Flood alerts popped up Monday in the wake of a storm that threatened to bring heavy rain to central Maine. Over 3,000 people were without power in central Maine.
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Chelsea woman charged with helping boyfriend evade arrest before police fatally shot him
Police say Annie McKechnie, 22, helped Frank Foss Jr. avoid arrest weeks before his death.
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Posted inMaine, News
Biden approves federal disaster declaration for spring flooding in Maine
The move unlocks federal grant funding to address damages across eight counties to roads and bridges, clear debris and install protective measures.
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Drought conditions worsen across central Maine
Lower snowpacks over the past few winters and the earlier start to the spring have contributed to drought conditions that are worsening across central Maine.
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78-year-old motorcyclist dies after collision with pickup
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the accident, and believe speed was a factor.
Posted inFranklin, Maine, News
Farmington doctor leads by example when it comes to LGBTQ care in rural Maine
Access to quality health care has long been a problem for Maine’s roughly 70,000 lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer residents, officials said.
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Jefferson woman, 21, killed in one-vehicle crash on Route 126
Laura Foley died after the vehicle she was driving veered off the road on a corner and struck several trees, police said.
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Two people wounded, one by gunshot, in fight on Southport Island
A 24-year-old woman suffered a gunshot wound to an arm on Church Street on Southport Island on Thursday night. Police made one arrest. Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a report of a shooting at 3 Church St. at 10:48 p.m. The woman was taken by LifeFlight helicopter to Central Maine Medical Center in […]
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All sexual misconduct charges dropped in plea agreement with former Lincoln County Sheriff’s deputy
ROCKLAND — The three young women who accused former Lincoln County Sheriff’s Deputy Kenneth Hatch III of sexually assaulting them expressed pain and frustration Friday after all charges of sexual misconduct were dropped in a plea agreement with the Maine Attorney General’s Office. In exchange for avoiding a new trial on the more serious charges, Hatch […]
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Two Maine police departments hit by computer virus
WISCASSET (AP) — Police departments in the midcoast and Aroostook County have paid computer hackers ransom to get rid of a virus that infiltrated their computer systems. Lincoln County Sheriff Todd Brackett told WCSH-TV that they paid a ransom fee of about $300 to the creator of the virus to get their files back. The […]