Randolph News

Kennebec County Sheriff Randall Liberty said the body of a 54-year-old man was found by a person walking along the shoreline around 3:30 p.m. The body was found in mud flats on the east side of the river near the Randolph town line, police said.

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Angela D. Arnold, 29, of Whitefield, theft of services Sept. 23, 2011, in Augusta; 30-day jail sentence, $29 restitution.

Three people were injured in a two-vehicle crash reported at 2:35 p.m. Thursday at Windsor Street and Birmingham Road.

Despite reductions in state and federal funding, Regional School Unit 11's new budget could decrease or keep taxes essentially flat for three of its four towns.