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Ellsworth woman hospitalized following box truck crash in Sidney
SIDNEY -- An Ellsworth woman has been hospitalized with serious injuries after police say she fell asleep at the wheel. According to the Maine State Police, dispatch received a call about a box truck driving erratically northbound from mile 112 at approximately 3 p.m. Friday. As troopers were heading to...
Kathleen Turner leaves stage during performance of musical at Ogunquit Playhouse
OGUNQUIT, Maine — A spokesperson for the Ogunquit Playhouse said actress Kathleen Turner left the stage during a performance of a musical she is starring in at the Maine theater. Carol Chiavetta, the theater's director of marketing and communications, told Maine's Total Coverage that Turner started feeling ill during...
Man imprisoned at Mountain View Correctional Facility dies at 73
CHARLESTON, Maine — The Maine Department of Corrections announced Saturday the death of one of its residents. Keith Bradford, 73, of Bangor, who was serving a sentence at Mountain View Correctional Facility, died at about 3:33 a.m., the department said in a news release. The department said Bradford's death...
After 8 years of restoration, Kittery life-saving station is Maine's newest museum
Not far from the crowded beaches of York County, a very different kind of seaside attraction has just opened and is drawing visitors of its own. The Wood Island Life Saving Station Museum, a quarter-mile off Kittery Point, is a 116-year-old, meticulously restored outpost of what was a forerunner to the Coast Guard. From here and other stations, the U.S. Life Saving Service once sent rescue crews, rowing open boats, to aid mariners in peril.
York County Sheriff seeks suspects in Shapleigh Baseball Field vandalism
SHAPLEIGH (WGME) - The York County Sheriff's office is looking for suspects who allegedly vandalized the Shapleigh Baseball Fields. Investigators say some people on ATVs appeared to have dragged a Porta Potty across the field, destroying it. The sheriff's office says because of the tire impressions, they were able to...
23-Year-Old Man Died after being Hit by Boat Propeller in Maine
A 23-year-old man died after he fell off a boat and was hit by the propeller in South Harpswell. Samuel Sharpe was driving a 19-foot boat when he fell into the water and was stuck by the boat’s propeller, said WGME News. Witnesses Brought him to Shore. Police said...
Man indicted on 16 counts in fatal Rumford crash
RUMFORD — A grand jury handed up a 16-count indictment Thursday against a Massachusetts man for his role in a fatal crash that claimed the life of his 9-year-old son and seriously injured three others, following a months-long investigation by the Rumford Police Department. Matthew Kellogg, 42, of Hopedale,...
Carly Pearce Performing a Free Concert in Freeport, Maine, This Weekend
If you are a country fan and looking for something fun to do with the family this weekend, you can check out another great free show at L. L. Bean. As part of the Maine retail giant's summer concert series, Carly Pearce will be taking the stage at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, August 17th.
Select Board to set FY25 tax rate, take next steps on Fairgrounds bathrooms at August 19 meeting
The Select Board will set the tax rate for the coming year at their August 19 meeting. Also on the agenda are awarding the contract to install a septic system for bathrooms at the Fairgrounds and considering draft bid documents to construct the Fairgrounds bathroom and storage building. The meeting...
Limitless Wrestling to hold its biggest ever show at The Colisée in Lewiston
Parent of Portland man fatally struck by train speaks out about mental health
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