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Motorcycle experts reminding riders of safety tips following several recent crashes
Motorcycle experts are reminding the public to ride safely this season in light of multiple serious crashes in New Hampshire. On Sunday, a crash in Londonderry on Nashua Road and Mohawk Drive left two people in the hospital. Auburn officials said they responded to a motorcycle crash on Londonderry Turnpike...
Cornhole tournament in Maine raises money for Lewiston shooting victims
SCARBOROUGH, Maine — Roughly 200 people participated in a cornhole tournament in Maine to raise funds to honor those who died in the Lewiston mass shooting. Eight of the 18 victims killed during the October 2023 shooting died at Schemengees Bar and Grill, where a cornhole tournament was being held at the time.
Town & Country FCU announces significant contribution to help Southern Maine Agency on Aging’s new pilot program aimed at combating elder homelessness
BIDDEFORD — In conjunction with May’s designation as ‘Older Americans Month’, Town & Country announced a significant contribution of $3,500 to Southern Maine Agency on Aging in support of its […]
Maine Wildlife Park finally opens for the season
GRAY, Maine — The Maine Wildlife Park in Gray opened for the season on Monday, a little later than normal. The opening was delayed due to extensivedamage at the park caused by a snowstorm in early April. The damage included damage to the fencing, trails, and animal houses. Officials...
Auburn's Hugh Freeze Says Brian Battie On Ventilator After Shooting, Asks For Prayers
Auburn head coach Hugh Freeze is imploring his fans to send their prayers Brian Battie's way ... revealing Monday the Tigers running back has been put on a ventilator after he was involved in a shooting over the weekend. The football player was initially wounded at around 3:30 AM on...
LA Arts Kicks Off Summer Art Walk Series
(Lewiston, ME) LA Arts will be presenting the first of its five Art Walk LA events on Friday, May 31, from 5:00 to 8:00 pm in downtown Lewiston. The public is invited to attend this free event that celebrates the arts in our community and helps support local businesses. Art...
Maine Wildlife Park set to reopen after storm damage delays start of season
GRAY (WGME) -- The Maine Wildlife Park in Gray is gearing up to open for the season on Monday. The park usually opens during April school vacation, but the date had to be pushed back this year because of storm damage. Heavy snow and winds knocked trees onto animal enclosures...
Man pleads guilty to 2020 murder in Lewiston
The man who shot another man to death in Lewiston in July 2020 pleaded guilty to murder on Friday. Mark Sinclair, who was 28 at the time, killed John Paquin, 20, of Worcester, Massachusetts. Paquin was found with gunshot wounds outside an apartment building on Howe Street. "He was always...
Lewiston native uses hometown as inspiration for first novel: ‘The Toll Road North’
BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - Peggy DeBlois is the author of “The Toll Road North.”. DeBlois grew up in Lewiston in the late 60s and early 70s in a French-Catholic neighborhood. She says she is an avid reader but never saw French-Canadian families of her youth in any book. DeBlois says she needed to capture that time and place in some small way.
Second man charged with manslaughter in Turner crash that killed grandmother acquitted
AUBURN, Maine — A second driver charged with manslaughter in the death of a Fayette grandmother following a deadly crash in Turner in 2022 has been acquitted by a jury in Auburn. After deliberating for an hour and a half Tuesday, a jury in Androscoggin County Superior Court came...
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