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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...
Family of Lewiston, Maine, shooter testifies about struggle to get him help before the tragedy
In emotional testimony Thursday morning, family members of Robert Card, the man responsible for two shootings that left 18 people dead in Lewiston, Maine, testified before the independent commission formed to investigate the October 25, 2023, mass shootings.
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.
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...
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...
Raw video: Testimony from Robert Card's sister, brother-in-law and ex-wife before Lewiston Commission
VIDEO: Watch as Nicole and James Herling, the sister and brother-in-law of Robert Cart, continue their testimony before the commission looking into the shootings that left 18 people dead in Lewiston, Maine, last October. Robert Card's ex-wife, Cara Lamb, also testifies. >> Watch videos from Thursday's commission hearing: Part 1...
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...
Baseball Game Recap: Fryeburg Comes Up Short
Fryeburg lost against Cape Elizabeth back in June of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The Fryeburg Raiders fell just short of the Cape Elizabeth Capers by a score of 3-1. Fryeburg has struggled against Cape Elizabeth recently, as their contest on Monday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
MSAD 17 parents worry about consolidating schools, officials say nothing is decided
SOUTH PARIS (WGME) -- MSAD 17 is made up of eight towns, and each has their own elementary school. In February, Agnes Gray in West Paris closed after architects hired by the district said the building was unsafe. Several other buildings also received low grades, which prompted the district to...
Music as Medicine: Lewiston artist battles psychosis, muscle palsy with ukulele
LEWISTON, Maine (WABI) - May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month. Maine Tracking Network reported almost 3 thousand Mainers were diagnosed with Lyme disease in 2023. Lyme Disease is spread through blacklegged tick bites. Per the CDC, undiagnosed Lyme disease can spread to and affect the joints, heart, and nervous system.
Softball Game Preview: Sumner Hits the Road
The Sumner Tigers will head out on the road to challenge the Washington Academy Raiders at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Sumner is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 11 runs on Friday, they were much more limited against Bucksport on Wednesday. They lost 10-1 to the Golden Bucks. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Sumner has scored all season.
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...
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