WARREN

Inmate dies in Maine prison after 45 years behind bars

The Maine Department of Corrections says a man who had served about 45 years of a life sentence for murder has died.

Sixty-five-year-old Robert Ingerson was an inmate at the state prison in Warren.

Associate Corrections Commissioner Jody Breton said in a news release Saturday that Ingerson died about 11:30 p.m. Friday at Pen Bay Medical Center.

Breton said the Maine State Police and state medical examiner were notified and that both are reviewing the death. No further information was available and Breton did not immediately return a phone call seeking comment.

According to an online court case database, Ingerson was convicted in 1966 of murdering his wife.

SINCLAIR

Madawaska man killed when SUV sinks in lake

Maine State Police say a man died after his SUV went off a road, hit a boat launch and sank in a lake.

Police recovered the body of 27-year-old Gilberto Rentas of Madawaska on Friday. They said he was driving on Route 162 in Sinclair when he went through the parking lot of the Long Lake Sporting Club, struck a boat launch, a dock and a boat and ended up in the lake.

Police told the Bangor Daily News that Rentas died despite the efforts of volunteers who tried to rescue him.

SOUTH PARIS

World War II serviceman laid to rest in South Paris

The remains of a World War II serviceman were buried in Maine on Saturday, 66 years after he was killed when his bomber crashed in the Philippines.

A graveside funeral service for 2nd Lt. Robert Emerson of Norway was held at Pine Grove Cemetery in South Paris.

According to his obituary, Emerson was one of six men who died April 3, 1945, when their bomber crashed in the Philippines. The aircraft was recovered two years later, but officials were unable to positively identify Emerson and four of his crew members.

The remains of the five men were laid to rest at a national cemetery in St. Louis, where they remained for decades until they were positively identified through DNA analysis.

SEARSPORT

Maine lobster boat races continue in Stonington

Maine lobstermen are competing for prizes and bragging rights as the state’s lobster boat races continue today in Stonington after a stop Saturday in Searsport.

There are 10 days of races along the Maine coast this summer, where the fastest of the souped-up boats can reach speeds of more than 60 mph.

Races were previously held in Boothbay Harbor, Rockland and Jonesport. More races will be held this summer in Friendship, Harpswell, Winter Harbor, Pemaquid and Portland.