The man’s sailboat had become tangled in lobster gear and was being pushed by waves toward a rocky ledge.
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Bates professor tells story of Malaga Island, including its dark chapter of forced exodus
‘Re:past’ marries art, history and food with a one-day performance that pays tribute to the island’s early settlers.
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Woman charged with throwing kittens into Phippsburg pond
Justine Lovig is charged with animal cruelty, drunk driving and violating conditions of release.
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Four men rescued after boat becomes disabled off Popham Beach
The 20-foot Bowrider lost engine power and started taking on water, the Coast Guard says.
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Wind-driven rain lashes Maine, causing power outages
More than 9,000 CMP customers were without electricity late Monday night, with the highest concentrations in Gorham, Harpswell and Phippsburg.
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Bail set for Phippsburg man charged with attacking his mother and her companion
James Bowker, 34, is accused of severely beating his mother and stabbing the man.
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Phippsburg man beat his mother, stabbed her companion, police say
James Bowker, 34, is charged with elevated aggravated assault and aggravated assault.
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State upholds permit to remove historic pilings in Phippsburg
The pilings at the edge of the water near Popham village were left behind from an old steamship pier, and some neighbors wanted them to stay.
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Maine inventor’s device puts the wiggle back in dead bait fish
Entrepreneur Rink Varian hopes to build an empire on his product, which is aimed at tricking large fish into thinking the bait is live prey, adding a tool to the sport fisherman’s tackle box.
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Rehabilitated harbor seals released to the Atlantic
They are the first seals rehabbed by Marine Mammals of Maine since a rehabilitation center in Biddeford closed in 2014.