Initial investigation reports he passed a 2014 Subaru Crosstrek at a high rate of speed, failed to negotiate a curve, and slammed into the side of the Crosstrek.
Local & State
Maine news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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A Cumberland couple’s hospice care has ended. Their need for it has not
The home visits that Babette O’Dwyer, 94, has been receiving since suffering a stroke in 2018 have been cut off, putting the entire burden on her 77-year-old husband, Bartholomew.
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Unfurling the facts in the 1901 Maine state flag debate
History, politics and design sensibilities collide as residents of the Pine Tree State consider which banner to embrace.
Posted inLocal & State, News
They built houses on a 200-year-old dirt road in Cornish. Then a neighbor blocked their access.
The town says its hands are tied and has punted the issue to the courts.
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Maine’s salt marshes play key role in fight against climate change, new report says
The state has at least 84 square miles of blue carbon reservoirs, which store at least 1.7 million tons of carbon in the soil and vegetation. That much carbon is equal to the annual emissions of 1.25 million passenger cars.
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Small group of neo-Nazis demonstrates in Augusta
The participants did not appear to carry weapons, and the demonstration did not prompt confrontations or arrests, authorities said.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, News, Uncategorized
Readfield taps into history for Heritage Days
Historic buildings, pioneering water systems, kickball, local artisans celebrated at town’s annual community gathering.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Athens community comes together to fundraise for local man battling cancer
Cornhole, kick ball, food, music, a live auction and a dunk tank were on offer in Athens Saturday as the community raised money to support Ben MacMichael, 52, and his family as MacMichael battles stage four cancer.
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Rich Abrahamson: Laughter, tears mix as man remembered in wake of fatal Anson boating accident
Mark Henry died ‘doing what he loved’ in July while boating on the river, and Rich Abrahamson just so happened to visit Henry 15 days before the accident.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Portland man arrested for allegedly stabbing ambulance worker
Justin Hill, 37, is charged with aggravated assault in the alleged stabbing at a convenience store in Bangor.