to a marijuana-growing operation in Albion.

FARMINGTON Food pantry drive a big success
FARMINGTON -- Two and a half tons of food found its way on Friday morning from two elementary schools to a local food pantry.

Kennebec County Superior Court
AUGUSTA -- Five people were sentenced this week in separate hearings held in Kennebec County Superior Court:

Turkey prices make for happier holiday
LEWISTON -- Terry Smith of Lewiston had a frozen turkey in his grocery cart at the Hannaford supermarket on Friday afternoon. He's having capons for Thanksgiving, but he bought a turkey because it was only 40 cents a pound.

POLICE
IN ANSON, Thursday at 10:50 a.m., police investigated a disturbance at Carrabec Community School on North Main Street.

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