Police say Kevin O’Connor had a suspended driver’s licensed when he lost control of his car and crashed into a house in Harpswell.
harpswell maine
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
Harpswell man survives crash, 10-hour wait for help
Kevin O’Connor, 35, of Bailey Island, received serious but non-life threatening injuries Tuesday, Feb. 13, when his car left Harpswell Islands Road and crashed into an unoccupied home, according to the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office. The crash occurred near midnight, but O’Connor was not discovered until 10 hours later, by a passerby. He was rescued […]
advertisement
Posted inLocal & State
Car crashes into roof of house; injured driver unnoticed for 10 hours
The accident took place in Harpswell near midnight Tuesday, but it went undiscovered until 10 a.m. Wednesday.
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
Harpswell puts brown tail moth study before Town Meeting
HARPSWELL — As spring approaches, voters will have the opportunity to approve new research on the local browntail moth population. According to a draft warrant article for Town Meeting on March 10, voters will decide whether to allocate just over $9,500 for the University of Maine to conduct studies on browntail moths, and ways to naturally […]
Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State, News
Neighbors say Harpswell man, 83, accused of sexual abuse did not raise suspicions
They say Eugene Bergeron was a Korean War veteran and hard worker who went clamming, cut grass in the neighborhood and plowed driveways in the winter.
Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State, News
Harpswell man, 83, arrested on 5 counts of child sexual abuse
Eugene Bergeron is accused of abusing three victims from 1996 to 2007.
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
Harpswell Police: Feb. 9
No arrests or summonses were reported from Jan. 31-Feb. 7.
Posted inCoastal Journal, Northern Forecaster, Portland Forecaster, Southern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Portland recovery advocates ready for improved naloxone access
PORTLAND — New rules from the State Board of Pharmacy for distribution of the overdose-reversing drug naloxone are being welcomed in the city and regionally. Pharmacists can fill prescriptions for naloxone, also known by its Narcan tradename, but cannot write them. Rule 40 would allow licensed pharmacists to prescribe naloxone directly to people 21 years and older. The pharmacists must complete two hours […]
Posted inCoastal Journal, Northern Forecaster, Portland Forecaster, Southern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Greater Portland has few winners, many losers in school funding forecast
AUGUSTA — While some greater Portland school districts can expect significant increases in state dollars, most others are likely to receive a lot less education aid in fiscal year 2019. Last week, the Maine Department of Education released its annual state funding plan for districts across the state, based on an overall $1.1 billion education budget […]
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
Languishing Harpswell Neck Library still hopes to turn new page
HARPSWELL — In a corner of Scout Hall on Harpswell Neck Road sits a collection of books. There are boxes and carts of them, and a stuffed trailer out back, but the bulk are stored in four wooden bookcases. A sign made of poster board and marker indicates their purpose: “Temporary Home of the Harpswell Neck […]