The Cessna A185F flown by Joshua Tibbetts crashed during a fish stocking operation in Franklin County on May 12.
Drew Johnson
Staff Writer
Drew is the night reporter for the Portland Press Herald. He previously covered South Portland, Scarborough and Cape Elizabeth for the Sentry, Leader and Southern Forecaster. Though he is from Massachusetts, Drew grew up going to his family’s lake house in Denmark, Maine, learning to snow ski at Pleasant Mountain and water ski on Moose Pond. While he started as a “Vacationlander”, Drew adopted “the way life should be” motto and moved to Portland in 2021.
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1 dead, 1 injured in head-on crash in Eddington
A work vehicle was legally parked in a breakdown lane on Route 9 when a van crossed the road and struck it head-on Monday, the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office says.
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Mending Health to stop offering Mainers coverage next year
The health insurance provider will no longer offer coverage to state residents as of Jan. 1, 2027, according to the Maine Bureau of Insurance.
Posted inElections, Maine, News, Politics, The Maine Forecast
What’s the Election Day weather forecast for Maine?
Tuesday is expected to mark the beginning of a warm spell, with highs in the 80s across much of Maine, according to the National Weather Service.
Posted inCommunity, News
Randolph fire not considered suspicious, investigators say
The fire marshal’s office believes Wednesday night’s blaze at Coutts Brothers Inc. started in an open-air lean-to.
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Infant revived with naloxone in Penobscot County, officials say
An opioid was later found in the infant, according to the sheriff’s office. County and state officials are investigating the incident.
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Pedestrian dies after being hit by car in Penobscot County
First responders performed life-saving measures, but the man was ultimately pronounced dead at the scene in Bradford, officials said.
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Another Maine hospital could close its birthing center
If MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital closes its maternity ward in Damariscotta, it would continue a long-term trend in Maine of closures as the state’s birth rate drops.
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Officials identify woman killed in Glenburn crash
Linda Burrill, 65, of Bradford, was a passenger in one of the vehicles involved in the May 26 crash.
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Robbins Lumber has resumed operations in wake of deadly explosion
Eight of the 12 people who were injured in the May 15 fire and explosion at the Searsmont mill remain hospitalized.