NAPLES (WGME) -- Several roads in Naples are currently shut down due to a car crash involving a utility pole Sunday afternoon. The Cumberland County Sheriff's Office says 42-year-old Robert Sanborn of Norway was driving a Dodge Ram registered to the Truman Corporation when left the roadway on Sebago Road and hit a utility pole, dropping it in the road.
BALDWIN, Maine — Three roads are closed, and power is out in parts of Baldwin after a car crashed into a telephone pole on Sunday. Robert Sanborn 42, of Norway, was driving on Sebago Road (Rt. 11) around 12:46 p.m. when he suddenly veered off the roadway and allegedly hit a telephone pole, causing it to fall down on the road before his car rolled on its side, said Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office Naldo Gagnon in a press release. Sanborn was not hurt.
LIMESTONE, Maine (AP) — The man who led the redevelopment of the former Brunswick Naval Air Station hopes to work some magic in northern Maine. Steve Levesque retired from his post in as executive director of Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority late last year. But retirement didn't suit him. His...
How much for the 5 houses? Oh, a cool $10.5 million. This sprawling compound (you'll see why that's a perfect description) includes a gorgeous 13,307-square-foot waterfront house in Falmouth. This home with a price tag of $10.5 million, is according to MaineBiz, the highest offering price ever in Falmouth and maybe even Cumberland County.
Is it just me, or does anyone else who travels on Route 302 through Westbrook think this intersection needs a traffic light?. The intersection in question is where Bridgton Road/Route 302 and Duck Pond and Hardy Road meet. It currently has a flashing yellow light for 302 traffic and a red light for Duck Pond and Hardy Roads.
Auburn Riverwalk which runs from Great Falls to Bonney Park is a popular walking trail for people and visitors to the twin cities of Lewiston/Auburn that runs along the Androscoggin River. Even on rainy or cloudy days, you'll see people walking or jogging on the trail that runs 1.6 miles through Lewiston/Auburn's historic mill district, where manufacturing plants lined the Androscoggin River.
(Falmouth) Camden's Cole Anderson had an amazing run at the Live + Work in Maine Open finishing tied for third at 14 under par. Pierceson Coody finishing first overall at -20!
“This side is the outside,” Aoife Cunningham explained of the seashell in her hand. The Edgecomb 5-year-old got it at Strawberry Festival at St. Philip’s Church, Hodge Street, Wiscasset. Saturday was her and father Will Cunningham’s first time at the annual event. They loved every second, he...
The new Rye YMCA CEO Sabrina Murphy will start work on Tuesday, July 5th. Murphy arrives in Rye after 22 years with the Bath, Maine YMCA including the last 12 years as its first female CEO. “We’re thrilled to welcome Sabrina to the Rye Y,” said Board President Jon Elsen....
Members of Wiscasset Senior Center re-elected the current board of trustees at the annual breakfast meeting Saturday at WCC. Larry Rines will remain trustee chair, Mat ’O Donnell vice chair, Mike Hagerman treasurer and June Ann Percival secretary. Carolann Rines and Kincad Rines with continue as trustees at large.
FREEPORT, Maine — Maine oyster sales nearly doubled from 2020 to 2021, according to recent data from the Maine Department of Marine Resources. The increase in sales comes from more farmers sprouting along the Maine coast and higher demand surviving a volatile economic state brought on by the pandemic.
That might actually be the point. Megan and James are not celebrities. They don't have a huge following on TikTok - they are just kind Mainers. We need more stories about kindness, selflessness...giving. That's where the Augusta Maine Police Department steps in to recognize two not so ordinary people. According to a Facebook post by the Augusta police, Meghan and James saw an older gentleman on Water Street take a pretty hard fall. They were in their car and pulled over to help. They didn't have to, but they did.
WILTON (WGME) -- A Maine man is in critical condition at Maine Medical Center after a car crash in Wilton on Thursday. Wilton police say a 72-year-old Jay man was driving on Route 133 near the intersection of Melcher Rd. around 5:30 p.m. when he went off the road and crashed.
A recent post on the Lewiston Rocks Facebook Page, received a huge reaction by commenters. According to Daniel Dube, a business owner in Lewiston, a portable restroom was installed directly outside of his business. He posted on the Facebook Page saying,. Have to say, not very excited about the city...
For many Maine school kids and teachers, this week marked the first full week of summer vacation. And after the challenges of the past 3 years of the pandemic, remote learning, masking, and pool testing (just to name a few) following the onset of Covid-19, many educators and administrators have been looking forward to the summer as an opportunity to take a bit of a break, both physically and mentally.
Lewiston native Isaiah Harris finished in sixth place in the men’s 800-meter run final at the United States Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Oregon, on Sunday. Harris finished in 1 minute, 45.68 seconds. Bryce Hoppel (1:44.60) won the final, followed by Jonah Koech (1:44.74) and Brandon Miller (1:45.19),...