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Missing Maine woman found safe
UPDATE: Maine State Police say Whitney Frew has been found and she is safe. No other information has been released. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Maine State Police are asking for help finding a woman who hasn’t been seen since April 30. Police say 29-year-old Whitney Frew was reported missing by her husband.
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.”
Gorham police rescue ducklings from storm drain
GORHAM (WGME) -- The Gorham Police Department says officers rescued a family of ducklings from a storm drain Monday. Police had received a report that a mother duck was causing a traffic issue on New Portland Road in Gorham. Officers followed the sound of nearby ducklings and found them trapped...
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...
Driver faces multiple charges after pedestrian suffers serious injuries in Westbrook crash
WESTBROOK, Maine — A woman from Limington is facing multiple felony charges after police say a vehicle she was driving hit a pedestrian in Westbrook. The crash happened on Warren Avenue around 9:30 p.m. Thursday, May 2, Westbrook police said in a release Monday. Police said an investigation found...
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.
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...
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...
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.
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