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Maine police use spikes in power usage to find illegal marijuana grows
JAY (WGME) – If you're growing marijuana illegally in Maine, police want you to know that they are coming for you. Officers recently seized 3,200 plants in the raids of two grow houses in Freedom and Harmony. Police are using power spikes to weed out illegal operations, including one...
Softball Recap: Makenzie Eliot can't quite lead Telstar over Spruce Mountain
Telstar lost against Spruce Mountain back in April, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Telstar Rebels lost 13-2 to the Spruce Mountain Phoenix. Telstar has not had much luck with Spruce Mountain recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Skowhegan softball looking for redemption in A North amidst hot start
SKOWHEGAN - After making the Class A North final last year, Skowhegan softball is picking up right where they left off. The Riverhawks are 9-1 to start 2024 with a truly complete squad. Eight of their wins have come via the 10-run rule and they have shutout six of their opponents. The team says that those hot bats are the biggest key to their success, as well as the team chemistry that comes with having nine seniors.
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.,...
Decades after teen Kimberly Moreau went missing, Maine cold case still unsolved
Seventeen-year-old Kimberly Moreau went missing in Maine in May 1986, and nearly 40 years later, her disappearance, now considered a homicide, remains unsolved. Maine State Police continue to seek answers in the 38-year-old homicide, asking anyone with information on the disappearance of Moreau to contact the Major Crimes Unit at 1 Game Farm Road in Gray or call the agency at (207) 657-5710. Individuals may also report information about Moreau’s case using an online leave-a-tip form.
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...
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.
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.
Grand jury indicts man accused of robbing convenience store , 3 charged in home invasion
SKOWHEGAN - A man accused of robbing a Big Apple Store in Madison has been indicted by the Somerset County Grand Jury. Seth Johnson, 19, of Skowhegan was indicted on one count of robbery. According to Somerset County Sheriff Dale Lancaster , two men armed with guns reportedly took an...
Man transported to hospital with third-degree burns after incident in North Anson
NORTH ANSON, Maine (WABI) - A man was flown to the hospital Friday evening with third-degree burns and respiratory problems according to Central Maine.com. According to the publication, the incident happened on New Portland Road in North Anson after the man attempted to light a campfire with an accelerant. The...
Residents in Oxford County town revolt after learning tax bills could triple
PERU, Maine — Residents in the Oxford County town of Peru are fighting back after learning their tax bills were about to triple or even quadruple. Now, pushback has resulted in a change of plans. There has not been an official property tax revaluation in the town for 24...
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