Maine Observer: Whippoorwill’s call echoes over years

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Published
January 27, 2019

Maine Observer: Whippoorwill’s call echoes over years

A recording played during a recent lecture brings back memories of a summer night on a Hollis farm.
Published
January 10, 2019

Maine home-buying compromised as federal shutdown enters Day 21

Closures of government agencies are starting to affect the part of the housing market that depends on federally backed loans, making buyers, sellers, renters and brokers wary.
Published
October 29, 2018

Senate District 31: Chenette faces challenge from Mendros

The incumbent state senator hopes to fend off the Republican to keep his seat.
Published
October 26, 2018

House District 16: Democrat trying to unseat 5-term Republican representative

Both candidates favor Medicaid expansion as approved by voters.
Published
September 10, 2018

Former lawmaker Stavros Mendros starting public car auction in Oxford

He says his plan for the weekly Maine Public Auto Auction, which is open to dealers and private citizens, has been in the works since 2015.
Published
August 10, 2018

Police responding to overdose report arrest 10 in suspected Hollis meth lab

Maine State Police say they found a total of 8 active one-pot labs and 25 used labs.
Published
August 6, 2018

South Portland firefighter killed in crash in Hollis fell asleep at wheel, state police conclude

Lt. Harry Weymouth had completed a 24-hour shift the day before the head-on collision and had worked a 'mini-shift' at a Sanford hospital not long before it.
Published
August 2, 2018

Firefighters in southern Maine mourn the death of a respected colleague in predawn crash

Lt. Harry Weymouth, 46, who police say may have fallen asleep while driving, is remembered as a versatile and unassuming mentor who led by example.
Published
July 23, 2018

Controversial former legislator Stavros Mendros running for Maine Senate seat

The Republican, who has been at the center of two court cases challenging the validity of signatures gathered for ballot referendums, will challenge incumbent Democrat Justin Chenette for the District 31 seat in York County.
Published
June 21, 2018

Westbrook police charge 2 in fatal fentanyl overdose

The charges are in connection with the March 7 death of Steven Reali Jr., 30, of Hollis, who was found unresponsive at a house in Westbrook.