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WINTHROP — The annual Lakeside Libations and Celebration is set for 5:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 24, at the Winthrop YMCA Camp, 305 Winthrop Center Road Julie Peacock, realtor with Vallee Harwood & Blouin Real Estate, has been named chairperson of the event, as announced by Elizabeth Neale, chairperson of the Friends of the Cobbosseee Watershed […]

The Attorney General's Office says a shot fired by a state trooper did not kill Donald White.

State: Livermore Falls hostage-taker died of self-inflicted gunshot AGs office says a shot fired by a state trooper did not kill Donald White. Share Ricky Merrill, who lives on upper Knapp Street in Jay, stands next to cones blocking through traffic on the street that runs from Livermore Falls to into Jay. Livermore Falls Police Chief Ernest Steward Jr. said Wednesday that he hoped the investigation into this week’s standoff with Donald White of Jay would be completed by the end of the day s...

Mar. 9—LIVERMORE FALLS — A man with explosives who broke into a house here early Monday and took hostages was killed Tuesday morning by police using deadly force, Lt. Jason Madore of the Maine State Police confirmed at a news conference. All three hostages were safe, he said. Killed was Donald White, an ex-boyfriend of the homeowner's daughter. White had once lived in the home at 48 Knapp St., ...

Hostage taker’s death ends Livermore Falls standoff Police do not confirm how Donald White, 44, of Jay was killed, other than saying officers used "deadly force." Share Livermore Falls police Lt. Joseph Sage reads a statement Tuesday about the hostage situation while Maine State Police Lt. Jason Madore, commander of Troop C, waits to speak at the Livermore Falls Police Station. Donna M. Perry/Sun Journal Editor’s note: This story was updated Wednesday after an autopsy determined that Don...

Police do not confirm how Donald White, 44, of Jay was killed, other than saying officers used "deadly force."