The blast sends debris flying, including the whole center console and Bimini top of the 22-foot boat.
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Details of Casco crash released as injured woman’s condition improves
Crystal Petersen of Gray, who was critically injured in the accident that killed her 4-year-old son Aug. 11, is upgraded to serious condition.
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Speed, alcohol contributed to fatal Waterford crash, police say
Police use thermal imaging devices to search the area because initial reports said two people were in the car, but they find no other victims.
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Lightning hits close to home in Sanford
The bolt knocks out power to the house and causes one of its smoke detectors to malfunction.
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Man taken for evaluation after incident at City Hall
Reports of a man with a machete brought police to Portland City Hall. No machete was found but an unidentified man was taken to Maine Med for a psychological evaluation.
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Portland police charge woman with filing false report of rape at Back Cove
The Bridgton woman faces up to a year in jail and a $2,000 fine if found guilty.
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Synthetic painkiller fentanyl worsens Maine heroin epidemic
Addicts are likely to switch unknowingly between the two drugs, increasing their chances of overdosing, officials say.
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FBI, Portland chief announce $20,000 reward in theft of Wyeth paintings
The two oil paintings by N.C. Wyeth were stolen from an apartment owned by Portland developer Joseph Soley in May 2013.
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Driver in Dayton triple fatal was repeat offender, records show
Jill Ann Theriault had multiple suspensions when she crashed Saturday, killing herself and two others.
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Canoeist hallucinating on Saco River charged with possession of meth, cocaine
Police take the Massachusetts man to Bridgton Hospital for treatment. He is scheduled to appear in Bridgton District Court on Oct. 13.