BYRON — A snowmobiler missing for several hours Saturday morning was found OK at a local camp, Roxbury Selectman Mike Worthley said Saturday night via Facebook. Worthley said the snowmobiler went riding at 1 a.m. Saturday, and later was reported missing. Members of the Maine Warden Service set up a command post at Coos Canyon […]
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Police officer charged
FARMINGTON — The Maine Warden Service has charged a local police sergeant in the unintentional killing of a cow moose, for which he did not have a permit. Edward Hastings IV, 30, of Chesterville was issued a summons for a rule violation, a low-level crime punishable by up to six months in jail and a […]
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Largay family offers reward for information on missing hiker
LEWISTON — George Largay and his family are offering a $15,000 reward for information leading to the location of Largay’s wife, Geraldine, who was last seen hiking on the Appalachian Trail in Franklin County in July. According to a press release from the Maine Warden Service, Largay started her hike on the AT on April […]
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Battling moose displays at the Fryeburg Fair
FRYEBURG — The only two existing displays of antler-locked moose in North America will be on display at the Fryeburg Fair next week. In a statement from the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, Director of Public Information and Education Doug Rafferty said Maine has partnered with New Hampshire Fish and Game to bring […]
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FAA: Plane that made I-95 landing ran out of fuel
AUGUSTA — Federal investigators said a Maine Warden Service plane that made an emergency landing on Interstate 95 in Litchfield in April simply ran out of fuel. No one was injured when the single propeller Cessna landed on the highway on April 26, prompting one driver to pull over to make way for the aircraft. […]
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Lewiston man cited for ATV crash that injured two boys
JAY — A Lewiston man has been cited on a civil violation related to an all-terrain vehicle accident on Aug. 16 when two children were injured. Maine Warden Tom McKenney said Saturday that he issued a summons to Matthew Churchill, 31, on a charge of carrying a passenger under 18 without headgear. Churchill was at […]
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Search for missing AT hiker enters day 6
CARRABASSETT VALLEY — The search for a missing hiker on the Appalachian Trail near Sugarloaf Mountain will go into its sixth day Tuesday and officials said late Monday they remain “mystified” as to the whereabouts of Geraldine Largay. “We don’t typically have searches for AT people where they totally disappear,” Lt. Kevin Adam, with the Maine […]
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Snowmobiling teens found safe after missing overnight
ANDOVER —Two teenagers used survival skills and a shooting star to stay alive Monday night into Tuesday morning after getting lost trying to ride a snowmobile from Mexico to Andover. Ty Howard-Gotto, 15, and his friend Jonah May, 15, both from North Smithfield, R.I., walked out of the woods and onto South Arm Road at […]