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Police look for Gilead man after reports of shots fired and 2nd violent confrontation
Jul. 4—GILEAD — The Oxford County Sheriff's Office is seeking a 28-year-old Gilead man wanted for firing shots at a man early Thursday morning and being involved in another violent confrontation at a residence in nearby Bethel. Jacob McGurn is wanted on charges of terrorizing, domestic violence criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon, reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon, domestic ...
Grand slam helps Sea Dogs rally past Fisher Cats, 8-5
Jul. 3—Alex Binelas hit a grand slam in the seventh inning as the Portland Sea Dogs rallied for an 8-5 win over the New Hampshire Fisher Cats Wednesday night in an Eastern League game at Hadlock Field. Kristian Campbell, who was named the Eastern League Player of the Month for June, was 3 for 4 with two RBI. He had an RBI double in the first and an RBI single in the eighth. UP NEXT WHO: ...
MDOT to close Lincoln Street bridge in Lewiston for repairs July 10-12
Jul. 3—LEWISTON — The Maine Department of Transportation plan to perform bridge work July 10-12 on Lincoln Street, according to a news release. The Gully Brook Bridge on Lincoln Street will close Wednesday, July 10, through Friday, July 12, for repairs. The bridge sits over the channel connecting Lewiston's canal to the Androscoggin River. The bridge initially closed June 25 when a Lewiston ...
State closes ATV trails at Mt. Blue State Park indefinitely
Jul. 3—WELD — The 20-mile loop that includes all-terrain vehicle trails at Mt. Blue State Park are closed for the season and may remain closed indefinitely. The loop includes the towns of Carthage and Phillips. According to Brian Bronson, the Recreational Vehicle-ATV coordinator for the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, the closure has little to do with storm damage, ...
Water main repaired on Campus Avenue in Lewiston
Jul. 3—LEWISTON — City crews on Wednesday repaired a broken water main beneath Campus Avenue near the Lewiston Middle School. Workers went out shortly before 10 a.m. and dug up the street as water gushed onto the roadway. A section of Campus Avenue was closed down for a short time between Central Avenue and St. Mary's Regional Medical Center. The roadway was reopened a short time later after ...
Section of Lewiston's Lisbon Street to close Tuesday night for pipe repair
Jul. 1—LEWISTON — The Public Works Department will close a section of Lisbon Street on Tuesday night to repair a damaged underground pipe, according to a city news release. The section from Pine to Ash streets will be closed at 10 p.m. and is expected to reopen around noon Wednesday. The repair location is in front of Forage Market at 180 Lisbon St., city spokesperson Angelynne Amores said. ...
Lewiston's Veterans Memorial Park on path for rededication ceremony on Veterans Day in November
Jul. 1—LEWISTON — Crowds attending this weekend's Lewiston-Auburn Liberty Festival can check out the progress the L&A Veterans Council and the city have made since the devastating floods last December severely damaged Veterans Memorial Park on Main Street. High water and the swift current from the Androscoggin River washed away much of the retaining walls, knocked down or damaged some of the ...
Lewiston's Veterans Memorial Park on path for rededication ceremony on Veterans Day in November
Jul. 1—LEWISTON — Crowds attending this weekend's Lewiston-Auburn Liberty Festival can check out the progress the L&A Veterans Council and the city have made since the devastating floods last December severely damaged Veterans Memorial Park on Main Street. High water and the swift current from the Androscoggin River washed away much of the retaining walls, knocked down or damaged some of the ...
Endangered Atlantic salmon population takes a hit after river dredged in Phillips
Jun. 30—PHILLIPS — Despite dams blocking their path up the Kennebec River, a growing number of endangered Atlantic salmon have made their way to the cold-water habitat of the Sandy River to spawn each fall. Maine Department of Marine Resources estimates that 150 Atlantic salmon made it to the Sandy River and its tributaries this past October, nearly twice the number from the previous year. But ...
Rachel Smith drops out of 10,000 meters, won't make Olympic team
Jun. 29—Sanford native and 2021 Olympian Rachel Smith dropped out of the women's 10,000-meter final Saturday with seven laps remaining at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials in Eugene, Oregon, ending her last chance to go to her second straight Olympics. Smith ran near the front of the pack through the first half of the race but started to lose positions when the pace increased in the ...
Acadia National Park to electrify its bus fleet with $23 million federal grant
Jun. 28—Acadia National Park's bus fleet soon will be carbon-free. With a grant from the federal government, Downeast Transportation Inc., which provides public transportation at Acadia, will replace 21 of its propane-fueled buses with 23 electric buses. The $23.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation was announced Friday by Sen. Angus King and Rep. Chellie Pingree. Paul ...
Maine State Aquarium draws a crowd when it reopens after a 4-year hiatus
Jun. 27—BOOTHBAY HARBOR — As sunny skies and blue ocean waters made for a picturesque Maine day in the village of West Boothbay Harbor, bubbling fish tanks, rare blue lobsters and interactive exhibits brought visitors of all ages to the Maine State Aquarium, which reopened Wednesday for the first time since it closed in 2020. Maine's only aquarium reopened during Boothbay Harbor's Windjammer ...
Maine State Aquarium draws a crowd when it reopens after a 4-year hiatus
Jun. 27—People check out exhibits beneath a skeleton of a minke whale at the Maine State Aquarium, which reopened on Wednesday after being closed for four years. The aquarium in Boothbay Harbor was closed during the COVID-19 pandemic and then underwent renovations. Gregory Rec/Staff Photographer BOOTHBAY HARBOR — As sunny skies and blue ocean waters made for a picturesque Maine day in the ...
Androscoggin commissioners discuss DA's office in hourlong executive session
Jun. 26—AUBURN — Androscoggin County commissioners spent more than an hour in executive session Wednesday night discussing the District Attorney's Office, but took no action afterward. Chairperson Sally Christner of Turner said before the executive session that she anticipated a vote, but said afterward that commissioners needed more information before doing so. The DA's office is expected to ...
Two juveniles, one man arrested related to pickup truck theft in Oxford, Franklin counties
Jun. 26—RANGELEY PLANTATION — Two juveniles and an adult were charged Wednesday morning in connection to a stolen pickup truck found Tuesday in Roxbury, according to a Franklin County Sheriff's Office news release. Logan Smith, 24, of Rumford was charged and released to a caregiver, a 16-year-old from Mexico was charged and released to family and a 14-year-old with previous juvenile conditions ...
Paul Street home in Auburn destroyed by fire Wednesday morning
Jun. 26—AUBURN — Flames destroyed a garage and heavily damaged an attached home at 87 Paul St. on Wednesday morning. Deputy Fire Chief Matthew Fifield said two occupants and all pets escaped without injury. Crews arrived about 9 a.m. to find flames engulfing the garage. The home sustained significant fire and heat damage, he said. Crews were able to get the fire under control within 45 ...
Video of man smashing turtles at Portland cemetery triggers outrage, police investigation
Jun. 26—A video of a man picking up and smashing wild snapping turtles near Portland's Evergreen Cemetery ponds on Saturday sparked outrage on social media and is now being investigated by Portland police. A police spokesman said the department is investigating but would not provide any more information about the case. Ruthann Weist, the police department's animal control officer, also ...
Wilton man charged with sending sexually explicit photos to juvenile
Jun. 26—PARIS — A Wilton man is scheduled to be arraigned next month in South Paris District Court on charges of indecent conduct and harassment by telephone/electronic device for sending sexually explicit photographs to a 17-year-old juvenile. Robert L. Fanning, 39, was arrested June 14 without incident and brought to the Oxford County Jail, Oxford County Sheriff's Maj. Dana Thompson said in ...
Four charged with drug, weapons offenses in West Paris
Jun. 26—WEST PARIS — Four Oxford County residents were arrested this week on drug and weapons charges after police found fentanyl, cocaine, crack cocaine, over $6,000 in cash and seven firearms at a residence on Porter Road, Maj. Dana Thompson of the Oxford County Sheriff's Office said in a news release Wednesday. They were identified as Kristy McLaughlin, 36, of West Paris, Brandon ...
Rachel Smith of Sanford finishes 9th in 5K at Olympic trials
Rachel Smith of Sanford finished ninth in the women’s 5,000 meters and failed to qualify for the United States Olympic team at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials on Monday night at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. Smith, a 2021 Olympian at 5,000 meters who now lives in...
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