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Bear surprises Kennebunk homeowner

Melanie Wadleigh was sitting inside her parents’ home in Kennebunk on Wednesday morning, their basset hound puppy napping nearby, when her mother saw something out the window moving near the neighbor’s house on Mousam Ridge Road. “At first she thought it might be a big dog, but then I looked out and said ‘Oh, my […]

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Peter E. Schlax Sr.

AUBURN — Peter Edmund Schlax Sr., 79, of Lewiston, died peacefully Feb. 14 at Androscoggin Hospice House in Auburn, surrounded by his family. Pete was born Jan. 26, 1939, in Chicago, Ill., the son of Edmund Schlax and Julie Riordan. He grew up on the rough streets of the South Side of Chicago. He graduated from […]

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Arlene Marston bags a bear

Arlene Marston of Harrison with her bear she shot while hunting with her husband Bob Marston. Arlene Marston, 82 of Harrison bagged her first black bear on opening day of Maine’s 2017 bear hunting season. While hunting from a 15 foot high tree stand with her husband Bob Marston, Arlene fired her 308 bolt action rifle […]

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250 pound black bear killed crossing road in Wells

The bear was crossing Sanford Road near Highpine Loop Road when it was struck by a vehicle, according to police. WELLS — Wells Police are reminding Mainers to bring in your bird feeders and secure your trash because bears are out and looking for food. Police say they received many inquiries about an accident involving […]