Maryland woman, 75, drowns after canoe tips over in Bethel

The victim got trapped under the canoe after it flipped with her husband and daughter also tossed into the Androscoggin River.

Photo: Turner motorcyclist hurt in Auburn crash

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‘A jam-packed weekend’: Balloon festival days away

AUBURN — For weeks, organizers of the 2019 Great Falls Balloon Festival have been updating their Facebook page at least once a day. “Single digits!” they wrote last week when the countdown to the festival got to nine days. “Eight days!” they wrote a day later, adding a photo of a balloon hovering over the […]

Mark LaFlamme: If you’re looking for a sign, slow down

Encouraging I’ve noticed a lot of those “Your Speed” signs on streets in both Lewiston and Auburn lately. You drive by and if you’re going one MPH or more over the limit, a message will flash: “Slow down!” I’ve been by several of these and I’ve experimented. I’ve noticed that if you’re going the speed […]

Garbage truck plows into five vehicles in Farmington

FARMINGTON — Six vehicles were demolished, but no serious injuries were reported, when a garbage truck slammed into five vehicles Thursday morning on Fairbanks Road. Police said the garbage truck, owned by Archie’s Disposal and driven by Thomas Davenport, 50, of Canton slammed into the back of a Ford F-250 pickup truck while both vehicles […]

Former Sabattus woman settles lawsuit in prisoner transport case

LEWISTON — Nearly three years after Meghan Quinn was forced to kneel in a blood- and urine-soaked cage during a five-day extradition from Florida to Maine, her lawsuit against a Florida company, U.S. Prisoner Transport, has been settled. Details of the settlement are confidential. Quinn, 36, said Thursday she was required to sign a disclosure […]

‘Not a gun control problem:’ Son of slain Jean Fournier defends right to carry

Son of man shot to death in Walmart parking lot defends right to carry

Mark LaFlamme: After a few fake storms, guess who’s ready for an intervention

The great storm bluff What’s with all the thunderstorm fake-outs lately, anyway? It drives me mad. The skies grow dark with fat, black clouds. A cool wind begins to stir, riling the trees, making trash dance across the streets and promising that the world is about to be introduced to the great destructive force of […]

PHOTO: Firefighters respond to brush fire on Lake Auburn

AUBURN — Fire crews on foot and in a boat battled a stubborn brush fire Friday at Salmon Point on Lake Auburn. A fire official said the area is difficult to reach on foot and using a boat was easier. A crew entered the lake from the nearby Route 4 boat launch shortly after the […]