An unmanned 16-foot Tracker boat, left, moves across Pennesseewassee Lake in Norway on Thursday evening after its driver, Daniel Grover, 41, of Norway was thrown out of it when it struck another watercraft. Other boaters tried to stop the Tracker, which eventually stalled, Maine Warden Service Cpl. John MacDonald said Friday. NORWAY — A local […]
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Farmington man, president of realty company, drowns in Wilton lake
WILTON — A Farmington man drowned Tuesday afternoon after he dove into Wilson Lake from his pontoon boat and surfaced struggling, according to a news release by the Maine Warden Service on Wednesday. Jeffrey “Jeff” Mitchell, 63, was pulled from the water by witnesses prior to the arrival of Maine Warden Service personnel. Wilton firefighters […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Boat owners asked to inspect boats every time they float
AUBURN – Earlier this summer, Tayelor Gosselin examined a boat as it was hauled out of Lake Auburn. A summer intern boat inspector, she asked the first-time boat owner if she could inspect their craft. “They’re free to say no,” she said. “I haven’t had anyone do that.” Gosselin said she was looking for plants, […]
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Auburn seeks help planning cultural festival
AUBURN — City officials are hoping creative Twin Cities residents will help plan a celebration of arts and culture along Main Street. Auburn’s Economic Development Specialist Alan Manoian has scheduled a meeting next week to plan the first Downtown Auburn Fine Arts and Humanities Festival. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 5:30 p.m. July […]
Posted inMaine, sj-web
Californian, watching osprey webcam, spots boat adrift in Maine
BREMEN (AP) — When a boat came loose from its moorings during a windy storm in Maine this week, it wasn’t spotted by a local, but by someone thousands of miles away in California watching a webcam. The 39-foot sailboat Dido drifted onto an island off the coast of Bremen on Wednesday as winds reached […]
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Ship inspired by man’s faith in God to set sail Sunday for mission trips after years of work
BELFAST — The stout, unfinished white boat, still without its mast and sails, looked a little out of place this week, moored as it was next to the multimillion-dollar superyachts of Front Street Shipyard. The boat — named the Beacon Won — was a hub of activity Monday morning during a stability trial. It also […]
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‘Scary night’ for Chellie Pingree in Portland Harbor water taxi crash; husband, others injured
PORTLAND — U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree and her husband, Donald Sussman, were aboard a water taxi involved in a crash with another boat off Portland Harbor on Saturday night. Sussman suffered head injuries and was treated at Maine Medical Center and released. Sussman also suffered minor cuts and bruises, according to Pingree’s spokesman Willie Ritch. […]
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Four people rescued after boat caught fire in Portland Harbor
PORTLAND — A Coast Guard crewman said that four people aboard a boat that caught fire Sunday afternoon at the entrance to Portland Harbor were lucky that a Good Samaritan boater was nearby. No injuries have been reported in the fire, which took place at about 12:30 p.m. Petty Officer Cody Seevers of Coast Guard […]
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Hartford man builds cedar-strip canoes by hand for a hobby
HARTFORD — Dixfield native Tom Mawhinney can build most anything once he decides to do it. All it takes is some free time, Internet research and some books written by experts. The heavy equipment operator, who flies a seaplane and runs his own business, Mawhinney’s Excavation, built what he calls his “man cave.” It is […]