The man who was killed by a hit-and-run driver at a Babe Ruth baseball game at Goodall Park in Sanford on Friday night confessed to an unsolved hit-and-run death of a 4-year-old girl in Fulton, New York, 44 years after the girl’s death. Douglas Parkhurst, 68, of West Newfield, a Vietnam War veteran and grandfather, […]
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Eyewitness recalls shock of seeing car barreling through gate at ballpark
SANFORD — As Carol Sharrow barreled her maroon Honda sedan back through the gate at Goodall Park, Tim Curley jumped behind a concrete barrier to avoid getting hit. But he was close enough to the car that he recognized Sharrow, who had been a caregiver for his grandmother about 12 years ago. “I was shocked,” […]
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Woman accused of killing man at Sanford ballfield has 2 OUI convictions
SANFORD — The woman accused of killing a West Newfield man with her car after driving onto the field during a Babe Ruth baseball game at Goodall Park Friday night has two convictions for drunken driving, according to police. Carol Sharrow, 51, of Sanford was charged with manslaughter in the death of Douglas Parkhurst, 68, […]
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Man dies in Norway fire
NORWAY — A 68-year-old Norway man died in a house fire Sunday morning, the State Fire Marshal’s Office reported. Stephen McAllister was found deceased in the living room of his one-story home by Norway firefighters after they responded to the scene at 527 Greenwood Road about 7:30 a.m. The fire had swept through the home. […]
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Motorcycle crash kills Litchfield man
LITCHFIELD — A Litchfield man died Sunday morning after the motorcycle he was riding struck a utility pole on Oak Hill Road. Derek Parker, 35, died at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston. Parker, according to Seth Allen, a specialist with Maine State Police, was riding his Honda CRF 450 dirt bike, an off-road motorcycle, […]
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Norway man dies following weekend motorcycle crash in Gray
A motorcyclist who was injured Saturday morning after losing control of his bike in Gray died Thursday at a Lewiston hospital from complications associated with the crash. Danny Chouinard, 56, of Norway died at Central Maine Medical Center, Capt. Scott Stewart of the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release Thursday. According to […]
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West Falmouth man dies in house fire
FALMOUTH — A man died in a fire that caused heavy damage to a house and destroyed an attached garage late Saturday afternoon in West Falmouth, authorities said. Firefighters from Falmouth and Portland responded to the blaze at 22 Gray Road. The fire was reported at 5:11 p.m. Sgt. Joel Davis of the State Fire […]
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Man dies as 5-alarm fire destroys apartment building in Biddeford
A five-alarm fire that ripped through an apartment building Monday in downtown Biddeford claimed the life of an elderly man and left 34 people homeless. State Fire Marshal Joe Thomas confirmed Monday night that an 88-year-old man who lived in a first-floor apartment died in the fire. It took firefighters several hours to reach Arnold […]
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Damariscotta woman dies when car flips into Medomak River
A former longtime Waldoboro resident and ex-middle school secretary was identified Sunday as the victim of a fatal car crash in the Lincoln County town. Waldoboro Police Chief Bill Labombarde said that Melissa Sawyer, 48, who moved to Damariscotta about a year ago, died in the crash, which was discovered early Sunday at the intersection […]
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Uber victim stepped suddenly in front of self-driving car
Police say a video from the Uber self-driving car that struck and killed a woman Sunday shows her moving in front of it suddenly, a factor that investigators are likely to focus on as they assess the performance of the technology in the first pedestrian fatality involving an autonomous vehicle. The Uber had a forward-facing […]