Funeral set for victim found in storage unit
LEWISTON ( AP) — A funeral is planned for a Maine woman whose body was found in a storage unit rented by her former boyfriend nearly 20 years ago.
The remains of Kitty Wardell were found in October inside a freezer in the Lewiston storage unit.
The unit was rented by Wardwell’s former boyfriend Frank Julian, who died Oct. 1 at age 80. Wardwell had been missing for 28 years.
WMTW reports that a funeral service is planned for Wardell on Friday.
Maine heating oil prices down slightly
AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine residents who use oil to heat their homes are getting a little relief.
The governor’s Office of Energy Independence and Security reports that the statewide average cash price for No. 2 heating oil has dropped by a penny to an average of $3.63 per gallon in the past week.
The lowest prices were in western portions of the state while the highest prices were in the north.
The office found heating oil selling for as low as $3.39 per gallon and as high as $3.85.
Kerosene was averaging $4.03 a gallon, while propane was going for $3.12 a gallon.
Officials warn that prices are likely to go up due to increased demand as winter sets in.
Police investigate OccupyMaine threat
PORTLAND (AP) — Police are investigating a bomb threat made to the Occupy- Maine encampment in Portland.
Police say they received a report Monday morning that a Westbrook man claimed to have placed a bomb near Lincoln Park.
Protesters were asked to leave their tents while bombsniffing dogs went through the area. The interiors of nearby vehicles and the outside of nearby buildings were also searched.
No bomb was found.
Police say they have identified a suspect but did not release a name.
Maine man appeals murder convictions
PORTLAND (AP) — A Biddeford man serving two life sentences for gunning down two brothers outside his home in a late- night confrontation is appealing his conviction and sentence.
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court was hearing oral arguments today on Rory Holland’s appeal of his conviction of two counts of murder and the two life sentences he received.
Holland maintained he acted in self-defense when he fatally shot 19-year-old Gage Green and his 21- year- old brother, Derek, at about 1 a.m. on June 30, 2009.
Among other things, Holland argues that the evidence at the trial was insufficient to disprove his claim of selfdefense.
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