Ice cutters ram until they get stuck via @BrookeRWGME pic.twitter.com/2J4NmeJfvH — CBS 13 News (@WGME) January 24, 2018 BOWDOINHAM — Ice breaking operations are underway Wednesday morning in central Maine as two 65-foot U.S. Coast Guard ice breakers work their way up the Kennebec River. The cutters Tackle and Bridle have encountered thick ice and […]
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Coast Guard prepares for ice-breaking on Kennebec
Two ice-breaking tugs were on the Kennebec River on Tuesday ahead of a larger vessel later this week, a U.S. Coast Guard official said. The unusual midwinter effort comes more than a week after a sudden ice jam caused destructive flooding in low-lying areas in Augusta and Hallowell. Lt. Matthew Odom, chief of the Coast […]
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Patricia M. Mathieu
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Patricia M. (Levesque) Mathieu, 69 years old, of Lewiston, died unexpectedly of natural causes on Oct. 28, 2017, in Ann Arbor, Mich. Pat was born in Lewiston on Sept. 18, 1948, to Bernadette (Turcotte) Levesque and Roland “Joe Pete” Levesque. She graduated from Lewiston High School in 1967, married her high […]
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Missing kayaker found safe
The U.S. Coast Guard says it has found a missing kayaker alive after searching the water near Fort Gorges Island, off Portland, Maine. The Coast Guard says someone called at about 8:45 p.m. Sunday and reported finding a 10-foot, orange Pelican Trailblazer in the water, with no kayaker aboard. Inside the paddle craft was only […]
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Maine-based Coast Guard cutter seizes more than 5,000 pounds of cocaine
KITTERY (AP) — A U.S. Coast Guard cutter is home in Kittery, Maine, after seizing more than 5,000 pounds of cocaine valued at nearly $70 million. The Campbell returned Sunday after wrapping up a two-month patrol in the Caribbean Sea and Eastern Pacific Ocean. Officials say the Campbell’s crew successfully disrupted three narcotics-smuggling operations. Campbell’s […]
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Philip E. O’Brion
AUGUSTA — Philip “Phil” Edward O’Brion, 81, of Jay, died Saturday evening, April 1, at the Togus VA Hospital in Augusta, surrounded by his loving family. He was born Jan. 19, 1936, in Portland, the son of William E. and Bertha V. (Bean) O’Brion. He graduated in 1954 from Deering High School and following one […]
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Chellie Pingree calls Donald Trump's Coast Guard, FEMA cuts 'reckless'
PORTLAND (AP) — Democratic Rep. Chellie Pingree of Maine says a Trump administration plan to trim the Coast Guard and Federal Emergency Management Agency budgets are “illogical” and “reckless.” Pingree made the statements on Thursday in response to reports that Trump’s budget proposal calls for a 14 percent cut to the Coast Guard and an […]
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BIW won’t contest missing Coast Guard cutter contract
BATH — Bath Iron Works isn’t going to protest the Coast Guard’s decision to award a crucial contract to build Coast Guard cutters to another shipyard. Spokesman Matt Wickenheiser says the decision was made after a meeting with Coast Guard officials to discuss the selection of Eastern Shipbuilding in Panama City, Florida, to build the […]
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BIW to start early negotiations with union
BATH (AP) — With labor tensions high and criticism over constructions delays, Bath Iron Works is getting off to an early start on negotiating a new contract with the largest union at the shipyard. The Navy shipbuilder told Machinists Union Local S6 that it wants to negotiate contract changes by year’s end, instead of waiting […]
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Michel Ouellette
1957 – 2015 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Michel Ouellette, 58, died peacefully on Thursday, Oct. 15, at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, D.C. after a brief illness. He was born on Oct. 5, 1957, the son of Grover and Jane Ouellette of Lewiston. Michel grew up in Lewiston and attended and graduated from Lewiston High […]