AUGUSTA (AP) — A former Maine corrections officer who prosecutors say shot and wounded another corrections officer in June has been formally charged. The Kennebec Journal reported (http://bit.ly/2y6zMFJ ) a jury on Friday indicted 24-year-old Matthew Benger, of Brunswick, on charges of aggravated assault and reckless conduct with a firearm. Benger had previously appeared in […]
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Standish woman charged in fatal Westbrook hit-and-run
Westbrook Police are investigating a fatal hit-and-run. They say the driver was last seen driving toward Gorham. A Standish woman has been charged in connection with a hit-and-run accident that killed a Westbrook woman Tuesday night. Westbrook police say 32-year-old Natasha D. Field of Standish failed to stop after hitting Sharon E. Crawford, 51, of Westbrook, at […]
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Moped operator, age 81, killed when struck by car in York County
A moped operated by Russell Faxon on Route 202 in Alfred on Monday was struck by a car driven by Laura Melisi. Faxon died at the scene. ALFRED (AP) — State police say an 81-year-old man was killed when his moped was struck by a car in Alfred. Police say Russell Faxon of Lebanon was […]
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Standardized testing results show Maine students struggle in math
PORTLAND (AP) — Standardized testing results for Maine are in and while students scored high in English and science, fewer than half scored proficiently in math. The Portland Press Herald reported (http://bit.ly/2hqIGqs ) the results include students in third through eighth grades and juniors in high school who took the SAT. Test results show 53 […]
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Public hearing today on 20 percent pot tax, social clubs, drive-thrus
AUGUSTA (AP) — The public will weigh in on lawmakers’ plans to double the recreational marijuana sales tax to 20 percent and allow for pot drive-thrus and home delivery of pot. The Legislature’s Joint Select Committee on Marijuana Legalization Implementation is holding a Tuesday hearing on an omnibus bill that tweaks the voter-approved recreational marijuana […]
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Fly-in to commemorate Lindbergh's landing on Old Orchard Beach
OLD ORCHARD BEACH (AP) — A Maine high school student has organized a fly-in on Old Orchard Beach to commemorate the 90th anniversary of Charles Lindbergh’s surprise landing. The Portland Press Herald reported (http://bit.ly/2xAeYEM ) 15-year-old Chase Walker scheduled the event for Saturday in partnership with the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Thirty-four pilots will land on Old […]
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Maine rangers: Woman armed with frying pan helped stop forest fire
BEDDINGTON (AP) — Maine forest rangers say the quick actions of a woman armed with a frying pan helped stop a forest fire. Rangers say Nancy Weeks used a frying pan to carry water back and forth between the flames and a nearby pond in a wooded area near Beddington. WGME-TV reported (http://bit.ly/2wNjKv0 ) Weeks […]
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Fewer hunters begin moose hunt in northern Maine
CARIBOU (AP) — Maine’s moose hunt is getting started with fewer hunters than last year. The state’s annual moose hunt is broken up into four stretches, and the first one begins Monday. The state gave out 2,080 moose permits this year, 60 less than 2016. The portion of the moose hunt that begins Monday lasts […]
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Fairfield chief says call on police radio of officer shot was hoax
FAIRFIELD (AP) — Police are investigating after a call on official Maine emergency frequencies was determined to be a hoax by an unknown suspect who police believe has access to a police radio. The radio call came directly to Fairfield police cruisers around 5 p.m. Wednesday, saying an officer had been shot. A large police […]
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Portland brewer names beer 'Herbie' for 217-year-old American Elm
In this Dec. 14, 2009 file photo, Frank Knight, 101, of Yarmouth, Maine, stands in front of an elm tree known as “Herbie” in Yarmouth. Knight took care of the tree for about 50 years while working as the Yarmouth tree warden. The 217-year-old tree was cut down in January 2010. YARMOUTH (AP) — A […]