A tree took down power, cable and phone lines on Black Road in Wilton during high winds Tuesday morning. Trees and lines started falling at about 2:48 a.m., Wilton Deputy Rescue Chief Tom Doak said. A power outage also kept the Jay Town Office from opening Tuesday morning after it was discovered the town’s generator […]
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Cape Elizabeth student charged with terrorizing after alleged school threat
A 17-year-old student at Cape Elizabeth High School was charged with misdemeanor terrorizing after he posted a message on social media that was interpreted as a threat involving a gun, Cape Elizabeth Police Chief Neil Williams said Monday. The teen, whose name will not be released because he is a juvenile and is facing a […]
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Casco Bay Bridge reopened after car crash causes gas leak
PORTLAND — The Casco Bay Bridge was closed Thursday morning while police investigated an accident in Portland. Shortly after 8 a.m., South Portland police closed the bridge at the request of Portland police, who were dealing with a crash on York Street near the entrance to the bridge. The accident involved two cars, one of […]
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Online threat from Kentucky closes Maranacook middle and high schools
READFIELD — Classes and activities at Maranacook Community Middle and High School were canceled Tuesday because of an anonymous threat on social media, according to the Regional School Unit 38 Facebook page. The elementary schools in the district are open. “Due to a concern for campus safety, there will not be school today, November 28 […]
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Alarm system to be installed on boiler at Jay Fire Station
JAY — An alarm will be installed on the boiler at the North Jay Fire Station that will send out an alert if the temperature in the building drops below a certain degree. Selectpersons requested on Dec. 12 that the annual service on the boiler be moved up a month to January. They would also […]
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Jay station closed Tuesday
JAY – The town Transfer Station will be closed Tuesday, Sept. 6, the day after Labor Day.
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Mr. Bernard’s closed due to ‘purely financial’ reasons, owner says
BANGOR — Students who attended a 55-year-old Bangor beauty school that closed abruptly earlier this week gathered at the facility on Thursday to pick up their belongings and chat with their peers. Mary Hunt, who has owned Mr. Bernard’s School of Hair Fashion since her father, Andrew Fournier, died last summer, was with them. She […]
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Video: Police charge 16-year-old in Windham-Raymond school threats
WINDHAM — Windham police on Tuesday night arrested a teenager they say was behind the email threats that closed area schools for most of three days, reaching a milestone in a case they say could have gone very differently. Lt. Jim Boudreau of the Windham Police Department said at a Wednesday morning news conference at the […]
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Livermore Town Office to be closed Thursday
LIVERMORE — The Town Office will be closed Thursday, Nov. 20, so staff can attend training in Augusta. “We’re going to be able to register large trucks after this training and our residents won’t have to go to Turner to register their trucks,” Administrative Assistant Carrie Castonguay said Tuesday.
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Cod fisheries to close
AUGUSTA — With the Atlantic cod population at an all-time low, federal regulators Monday announced the closure of commercial and recreational cod fishing in parts of the Gulf of Maine. The temporary restrictions also include a 200-pound limit on how much a fishing vessel can catch during a single trip, following several years of no […]