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Update: 2nd Arrest In Cushing Death, Identity Of Body Released
A second arrest has been made in connection with the death of a person in Cushing, and the abuse of their corpse. State Police arrested 41-year-old Mark Gagne last Friday, charging him with Hindering Apprehension and Abuse of a Corps after processing a scene at 834 River Road in Cushing.
Delivery truck rolls over on Route 27, Boothbay; no one hurt
At 5:45 a.m. Thursday, July 18, Lincoln County Communications received a 911 call for a commercial truck which had rolled over on Route 27 in Boothbay, near Knickerbocker Group. Boothbay Fire & Rescue and Boothbay Region Ambulance Service crews were immediately dispatched, with the first units arriving on scene at...
Sawdust catches fire outside Rockland’s Mechanic Street house
ROCKLAND — The homeowners at 86 Mechanic Street weren’t home Tuesday night, but fortunately, their neighbors were. The owners had been staying in a hotel for the night while their freshly refinished floors dried when, at approximately 9 p.m., July 16, 2024, neighbors became aware of a burning smell in the area and started to investigate. They looked next door and found trash bags on fire in the next driveway, with flames starting to climb up a corner of the vinyl siding. The bags were filled mostly with sawdust, but contained some other materials involved in refinishing floors – thinner and rags.
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