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Murder arrest made in case of missing teen Nichole Cable

Submitted by Krister Rollins, smiling politely

Tuesday, May 21st, 2013, 1:12pm

BANGOR, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- The search for a missing teen from Glenburn is over and a man has been charged in her death.

Nichole Cable was last seen the evening of Sunday, May 12th. Her mother said she left her home to meet up with someone she met on the internet.

Penobscot County Sheriff Glenn Ross announced in a news conference Tuesday that a body had been found Monday night that is believed to be Nichole Cable. Sheriff Ross said the case is now a homicide case that the State Police taking over.

The search for Nichole Cable lasted 8 days. Lt. Kevin Adam with the Maine Warden Service said that a volunteer search on Sunday, May 18th was the largest he had ever seen. Lt. Adam says wardens gave instructions to 500 people that day.
Adam says the body was found by a warden and his dog around 9:30 PM Monday.

Lt. Chris Coleman with the Maine State Police also took the podium in Tuesday's conference.

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Inside the Maine Baseball locker room before postseason

Submitted by Melissa Kim on Monday, May 20th, 10:12 pm

ORONO, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- Before the Maine baseball team left for its trip to the America East tournament in Lowell, Massachusetts, players gave us a look inside their locker room. They also shared secrets to passing the hours on the road.

The top-seeded Black Bears face defending conference champion Stony Brook on Wednesday at 4pm in the 1st game of the America East tournament. The Sea Wolves are the #4 seed.

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U. Maine system directors freeze tuition rates, hear teacher's concerns at budget meeting

Submitted by Around Town Web... on Monday, May 20th, 7:38 pm

BANGOR, Maine (NEWS CENTER) --- Monday marked an important day for directors of the University of Maine state system. The board of trustees met to vote on many specifics surrounding next year's $522 million fiscal budget. The discussions included whether tuition rates for in-state students should be kept frozen going into this fall.

Overall the budget is about a million dollars more compared to last year's for the system. Despite that tuition rates at all seven U. Maine schools will remain the same. Directors say they decided to continue tuition rate freeze as a way to keep state education affordable for kids. Administrators say they also hope by recruiting more students they will be able to make up the small increase in the budget.

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Students sit down to interview war veterans

Submitted by Around Town Web... on Monday, May 20th, 6:56 pm

BANGOR, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- Paul Wilbur was a Corporal in the United States Marine Corps during World War II. He's able to share his story with students that go to school in the same building that he did when he was young.

"The kids are very interested in what you have to say of course we try to tell them, give them some idea of what the war was all about and try to teach them respect for the flag and the country and so forth. It's a wonderful program," said Wilbur.

"He's our senior volunteer now and holds the record for second largest number of interviews with children and he's going strong so he may well come out number one here before we get through," said Galen Cole, founder of the Cole Land Transportation Museum.

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Fort Benning names new barracks after Dexter soldier killed in Vietnam

Submitted by Chris Facchini on Monday, May 20th, 5:07 pm

RIPLEY, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- Army First Sergeant Malcolm Dulac grew up in Dexter and went off to serve in Korea and Vietnam. He was serving as a member of Company A, 1st Battalion Mechanized, in the 50th Infantry on May 5th 1968 when he was killed during an ambush.

It happened near the villages of An Bao in Binh, North Vietnam. Dulac was killed while attempting to save his soldiers from a burning Armored Personnel Carrier.

45 years later, Fort Benning Georgia decided to honor Sergeant Dulac, by naming the new Alpha Company Barracks in his honor. Earlier this month they held a naming ceremony for Dulac Hall. Sergeant Dulac's younger brother Stanford, who lives in Ripley, was there, and says it was quite an emotional event.

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Hundreds of volunteers search for missing teen

Submitted by Krister Rollins, smiling politely

Sunday, May 19th, 2013, 9:57pm

GLENBURN, Maine (NEWS CENTER) - Hundreds of volunteers from across the state joined Game Wardens Sunday in the search for a missing teen.

15 year old Nichole Cable left her home in Glenburn to meet in person an internet connection.

That was Mothers Day. Her mother hasn't seen her since.

The Penobscot County Sheriff's Department says more than 350 people turned out Sunday morning to help conduct ground searches in the towns of Glenburn, Hudson and West Old Town.

In a news release, Chief Deputy Troy Morton says searchers did find several items that investigators will examine.

Volunteer searchers trekked through marshy woodlands in their search for evidence. And they say they're happy to support Nichole and her family.

"I'm from the town over and everyone's been talking about," says Kenduskeag resident Roland Laliberty, "and I thought it would be really nice to try to come out and help out with the community around me."

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Maine baseball team loses season finale against UMBC

Submitted by Melissa Kim on Saturday, May 18th, 7:29 pm

ORONO, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- The Maine baseball team has already clinched the America East title and will be the top seed in the conference tournament, which starts on Wednesday in Lowell, MA. But first, the Black Bears were trying to finish their regular season with a series sweep against UMBC.

Maine senior Mike Fransoso made his 1st appearance in the lineup since getting hit by a pitch in the eye on Tuesday at Boston College. He batted in the DH spot Saturday afternoon.

The Retrievers got out to an early 2-0 lead, but Maine rallied and scored 4 runs in the 3rd inning. But UMBC made a late comeback in the 9th inning, winning the game, 6-5.

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