BERWICK — It was 1894 and Eleanor Pray found herself more than 6,000 miles from home, living on the shores of far eastern Russia and writing to her family in Maine about a life she never imagined she’d be living. The thousands of letters she sent home to Berwick paint a picture of a farm […]
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Sanford man dies when car is rear-ended, pushed into school bus
A Sanford man died after his car was pushed into the path of a school bus Wednesday afternoon in Berwick. Berwick police say a 42-year-old Sanford woman was driving a Toyota Rav 4 at the intersection of Portland Street (Route 4) and Old Route 4 at 1:40 p.m. when she rear-ended a Ford Fusion that […]
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Howard Albert Staples
1924 – 2016 PORTLAND — Howard Albert Staples, 91, of Gray passed away on Thursday, April 7, while at Maine Medical Center. Howard was born in Skowhegan on June 29, 1924. He grew up in Berwick and South Paris, before moving to Portland. Howard graduated from Deering High School and, after graduation, immediately enlisted in […]
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Berwick schools report 2 meningitis cases
BERWICK — School district officials in southern Maine say two students have been diagnosed with meningitis. Superintendent Steven Connolly said Wednesday evening that the students attend Vivian E. Hussey Primary School and Noble Middle School in Berwick. Connolly says one child has viral meningitis. The test results on the second student are still pending and […]
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Berwick woman injured in house fire dies
BERWICK (AP) — Public safety officials in Maine say a 63-year-old Berwick woman has died from injuries she suffered in a house fire. The Maine State Fire Marshal’s Office says Rebecca Galleshaw suffered severe smoke inhalation and was transferred to Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston on Friday. Firefighters found her in her bed after they […]
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Maine parents hoping to treat sick children with medical marijuana face obstacles
PORTLAND (AP) — Medical marijuana is legal for children in Maine if they pass a state certification process, but about two dozen families who want to try it say they have run into numerous obstacles. The parents are eager to obtain a strain of medical marijuana that’s extremely low in the psychoactive component that makes […]
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Berwick sex offender, who tried to lure children, has bail doubled
BERWICK (AP) — A judge has doubled the bail of a registered sex offender from Berwick charged with trying to lure young girls into his vehicle after two more girls came forward. A judge Wednesday at the request of prosecutors doubled 23-year-old Kevin Weeden’s bail to $50,000. He did not enter a plea and his […]
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Berwick man charged with trying to lure girls
BERWICK (AP) — A Berwick man already on Maine’s sex offender registry has been charged with trying to lure two fifth-grade girls into his vehicle by offering them candy. Police said 23-year-old Kevin Weeden faces charges of solicitation of a child to commit a prohibited act, failure to register as a sex offender and prohibited […]
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N.H. fugitive arrested in Berwick
BERWICK — A man wanted in New Hampshire on charges of violating probation has been arrested in Berwick. The U.S. Marshals Service said 55-year-old Michael Delgreco was arrested Monday morning without incident. Delgreco, whose last known address was in Hudson, was bring sought on an outstanding warrant issued by the Rockingham County Superior Court. The […]