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UMaine women's basketball team among best in US for Division 1 GPAs
ORONO, Maine — The University of Maine women's basketball team is not only scoring on the court, but also in the classroom. The Women's Basketball Coaches Association announced the Black Bears ranked third in the Top 25 Team Honor Roll, achieving a 3.856 cumulative GPA. This marks the seventh...
Maine basketball star Cooper Flagg gets high praise from NCAA coaches
Maine-native and basketball phenom Cooper Flagg has yet to play a minute in college but Division 1 coaches already view the incoming Duke freshman as the best collegiate player in the nation. CBS Sports anonymously polled more than 100 Division 1 college basketball coaches and 36 percent of them named...
Nurse who works nights threatens to sue Kittery over pickleball noise at Emery Field
KITTERY, Maine — A lawyer for an Admiralty Village resident has threatened a lawsuit against the town due to the noise from nearby daytime pickleball play at Emery Field. Addressed to Town Manager Kendra Amaral, Portland attorney Jeffrey Shafto wrote last month that his client is a night shift staffer in the Exeter Hospital emergency room, has been “unable to sleep soundly” and “is chronically fatigued during (the) majority of the year” due to noise from the...
Waterville prepares for downtown ATV glow ride
WATERVILLE, Maine (WABI) - Downtown Waterville will be under the bright lights tomorrow. The 4th Annual Summer Glow Ride, a nighttime ATV parade, is scheduled for Saturday evening. The event is put on by the Central Maine ATV club. They expect more than 300 machines to show up. Partnering with...
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.
Woman shot in Lewiston, Massachusetts man arrested
LEWISTON (WGME) -- A Massachusetts man is facing multiple charges after police say a woman was shot in Lewiston early Friday morning. Police say they responded to100 Blake St. around 2 a.m. for a report of a shooting. When officers arrived, they say they found a 46-year-old woman suffering from...
Wayne fire leaves 1 adult, 7 children displaced
WAYNE, Maine (WABI) - Officials say a family in Wayne is lucky to be alive after their house caught fire Friday morning. According to the Wayne Fire Department, the fire happened on Berry Road just before 1:00 a.m. The Kennebec Journal reports a mother and seven children were living there.
Five People Arrested and Multiple Drugs Seized in Maine
Five people were arrested and a large amount of drugs were seized after a search warrant was executed at 149 College Street in Lewiston on Friday. The Lewiston Police Department said “this is the 4th warrant at this address in 9 months, as part of an ongoing drug investigation.”
Car crashes into utility pole in Standish; part of Route 35 down to one lane
STANDISH, Maine — A stretch of Route 35 in Standish is now open to one lane of traffic after a car crashed into a utility pole, according to officials. A dispatcher with the Cumberland County Regional Communications Center said Friday morning's crash happened in the area of 201 Bonny Eagle Road.
Books and Big Ideas - "Spin" with Author Peter Zheutlin - August 21, 6PM at Rice Public Library
Join Author Peter Zheutlin as he discusses his book "Spin" based on a (mostly) true story. “Spin” follows Annie Londonderry, a young, Jewish mother of three who climbed onto a 42-pound Columbia bicycle and pedaled away into history in the 1890s. Often attired in a man’s riding suit, Annie turned every Victorian notion of female propriety on its head.
Community Calendar: Aug. 17-25, 2024
Yoga at the Orchards, 8-9 am, McDougal Orchards, 201 Hanson Ridge Rd., Springvale. Sanford Farmers’ Market, 8 am-noon, Central Park, 920 Main St. Maine Senior Games-Cornhole, 9:30 am, Sanford-Springvale YMCA, 1 Emile Levasseur Dr. Corner Cupboard, 10 am-noon, Sanford Unitarian Universalist Church, 5 Lebanon St. Safe Sitter babysitting class,...
City to Resume Renaming Duplicate Streets
Summer Street in Springvale will soon be renamed. The City of Sanford will resume the process of renaming streets where duplicate names exist, according to Planning and Codes Director Jamie Cole. The project began in 2022 when Sherburne Street in Sanford was renamed Tanguay Street to avoid a conflict with Sherburne Street in Springvale.
South Portland residents experience sticker shock over property tax bills
SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine — South Portland's exploding real estate market over the last five years has compelled the city assessor to conduct an equalization of property assessments, as mandated by state law. This reassessment is leading to significant tax increases for many residents of Maine's fourth-largest city, some of...
Court holds plea and sentencing hearings for Plummer
A Boothbay Harbor man accused of participating in a March 2023 shooting at Campbell Creek Housing Complex has plea and sentencing hearings set for 1 p.m. Sept. 23 in Lincoln County Superior Court. Matthew A. Plummer, 41, of Boothbay Harbor was arrested on March 19, 2023 for aggravated attempted murder, illegal possession of firearms, reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon, police standoff and violating conditions of release. His plea and sentencing hearings also include other charges dating from 2018 to 2020.
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