BOWDOINHAM — A family lost its home in a fire that may have been sparked by a lightning strike early Sunday morning, according to the fire department officials. The fire at 447 Ridge Road was reported shortly before 4:30 a.m. The home belonged to Chris and Jenn Allyn, who lived there with their two children. “We […]
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Rumford man investigated for cutting off opossum’s tail
RUMFORD — An opossum is recovering at an Auburn wildlife rescue facility after a man cut off its tail and left him for dead last week. The opossum is popular among some residents in the Rumford neighborhood he has roamed for at least a couple of years. One family there named him Percy. The Maine […]
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DA’s office won’t file charges in alleged Lisbon High School sexual assault case
LISBON — The Androscoggin County District Attorney’s Office said Friday that no charges will be filed in the alleged sexual assault reported at Lisbon High School in April. The 18-year-old alleged victim was a student at Lisbon High School, where she claimed she was assaulted by a male classmate who is also 18. Lisbon police […]
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Learn to dig clams at Reid State Park
The public is invited to traverse clam flats with Georgetown Shellfish Warden Jon Hentz and learn to dig softshell clams Tuesday, July 9, 10 a.m. to noon at Reid State Park. No clam digging license is needed to dig a peck of clams from the sandy flats near Todds Point. Hentz has been warden for several […]
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Wiscasset food pantry shifts hours
Help Yourself Shelf Food Pantry at St. Philip’s Church in Wiscasset is rescheduling to Tuesday during the first week of July. On July 2, participants should arrive prior to the 5 p.m. start time to sign in. The first week of July is re-registration time at all pantries who are participants in the government’s supplemental […]
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With Mills’ signature, Maine finally has rules for recreational marijuana market
Gov. Janet Mills signed a marijuana rules bill Thursday that puts Maine on track to launch recreational sales in March, 2½ years after voters approved legalization at the ballot box. The governor endorsed regulations that spell out how Mainers can grow, buy, and sell marijuana without a public bill-signing ceremony. The rules, which go into effect in September, make […]
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Q&A: From the first punch to a full on battle scene, Maine State Music Theatre’s ‘Treasure Island’ fight director has planned it all
BRUNSWICK– When Joseph Travers tells people he is a fight director he first has to explain that no, he is not a flight director, but a fight director, staging the choreography for fights sequences on stage or for film, and that yes, it is a real job. And it’s a really cool one, he said. […]
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Changes to lobster fishery to help whales might arrive 2021
FREEPORT — Changes to the Maine lobster fishery designed to help a critically endangered species of whale might arrive in 2021 after a lengthy rulemaking process. A team assembled by the federal government has called for the removal of half the vertical trap lines from the Gulf of Maine to reduce risk to North Atlantic […]
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CMP’s president and owner are named as defendants in lawsuit claiming fraud
Lawyers representing frustrated ratepayers expanded a lawsuit against Central Maine Power on Thursday, naming the company president and the Spanish holding company that owns it as defendants and accusing them of fraud and racketeering. The plaintiffs claim that Douglas Herling, a 35-year CMP employee who now serves as its president, knew about the errors in its […]
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Bikers say their farewells to those killed in fiery crash
PLYMOUTH, Mass. (AP) — For the bikers killed in a fiery collision in New Hampshire, their funerals Friday will likely be defined by lots of leather, the rumbling of their favorite bikes and plenty of stories about their days with the JarHeads. Services will be held for Michael Ferazzi, 62, of Contoocook, New Hampshire, and Daniel […]