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07/17/2008
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Staff photo by Andy Molloyfrom the Kennebec Journal
Rep. Pingree hears varied proposals for health-care solutions
HALLOWELL Fire that cut communications labeled arson
MONMOUTH Police defended after slim budget rejection
State's schools chief to parley
Wasser will lead newsrooms at KJ, Sentinel and in Portland
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Hockey still in picture for Harrington
Portland boxer to face legend's son
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Chellie Pingree listens to ideas on health care reform
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District regroups after budget failure
Vote on county budget hits snag
Burnham driver wins checkered flag at 2 tracks on same day
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HALLOWELL — A man fishing from the dock at the Hallowell boat landing this morning used his fishing rod to pull another man from the Kennebec River, police said.
Bob Greene, 42, said he was drinking a cup of coffee and waiting for the sun to rise around 4:30 a.m. when he heard what he thought was a bird making noise in the distance. A few minutes later, he realized it was a faint cry for help from a man bobbing down the river.
He called 911 and then used his striper lure to snag the man’s shirt and pulled him to shore.
“He had a pretty good hook on him and was slowly reeling him in when the officer arrived,” said Hallowell Police Chief Eric Nason.
The man, who is described as being in his mid-30s, is believed to have jumped from the Cushnoc Crossing bridge in Augusta, also known as the third bridge, Nason said.
He was pulled from the water alive and taken to a hospital for treatment, he said.
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