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Sebago boater assaulted person, flashed officers, tried to take off, police say
PORTLAND, Maine — A boater from Sebago was arrested Monday after police said he assaulted a person at the Portland Fish Pier, flashed officers who tried to talk to him then tried to take off. Stephen Thuotte, 62, faces a host of charges. Police said officers were called to...
In Ye Olden Times: The Northern Lights
Some skies we’ve had this past week, eh? Certainly, one for the record books — more auroras sporting in the skies over Bridgton, and indeed all of Maine, than I’ve seen in my lifetime. Not since I was a boy have I seen anything even approaching the grand display of Northern Lights that we were treated to last Saturday night, and I hear spectral traces of these lights continued to show up here and there across the state in the nights afterward. Down to Standish, over 100 people gathered at the boat launch to take in the green and purple fires hanging over Sebago, and some of the pictures coming out of Portland and the islands of Casco Bay are truly stunning.
Public invited to check out young artists’ works
A wide variety of art created by students in grades K-12 in SAD 61 will be on display at the annual Lake Region Art Show set for Wednesday, May 22 and Thursday, May 23 from 5 to 7 p.m. in the Lake Region High School gymnasium. The show will include...
Westbrook crash leaves pedestrian seriously injured, driver faces felony charges
WESTBROOK — A serious motor vehicle crash late Thursday night on Warren Avenue has resulted in severe injuries to a pedestrian and felony charges for the driver, Westbrook Police Department reported. At about 9:30 p.m., Westbrook Police and Fire Departments were called to the scene of the crash. Officials...
Bike shops see surge in used market after boom in sales during COVID
PORTLAND, Maine — With the outdoors offering a pandemic escape a couple years ago, it became hard to find a bike. Back then, Portland resident Ian Anderson got one in the nick of time. "I think I got, maybe, one of the last full-suspension bikes at my size in...
She’s an acclaimed opera singer—and her Maine tattoo is a beauty
PORTLAND, Maine — Abi Levis, a native of South Portland who as a youngster sang Irish ballads with her father and Patsy Cline songs at county fairs in Maine, received her first instruction in classical music at the age of fifteen. She got hooked after reading “Opera for Dummies.”
Bob Ross legacy lives on in new series
Nicholas Hankins will teach painting in the new series.
Maine mom searches for answers to shortage of ADHD drugs
STANDISH, Maine — Darci Petrov spent much of her days in recent weeks calling pharmacies in search of medication with little luck. "Oh, I've cried a lot," she said. "I have gotten so overwhelmed by the whole process." In the last year, both she and her son were diagnosed...
PFAS testing at Sebago Lake show levels below new federal limits
STANDISH, Maine — One of the largest sources of drinking water in Maine is already testing below the new federal requirement for toxic chemicals. In April, the Environmental Protection Agency announced the first-ever national drinking water standards to protect people from PFAS pollution. Exposure to PFAS has been linked to deadly cancers, impacts to the liver and heart, and immune and developmental damage to infants and children.
Mystic Dan will compete in Preakness
Right now Mystic Dan is favored to win.
Risen from the ashes: 20 years since a Maine church burned
STANDISH, Maine — Wednesday marks 20 years since a historic church in Standish was destroyed by fire. On the evening of Saturday, May 15, 2004, lightning struck the bell tower of the Standish Congregational Church on Oak Hill Road, sparking a fire that ultimately destroyed the 150-year-old church. Investigators believed the fire went unnoticed for nearly an hour after the strike.
Deadline has arrived for small business pandemic relief grants
PORTLAND, Maine — A total of $175,000 in pandemic relief funding is available to small businesses that suffered negative economic impacts due to COVID-19. "That could be projects that haven't gotten off the ground, contractors that you were working with that weren't able to complete work, and any thing that has impacted your businesses' ability to maintain or gain revenue," Nathan Davis, director of programs at Gateway Community Services of Maine, said.
Maine’s ‘American Idol’ star, Julia Gagnon, to release her first single
(WMTW) - Cumberland resident Julia Gagnon rose to fame on “American Idol” by making the top 7 this season before being eliminated when the field was trimmed to 5, and now she is getting ready to release her first single. Gagnon announced on Facebook Monday that she and...
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