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PublishedMarch 24, 2024
Cumberland woman gets coveted platinum ticket in ‘American Idol’ audition
The judges, shocked by an emotional performance of 'Ain’t No Way' by Aretha Franklin, gave Julia Gagnon a coveted platinum ticket, handed out to only 3 competitors during auditions each season.
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PublishedMarch 22, 2024
Cumberland woman kept quiet about her talent as a kid. Now, she’s singing on ‘American Idol’
Julia Gagnon, a senior at the University of Southern Maine, wanted to be on the internationally televised talent show as a way of sharing something with her birth mother in Guatemala. She'll make her first appearance Sunday.
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PublishedFebruary 20, 2024
Cumberland college student will appear on television to audition for ‘American Idol’
Julia Gagnon, a senior at the University of Southern Maine, will appear on the show in early March.
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PublishedDecember 29, 2023
A man and his racehorse start their slow ride into retirement
Bob Nadeau, of Saco, 86, and Putnams Storm were honored in an Au Revoir Retirement Showcase at the Cumberland Fairgrounds track just before Christmas. Nadeau said harness racing has changed a lot during his 50 years in the sport.
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PublishedOctober 25, 2023
Mother sues Maine health care providers, calls teen’s death ‘senseless and completely avoidable’
Jasmine 'Jazzy' Vincent died in an emergency room in 2021. The suit alleges that although doctors said she had pneumonia, her family found out several days after her death that she had a type of leukemia.
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PublishedAugust 18, 2023
Cumberland residents step up for couple whose hospice care is ending
The story of Bartholomew and Babette O'Dwyer led to an outpouring of community support.
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PublishedAugust 13, 2023
Unsettled, humid weather Sunday produces hail, severe thunderstorms in Maine
After a severe storm moved through Cumberland County with strong winds and hail, a severe thunderstorm watch was issued through Sunday night, according to NWS.
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PublishedAugust 13, 2023
A Cumberland couple’s hospice care has ended. Their need for it has not
The home visits that Babette O'Dwyer, 94, has been receiving since suffering a stroke in 2018 have been cut off, putting the entire burden on her 77-year-old husband, Bartholomew.
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PublishedJuly 24, 2023
Two trapped, 3 injured when vehicles collide in Cumberland
The crash happened Monday afternoon near the intersection of Gray and Skillin roads.
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PublishedMarch 17, 2023
Carlo Cimino, founder of Maine construction company, dies at 84
The business he launched 57 years ago has led the construction of schools and multifamily housing projects throughout the state.
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