The bridge was shut down Thursday morning after police shot and killed a man on I-95, later finding an 8-year-old child dead inside the man’s car.
August 2024
Police say man pointed gun at troopers before he was shot and fell from Piscataqua River Bridge
The man, who has not been identified, is accused of killing a woman in Troy, New Hampshire. An 8-year-old boy was found dead in his car. Police said the boy was not shot by officers.
Bath busker brings a taste of the oldies
A local accordion player has become a fixture at Brackett’s Market IGA in downtown Bath. People who pass by him are hit with a wave of nostalgia for the old tunes he loves to share with locals and visitors.
Gordon L. Weil: Cold economics could decide hot politics
A dozen people will meet behind closed doors next month and make a decision that will heavily influence the presidential election and might even decide it. They are not politicians. They are a group of almost anonymous economists and bankers who will set the interest rate affecting everything from mortgages and housing to credit cards […]
Franco Center to open 25th season with Best of Broadway performance
Hop on over to Lewiston next weekend as the Franco Center kicks off its 25th season with the biggest hits of favorite Broadway shows on Sept. 6 and 7 under the direction of Jake Hodgkin. Exceptional local performers in the 7 p.m. Best of Broadway shows include Jim Hodgkin, Jim McKinley, Eden Bauer, Jen LeBlanc, […]
Gorham Notes: Aug. 29
Gorham connector forum Mainers for Smarter Transportation have a community forum planned from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 5, at the Westbrook Community Center on the proposed Gorham Connector to the Maine Turnpike. The Maine Turnpike Authority is proposing a 5-mile, four-lane connector from the roundabout on Gorham’s South Street to Exit 45 in […]
Opinion: Ranked choice voting allows us to vote our conscience
Voters of Maine, wake up to the new reality!
Letter: Presidential character: A study in contrasts
Character used as a noun is “the aggregate of features and traits that form the individual nature of some person or thing.” Both presidential candidates are representing their personal character. There is such a difference in how the two candidates express themselves and talk about America. Vice President Kamala Harris and the Democrats talk optimism, […]
Letter: Room for skepticism with nonprofit hospitals that plead poverty
From wellness spas to salaries, the true financial picture deserves a deeper look.
Acadia-related spending drops for second year as fewer people visit
The number of visitors and how much they’re spending on hotels and restaurants has been dropping since 2021, but the numbers are still much higher than they were before the pandemic.
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