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Strangers step up to help a Maine veteran abandoned at a funeral home
A U.S. Marine Corps veteran, whose body had been abandoned and scheduled for burial, has received an outpouring of public support. Gerry Brooks had been deemed abandoned in the care of Direct...
View ArticleUnion school board candidate requests recount
A candidate for the Union seat for Regional School Unit 40 school board has requested a recount of the June 11 election, according to The Courier-Gazette.Timothy Wood, who lost to Rachel Wilcox by...
View ArticleBIW receives $202 million contract for destroyer planning
Bath Iron Works has been awarded a $202 million contract to continue providing planning yard services for DDG 51 Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyers, according to a press release from the...
View ArticleWealthy couple allegedly poisoned neighbor’s trees to get better view of...
CAMDEN, Maine — Suspicious deaths in an idyllic seaside community and detective work that points to poison sound like themes from a classic murder mystery. But the victims in this Maine whodunnit were...
View ArticlePizza box left on stove may have caused Father’s Day fire in Searsmont
It was the dog in the kitchen with the gas stove and pizza box.That’s what investigators believe led to the Father’s Day fire that completely destroyed a home in Searsmont. The homeowner was awoken...
View ArticleFBI says the 1996 murder of Unity College student and her girlfriend is...
The FBI announced on Thursday that it had identified the suspect in the murder of a Unity College student and her girlfriend in Shenandoah National Park, Virginia, in May 1996. Laura “Lollie” Winans...
View ArticleSolving of Unity College student’s 1996 murder brings closure to classmates
The FBI has identified a suspect in the 1996 murder of Julianne “Julie” Williams, left, and Laura “Lollie” Winans, a Unity College student, in Shenandoah National Park. Credit: Courtesy of FBI...
View Article18-year-old dies in Burnham crash
An 18-year-old man from Detroit, Maine, died early Wednesday morning in a single-vehicle crash in Burnham.Police learned of the crash at 5:13 a.m. Based on an initial investigation, the Waldo County...
View ArticleVideo shows the moment police shot a Belfast man who allegedly brandished a...
Editor’s note: The following video contains the depiction of a shooting. Police body cam video released by the Maine attorney general’s office shows a fatal encounter on June 10 between a Belfast man...
View ArticleMaine town needs $2M to remove a giant mound of toxic carpets
For nearly three decades, more than 25,000 tons of carpet waste has sat on the site of an abandoned rifle range in Warren. The town wants to get rid of the carpets so it can finally develop there, but...
View ArticleRestoration of iconic Maine lighthouse destroyed in January storm begins
A century-old bell tower at the Pemaquid Point Lighthouse that was destroyed by the January storms is finally being repaired — with its original bricksThe lighthouse in Bristol was commissioned by...
View Article‘Magical’ outdoor Belfast contra dance returns
If you pass Belfast’s Armistice Bridge on Saturday night, you may hear a drift of upbeat fiddle music and see a line of people moving in time to the beat. The “almost-solstice” contra dance, held by...
View ArticleDeath in Union prompts police investigation
A person was found dead in a Union home on Route 17 Saturday, the Courier-Gazette reports.The Knox County troopers responded to 8 Heald Highway near the Hope town line just before 9:20 a.m. By noon,...
View ArticleMaine ferry riders raise concerns over delayed and canceled runs
The Lincolnville to Islesboro ferry ride is short — about 15 minutes, running every hour. But on both sides of the trip passengers are stuck waiting in line, and it can take hours to get their cars...
View ArticleA Georgetown woman is missing
A Georgetown woman is missing.Frances Pinney, 88, left her home on Friday morning and hasn’t returned, according to the Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s Office. Pinney left her purse and cellphone at home,...
View ArticleA dead whale is floating off the coast of Maine
A dead whale is floating in the water off Harpswell.The whale is in Wills Gut near the Cribstone Bridge, according to Harpswell Marine Resources and Harbor Management. The Maine Department of Marine...
View ArticleCrashed plane recovered from Androscoggin River
The small plane that crashed into the Androscoggin River last week has been recovered.The plane crashed into the river in Topsham about 10:30 a.m. on June 16, according to Topsham Fire and Rescue. The...
View ArticleMan found in Union died of natural causes
The person found dead at a home in Union over the weekend passed away from natural causes, according to Shannon Moss, spokesperson for the Maine Department of Public Safety. The person’s body was...
View ArticleFerry workers union criticizes state’s plan to hire out-of-state help
Maine contracted with an out-of-state agency on Tuesday to help bring in more workers for state ferry boats after staffing shortages forced trips to be canceled. But the union representing state ferry...
View ArticleWhale found dead off Harpswell was humpback
A dead humpback whale has been spotted in waters near Will’s Gut in Harpswell.The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration believes that this is the same carcass that was observed by the Coast...
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