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Where is Kim Moreau? Maine family continues search for answers 38 years later
JAY (WGME) -- It has been 38 years since Kimberly Moreau of Jay disappeared. She was just 17 years old when she disappeared in 1986. Kim was last seen around midnight on May 10, 1986, on Jewell Street in Jay. Police say she skipped her junior prom after getting into...
Paris honors Deputy Chief Buffington with procession and final lap at speedway
PARIS (WGME) - Firefighters in Paris are honoring a longtime member who sadly died last month. Deputy Chief William Buffington worked for the Paris Fire Department for 57 years. Saturday morning, a procession with area fire crews traveled through town and took one final lap at Oxford Plains Speedway. Buffington...
38 years after Kimberly Moreau disappeared, her father has a new way to gather clues
JAY, Maine — Communities in central and western Maine still hold out hope for answers 38 years after a 17-year-old from Jay disappeared. Maine State Police said Kimberly Moreau was last seen in Jay at about midnight on May 9, 1986, in the company of someone she met earlier that day. She has not been seen since. Moreau's family said she canceled plans to attend her high school junior prom on the night of May 10 after an argument with her boyfriend.
BRHS girls tennis match rescheduled
The Boothbay Region High School girls tennis match at Spruce Mountain that was rescheduled for today, May 16, is postponed and will now be played on May 21 at Spruce Mountain, according to BRHS Athletic Director Allan Crocker via email May 16.
Maine has a big new auto race, featuring a NASCAR champion
OXFORD, Maine — This year is the 75th year of racing at the Oxford Plains Speedway in Oxford, Maine's premiere short-track racing facility. The Speedway, with a 3/8 miles asphalt oval, is also the largest spectator sporting facility in the state, with a capacity of over 14,000 people. For...
Man who stole two cruisers in Oxford County shot by officers, police say
OXFORD COUNTY, Maine — A man who stole two law enforcement cruisers Monday was shot by officers and taken into custody, authorities said. Gary Porter, 37, faces a host of charges. Police said the incident started at about 7 a.m. in Paris, when officers received a report Porter was acting suspicious. He was arrested on a felony theft warrant and taken to Stephens Memorial Hospital in Norway where he was treated and released for "conditions unrelated to the arrest," according to a joint statement by Maine State Police, the Oxford County Sheriff’s Office, Oxford police, Norway police, and Paris police.
Four local students graduate from UMF
Four students, one from Boothbay Harbor and three from Wiscasset, were among the hundreds of graduates who received degrees during the May 4 commencement ceremony at the University of Maine at Farmington. Below are the local students, their degree and their field of study. Connor Demmons of Boothbay Harbor, B.A.,...
Maine man sentenced in meth distribution conspiracy case in New Hampshire
MANCHESTER, N.H. — A man from Maine will spend the next six years behind bars for planning to sell meth in New Hampshire. Brian Strout, 46, of Turner, Maine, was sentenced on Monday. He previously pleaded guilty on Jan. 29. Investigators said in the summer of 2022, Strout and...
After devastating flooding, Maine vineyard owner feels federal aid fell short
PHILLIPS, Maine — Five months after flooding from the Sandy River destroyed equipment and infrastructure used to maintain a small vineyard in Phillips, owner Paul Caruso says he is "running on empty" financially and emotionally. “Once you see the video of the water coming in at six, seven, eight...
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