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2019
Posted inMaine
Teen pulls himself out of the Kennebec after breaking through ice
Aaron Hall, 14, of Waterville, is “found and safe,” officials said. Rescuers were alerted by a person calling from Winslow and directed by Winslow police to the teen and his friend.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Court upholds national monument designation off New England coast
Fishing groups objected to the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument because it restricts where they can fish.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Windham homeowner holds suspect in chase at gunpoint for police
Daniel Wayne Spooner, 34, is accused of eluding a police officer, leaving the scene of a personal injury crash and endangering the welfare of a child.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Portland police looking for 2 suspects in armed robbery
Jake’s Quik Stop on Brighton Avenue was held up Thursday evening, police say.
Posted inThe Rangeley Highlander
RLRS Science Class Shines
Students in the state of Maine are required to take periodic Maine Educational Assessments (MEAs) to determine how well they are meeting the state’s educational standards in English, math and science. The results are in, and last year’s eighth grade science class really showed the Maine Department of Education what they are capable of. The […]
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation / World
Disney characters say tourists inappropriately touched them
Disney World employees who portray Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse and Donald Duck file reports with police.
Posted inThe Rangeley Highlander
Rangeley Lakes Heritage Trust Receives a Conservation Easement Gift
Rangeley – For years, Robert and Janet Bissell considered permanently conserving their 40 acres of land at Bemis, but were unsure about how to make that happen. Preserving habitat for wildlife and native plants and supporting efforts to combat climate change was paramount to their goals. Luckily, Rangeley Lakes Heritage Trust (RLHT) was able to […]
Posted inThe Rangeley Highlander
Longtime Maine mover-and-shaker Severin Beliveau doesn’t just remember the scandal that took down President Richard Nixon. He found himself in its cross hairs.
Severin Beliveau sat in his top-floor office at One City Center in Portland on Thursday morning, thumbing through a cardboard accordion file in his lap. His Watergate file. “The behavior of the Republicans today, compared to ’72, ’73, ’74, is dramatic,” Beliveau said without looking up. “Meaning back in those days, there was a real […]
Posted inThe Rangeley Highlander
November Savage Stats
Maximum: 66* Date: 11/1 – 11/2 Minimum: -15* Date: 11/17 Average True Temp: 36.06* Precipitation Total for month: 3.72″ Greatest: 1.10″ Date: 11/25 Daily Average: .124” Year to Date: 41.468” Snow Total: 16.92” Snow on the Ground First Day: 0” Snow on the Ground Last Day: 14” Season to Date: 14″ Wind Peak: 52 Date: […]