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‘Slightly Stoopid’ Move Lands Massachusetts Man In Bangor Jail
Too much heat mixed with too many spirits and not enough common sense landed a man from Braintree, Mass., in a Bangor jail over the weekend. Kevin Reid, 30, had been attending the "Slightly Stoopid" concert at the Maine Savings Amphitheater in Bangor Saturday evening, police said. Coming off a...
State Police Trooper injured in Biddeford crash
BANGOR, Maine (WABI) -A Maine State Police trooper was hurt in a crash in Biddeford Saturday night. State police say it happened just after 7:30 on the turnpike. They say Trooper Patrick Flanagan was on a traffic stop with his emergency lights on when his cruiser was rear-ended by another vehicle.
Man with 4 Kids in Truck Arrested for OUI after Crash in Maine
A 26-year-old man with four kids in truck and a 55-year-old woman were both arrested for OUI Saturday night after a crash on Route 100 at Skillin Road in Cumberland. The Cumberland Police Department said a Standish man with four children in a pickup truck crashed after pulling in front of a sedan around 9:56 pm.
Woman Seriously Injured and Resuscitated after Crash in Maine
A 58-year-old woman was seriously injured and resuscitated after a crash on School Street in Harrison. The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office said an Auburn woman lost control of her vehicle and hit a rock embankment in front of the Harrison Fire Department. Her name was not released. Woman not...
NH community colleges freeze tuition again in 2024-25: Here's what it costs
CONCORD — The Community College System of New Hampshire, which includes Great Bay Community College, is freezing tuition for the upcoming academic year at last year’s rate, which has been unchanged since 2018. This makes the 2024-25 academic year the seventh consecutive year with flat in-state tuition of $215 per credit.
3 Maine State Police Cruisers Hit, 1 Trooper Was Hurt
A Maine State Police Trooper was hurt in a crash, after a weekend that saw three cruisers hit by passersby. In One Crash, a Maine State Trooper Was Taken to the Hospital. In the worst of the three crashes, Maine State Police Trooper Patrick Flanagan and the driver of a vehicle he had pulled over in the traffic stop suffered non-life-threatening injuries. As Trooper Flanagan was conducting the stop on the Turnpike in Biddeford Saturday evening, his cruiser was rear-ended by another vehicle, causing the cruiser to spin around and hit the stopped vehicle. Both the trooper and the driver in the traffic stop were taken to local hospitals. The driver of the vehicle that hit the cruiser, Xianying Yu, 25, of Allston, Massachusetts suffered minor Injuries and was taken to a local hospital. She's been summonsed for failing to keep right.
New Hampshire Visitor with Measles was in Concord and Alton
The state Department of Health and Human Services says measles has been detected in a person who visited New Hampshire. The infected individual visited the Texas Roadhouse in Concord July 6th, and the Baked and Brewed Cafe in Alton and Common Man in Merrimack July 7th. The person got measles...
Toxic ‘trash juice’ a problem at four NH landfills, including in Rochester
Litter in and around the landfill. Waste outside of the permitted area. Releases of liquid pollution. Failure to file mandatory reports. These are some of the issues found at four of the state’s active landfills, documented by letters of deficiency sent by the Department of Environmental Services from January to June. Many of the problems centered around the management of leachate, the “trash juice” created when rainfall mixes with waste that can be highly toxic.
New Hampshire governor signs bill banning transgender girls from girls' sports
Republican Gov. Chris Sununu of New Hampshire has signed a bill that would ban transgender athletes in grades 5-12 from teams that align with their gender identity, adding the state to nearly half in the nation that adopted similar measures.The bill passed by the Republican-led Legislature would require schools to designate all teams as either girls, boys or coed, with eligibility determined based on students' birth certificates "or other evidence." Supporters of the legislation said they wanted to protect girls from being injured by larger and stronger transgender athletes.Sununu signed the bill Friday, saying in a statement it "ensures fairness...
3 Maine State Police Cruisers Hit, 1 Trooper Was Hurt
A Maine State Police Trooper was hurt in a crash, after a weekend that saw three cruisers hit by passersby. In One Crash, a Maine State Trooper Was Taken to the Hospital. In the worst of the three crashes, Maine State Police Trooper Patrick Flanagan and the driver of a vehicle he had pulled over in the traffic stop suffered non-life-threatening injuries. As Trooper Flanagan was conducting the stop on the Turnpike in Biddeford Saturday evening, his cruiser was rear-ended by another vehicle, causing the cruiser to spin around and hit the stopped vehicle. Both the trooper and the driver in the traffic stop were taken to local hospitals. The driver of the vehicle that hit the cruiser, Xianying Yu, 25, of Allston, Massachusetts suffered minor Injuries and was taken to a local hospital. She's been summonsed for failing to keep right.
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