BUXTON

Standish man arrested in Halloween stabbings

Police have arrested a Standish man on charges of stabbing two men on Halloween night.

Michael C. Crockett Jr., 25, of Perimeter Avenue was held Tuesday night in the York County Jail in connection with the stabbings. He is charged with two counts of aggravated assault and one charge of violating bail conditions.

Buxton Police Chief Michael Grovo said his officers were called to investigate a report of a fight Saturday night at Callahan and Cemetery roads.

Town rescue workers treated two men, ages 47 and 57, for stab wounds. The victims, whose names were not released, drove themselves to hospitals.

Crockett fled, but turned himself in to authorities late Sunday night.

SCARBOROUGH

Oil truck ends up in ditch, disrupting Route 1 traffic

Traffic on Route 1 was slowed for about two hours Tuesday afternoon after an oil delivery truck went off the road.

Police said the Dead River oil truck got stuck in a ditch just south of the Scarborough Marsh.

No oil leaked from the truck, but another truck from the company had to be called in to offload the oil, forcing police to reduce traffic from four to two lanes.

The incident was reported to police around 4 p.m.

RUMFORD

Rumford murder suspects enter pleas of not guilty

Two former high school honor roll students have pleaded not guilty to murder charges in the shooting deaths of two men in their home in Rumford in August.

A court clerk said that Richard Moulton, 20, and Erik Hamel, 19, both of Mexico, entered the pleas Tuesday in Oxford County Superior Court in Paris.

The two were charged a day after Victor Reid Sheldon, 22, and Roger Leroy Day Jr., 48, were found shot to death on Aug. 3.

Court documents say Hamel and Moulton sought revenge because Sheldon had assaulted a former girlfriend, who had begun dating Moulton.

AUGUSTA

Electricity consumers can keep the power on

Maine utility regulators say the power will stay on starting Nov. 15 for consumers who fall behind on their electricity or gas bills, provided they make efforts to pay.

The Public Utilities Commission said that until April 15, Mainers who contact their electricity or gas utility or the PUC to make reasonable monthly payments will not be disconnected.

The PUC's Consumer Assistance Division will work with customers to establish affordable payment arrangements and to find financial assistance for paying electricity or gas bills.

SOUTH PORTLAND

Weatherization conference to focus on retrofitting

Southern Maine Community College will host a day-long conference Thursday to promote the home-weatherization industry. Public officials, business leaders, labor union representatives and environmental advocates are expected to attend.

The goal of the conference is to encourage private-sector investment and build on public financing options, according to the conference sponsors.

Members of the Laborers' International Union of North America will demonstrate how to retrofit a home to increase energy efficiency.

An estimated 100 million U.S. homes are energy inefficient, according to weatherization proponents. The say retrofitting those homes would create thousands of jobs, reduce overall household energy costs by $3.5 billion a year, and save the equivalent of 500 million barrels of oil annually.

BRUNSWICK

Complaints about helipad draw hospital response

Brunswick hospital officials say a new helipad is saving lives.

Since the helipad opened two months ago at Parkview Adventist Medical Center, the LifeFlight helicopter has landed seven times.

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