CAMDEN — The body of 71-year-old James Wescott, beloved coach and father of Olympic snowboarder Seth Wescott, was found Tuesday night in Megunticook Lake, where he drowned Tuesday morning while rowing with a friend, according to John MacDonald, spokesperson for the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. Wescott apparently suffered a medical emergency before […]
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Maine gas prices remain steady
PORTLAND (AP) — Averages gas prices in Maine have not changed in the past week. The average price of a gallon of gas in Maine on Monday was $3.67 a gallon — down 5.8 cents from one month ago, according to gasbuddy.com. The average price for a gallon of gas nationally is $3.63 a gallon, […]
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Plan for copper on Maine’s State House dome still up in the air
AUGUSTA — Like the material itself, a plan for what the Legislature eventually will do with the more than 7,000 square feet of copper being replaced on the State House dome is still up in the air. Lawmakers on the Legislative Council on Tuesday set in motion a plan to get more details on what […]
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Need for change is focus of Maine Democratic convention
AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine Democrats are busy preparing for their convention, where they hope to show off their candidates and send a message that the state needs a new direction after 3½ years of Republican Gov. Paul LePage. Party leaders say the convention, which kicks off Friday at Bangor’s Cross Center, won’t focus on what […]
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Motorcycles collide during charity event, at least one critically injured
WINDHAM — Four people were hurt, some critically, after two motorcycles collided Saturday afternoon on the River Road in Windham during a charity ride. The rider and passenger on each bike were thrown to the pavement after the 1:15 p.m. collision, according to Sgt. Peter Fulton of the Windham Police Department. Police are not releasing […]
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Abandoned clothes lead Winslow police to search for woman
WINSLOW — Winslow police are asking the public to help find and identify a young woman who they say mysteriously vanished Saturday afternoon. Winslow Patrol Officer Brandon Lund said a bicyclist saw a young woman near Two Cent Bridge around 2 p.m. Saturday. When the biker returned to the area 10 minutes later, the young […]
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Riders to call attention to missing toddler
PORTLAND — A motorcycle ride inspired by missing toddler Ayla Reynolds is being held this weekend. The “Ride for the Missing” kicks off Saturday in Lewiston and follows a route that takes riders through New Gloucester and Gray before returning to L-A Harley on Main Street, where there will be a barbecue lunch and a […]
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Oakland man charged with injuring 2-year-old twins
OAKLAND — A central Maine man is facing charges of seriously injuring his girlfriend’s twin 2-year-old girls. Twenty-five-year-old David Devine of Oakland was arrested Friday on two counts of aggravated assault. Police say he attacked and seriously injured the girls in their Oakland home earlier this month. The Morning Sentinel reports (http://bit.ly/1vXl1v7 ) that the […]
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Police calling Waterville death “suspicious”
WATERVILLE — The death of a 92-year-old man found in his home Friday by a relative is under investigation as suspicious, police said. Aurele Fecteau was found by a relative and his wife and may have been dead a day or two, according to Lt. Christopher Coleman, commander of the Maine State Police Major Crimes […]
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Rumford Mexico Horseshoe League to open Memorial Day evening
RUMFORD — The Rumford-Mexico Horseshoe League is a bit late getting started this year, secretary Mark Gaudet said early Friday evening. “We’re a little late this year, but the weather has not been our friend,” Gaudet said. The winter was long and the spring was rainy, he said. League play will begin at 6 p.m. […]