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Nashua man found shot dead 100+ miles from where he was last seen in 1991
NASHUA, N.H. — The shooting death of a Nashua man remains unsolved decades later. Maurice Giguere was 30 when he was last seen alive on Feb. 22, 1991. He was seen leaving a party across the street from his home on Clairmoor Drive. He was reported missing by a...
Western Maine ravaged by flash flooding one year ago today
RUMFORD, Maine — May 1 marks one year since intense flash flooding caused destruction in parts of western Maine. Cities and towns were underwater. People had to be rescued by boat. It was the first of several flash-flooding events to hit in the weeks and months that followed. So...
Maine town remains under a boil water order 2 weeks after initial order
WEST PARIS, Maine — The town of West Paris remains under a boil water order, as it has since April 17. According to a notice on the town website, everyone in town is being told to boil water for one minute at a rolling boil before drinking, making ice cubes, washing foods, brushing teeth or any other activity involving the consumption of water.
West Paris residents have gone weeks without safe drinking water
WEST PARIS (WGME) –- West Paris residents haven’t had safe drinking water for weeks, and it’s unclear when the water will be safe to drink again. The state’s website says a boil water order was issued for the West Paris Water District on April 17. The...
Rumford K-9 finds drugs, firearm during traffic stop
RUMFORD (WGME) -- A Rumford police K-9 named "Niko" found a gun and methamphetamine during a traffic stop Wednesday. Early Wednesday evening, Rumford police say they saw a suspicious vehicle with expired, New Hampshire-registered license plates. Police say they stopped the motorist to cite them for their expired plates and...
Fire destroys family's garage in Peru
PERU, Maine — The state fire marshal's office is investigating the cause of a garage fire in Peru Tuesday night. The call to 833 Auburn Road came in shortly before 8:15 p.m., Peru Fire Chief Dan Carrier told NEWS CENTER Maine. When crews arrived, flames were beginning to spread...
Seahawks down Falcons
The Boothbay Region High School boys tennis team defeated Mountain Valley, 4-1, in Rumford on Friday, April 26 in its first Mountain Valley Conference match of the season. #1 singles: Cleyton Splaine (B) def. Linus Kroeger (MV) 6 - 0, 6 - 1; #2 singles: Griffin Yereance (B) def. Owen...
17-year-old fatally stabbed in heart in Berlin, New Hampshire, in 1987; killing unsolved
BERLIN, N.H. — The death of a 17-year-old boy found in Berlin in the 1980s remains unsolved. Raymond Breault lived on Jericho Road in Berlin. Railroad workers found his body at 6:30 a.m. on April 22, 1987. Breault was found on a railroad bed adjacent to Jericho Road, officials...
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