State and Windham police continue to investigate the circumstances of a shooting inside a Windham home Thursday morning that left a woman dead after being shot by her husband. The incident took place in the Brookhaven subdivision in North Windham. The victim is 34-year-old Alicia Gaston, according to Maine Department of Public Safety spokesman Steve […]
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Police: Husband shot wife in Windham
State and Windham police continue to investigate the circumstances of a shooting inside a Windham home Thursday morning that left a woman dead after being shot by her husband. The incident took place in the Brookhaven subdivision in North Windham. The victim is 34-year-old Alicia Gaston, according to Maine Department of Public Safety spokesman Steve […]
Meth lab discovered in Windham, Gray residents arrested
The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency and Windham Police Department combined efforts to arrest a couple from Gray for unlawful operation of a methamphetamine laboratory, the state’s first meth-related bust of 2016, according to Maine Department of Public Safety spokesman Steve McCausland. Being held at the Cumberland County Jail are Charles McNeice, 46, and Nicole Adams, […]
Slick roads blamed for fatal Standish car crash
A Limington woman died early Monday morning in a single-car crash on Route 25 in Standish. At about 5:25 a.m., deputies from the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office and members of Standish Fire/EMS responded to a single-vehicle crash at the intersection of Ossipee Trail West (Route 25) and Hummingbird Lane in Standish. According to Capt. Don […]
Two pedestrians struck while crossing River Road in Windham
Windham police responded Thursday night to a motor vehicle crash on River Road which injured two pedestrians. According to a press release, police say Todd Bidwell, 33, of Windham, struck the two pedestrians at about 5:30 p.m. as they were crossing the road in front of Dolby Funeral Chapel, near the intersection of Route 202. […]
Two pedestrians struck while crossing River Road in Windham
Windham police responded Thursday night to a motor vehicle crash on River Road which injured two pedestrians. According to a press release, police say Todd Bidwell, 33, of Windham, struck the two pedestrians at about 5:30 p.m. as they were crossing the road in front of Dolby Funeral Chapel, near the intersection of Route 202. […]
Inside Bridgton
Welcome winter Water skiing, boating and leisurely strolls are not what Mainers have in mind when we think about winter, and I am happy to see that all of that nonsense is now behind us. After wearing my fall jacket through most of December, I was thrilled to go outside last week to find that […]
Inside Bridgton
Welcome winter Water skiing, boating and leisurely strolls are not what Mainers have in mind when we think about winter, and I am happy to see that all of that nonsense is now behind us. After wearing my fall jacket through most of December, I was thrilled to go outside last week to find that […]
Windham Weaponry's Dyke puts Naples Causeway home on market
Dick Dyke, a prominent local businessman, is selling his expansive home in the center of Naples. The 8,000-square-foot house on Route 302, former site of the Charlie’s on the Causeway restaurant, is listed for $1.65 million. Dyke is the former owner of Charlie’s on the Causeway, along with nearby Naples Golf & Country Club and […]
On the demolition block: School, apartment building face razing in South Windham
Two historically important buildings in South Windham, situated less than a half-mile apart, are set for demolition. One is a former apartment complex, a pale yellow building on the corner of Main and Depot streets that was condemned by the town. The other is the former John Andrew School at 55 High St. The six-unit […]