Man struck by train, critically injured OAKLAND, Maine (AP) — Firefighters say a man was critically injured when he was struck by a train in Oakland, Maine. Firefighters tell WABI-TV that the man was in stable condition Sunday after being airlifted to a hospital the night before. Investigators say it appears that the man was […]
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Skipper oversaw 2K new hires, $338 million in improvements
KITTERY — The outgoing commander of the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard is encouraging workers and management to continue to “think big” after the hiring of more than 2,100 workers along with $338 million of critical repairs and upgrades over the past three years. Capt. David Hunt called the hiring of so many workers “an absolutely incredible […]
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Protesters greet Collins before fundraiser at Mount Desert Island home
About 20 protesters greeted Maine Sen. Susan Collin before a campaign fundraiser at the Northeast Harbor home of a man known for advising President Trump on his judicial nominations. Groups opposed to the Republican senator for her vote to confirm Justice Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court posted video of themselves Thursday outside the […]
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‘We just can’t compete with Canada right now’: Tariffs drive down U.S. lobster exports to China by 46%
At the start of last summer, the U.S. lobster industry was riding high, fueled by explosive growth in sales to a Chinese middle class that couldn’t seem to get enough of our tasty, lucky-color red symbol of wealth, status and success. Then, in July, China slapped the U.S. lobster industry with a 25 percent tariff in the second […]
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Topsham Fair demolition derby winner: “Where else can you hit somebody like that?”
TOPSHAM — The crinkled No. 9 minivan sped around an infield littered with chunks of vehicular carnage and slammed into a red, white and blue Volvo SUV, pinning it against the concrete barriers. Behind the wheel of the van was Josh Dube of Auburn. Andrew Higgins of Durham chased Dube in the SUV between immobile, crumpled vehicles […]
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Durham boys survive canoe capsizing, thanks to life jackets
DURHAM — The Durham fire and rescue officials say life jackets helped save the lives of two Durham boys whose canoe capsized on Runaround Pond Saturday morning. Durham firefighters were called to the pond shortly after 11 a.m. for the overturned canoe. They didn’t know how many people had been in the canoe at the […]
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Teenager from Freeport dies in swimming mishap in Saco River
A diver from the Maine Warden Service recovered the body of a 17-year-old Freeport boy who drowned Friday after using a rope swing on the Saco River in Buxton. Steel Crawford, who was swimming with friends at Pleasant Point Park, let go of the rope swing and landed awkwardly in deep water and never surfaced, […]
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Regulators to consider CMP’s offer of customer compensation along with request for rate hike
Describing Central Maine Power’s proposal to establish a $6 million compensation fund for customers as unprecedented, the Maine Public Utilities Commission said it will take up the matter with CMP’s request for a rate hike, which is expected to be addressed around the end of the year. CMP has offered to put $6 million into […]
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Judge orders company sued in lobster embezzlement scheme to pay $4.5 million
A federal judge Thursday ordered a company allegedly created to help facilitate a scheme to steal lobsters to pay a civil judgment of more than $4.5 million. The ruling came in a lawsuit filed by Sea Salt, a Saco restaurant and lobster wholesaler, against a former employee and part owner over lobsters allegedly shipped off […]
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Albert Flick sentenced to life in prison for murder of Kim Dobbie
AUBURN — Seventy-seven-year-old Albert Flick was sentenced to life in prison Friday for the murder of Kimberly Dobbie in Lewiston last summer. Dobbie, who was 48 years old, was stabbed to death in front of her twin boys. This is the second time Flick will go to prison for murder, the first time was in 1979 when he […]