One deputy used his police jacket ‘to corral the owl,’ Sheriff William King said.
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Missing Bangor men found after residents hear shouts for help
Sidney Hoyt and Gary Foster, both of Bangor, were reported missing late Tuesday night after they did not return from a morning trip.
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Posted inMaine, Schools and Education
Despite troubles, one electric bus to rejoin Winthrop Public Schools fleet
A divided Winthrop Public School board voted 3-2 Wednesday to return one electric school bus to regular service starting Monday, following evaluations of the problematic buses.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Woman in wheelchair struck and killed by van in Camden
The woman, who has not been identified, was riding in her wheelchair along side of John Street. She died at the scene.
Posted inMaine, News
State offices opening late Thursday because of snow
The announcement of the 11 a.m. opening came ahead of a storm that could bring snow, sleet and ice to the state’s roads overnight into Thursday.
Posted inMaine
Dangerous intersection leaves older Hartford couple in crisis
Marilyn and Herbert Stevens’ home has been crashed into twice in the past year. With no home repairs yet, the elderly couple expect a long and cold winter.
Posted inMaine, News
One injured when tanker truck, dump truck collide on I-295 in Gardiner
About 8,000 gallons of landfill leachate – ‘dirty water’ – spilled onto I-295, bringing traffic to a halt for several hours Wednesday afternoon.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine
Standish man charged with girlfriend’s murder insists it was an accident
A murder trial against Brandon Libby may come down to 2 dueling accounts of the fatal shooting that killed 30-year-old Amanda Brown.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Police investigating after body found near Edgecomb preserve
A hunter found the body Tuesday morning. The victim has not been identified.
Posted inNation & World, News
Lance Morrow, Time magazine essayist of history and infamy, dies at 85
His reportage and essays were often written with a grand and literary sweep that sought to capture a moment or a mood.