Maine
Local and state news from the Sun Journal.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Two Maine beaches under advisories for elevated bacteria levels
Water-quality testing at Ocean Park in Old Orchard Beach and Mackerel Cove in Harpswell found bacteria levels several times higher than what the EPA considers safe.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Lewiston police respond to report of gunman on Dill Street. Report may have been a prank.
Police swarmed on a Dill Street home after receiving a report of a gunman there. No problems were found at the home.
Posted inRiver Valley, Rumford Falls Times
Mexico’s Good Samaritan Soup Kitchen organizer finds success as nonprofit
The emergency food pantry and soup kitchen is now a nonprofit organization under the town of Mexico.
Posted inBethel, Maine Crime, News, Oxford Hills, River Valley
Oxford County arrest log: July 26, 2024
• David H. Anderson Jr., 38, of 247 Main St., Norway, on a charge of failure to appear after bailed, 4:09 p.m. Thursday, July 25, in Norway, by Norway Police Department. • Justin J. Brown, 39, of 3 Essex St., Gloucester, Massachusetts, on charges of operating a vehicle without a license and theft by unauthorized […]
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, News
Lewiston, Auburn Citylink bus drivers rally for better wages
A spokesperson for Western Maine Transportation Services, which operates Citylink, said the company “is continuing to bargain in good faith with the union.”
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Maine’s deputy chief medical examiner was disciplined after OUI charge
Dr. Liam Funte, who has handled many autopsies in homicide cases, admitted to misconduct in an agreement he signed with the Maine Board of Medical Licensure.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Augusta police found justified in January shooting death of armed Lewiston man who was shooting at them
The police officers who responded to the report of a break-in believed that Liban Mohamed posed an imminent threat of serious bodily injury or death when they returned fire and killed him, the attorney general’s office said.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Garage completely destroyed in Lewiston fire
The occupants of the Fair Street home escaped the blaze along with their pets.