PITTSFIELD — Two men were injured when a plane belonging to U.S. Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations experienced engine trouble and crashed Wednesday night in Burnham while trying to land at Pittsfield Municipal Airport, officials said. The plane is a single-engine Cessna 206. The two crew members on board were from the agency’s Air […]
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Burnhams welcome fifth generation
Five generations of the Burnham family gathered in Leeds recently to celebrate the birth of Ethan Maverick Burnham. Seated are Darren Burnham, grandfather of Ethan, and Delores Burnham Smith, great-great-grandmother, holding Ethan. Standing, from left, are Melvin Burnham, great-grandfather; Lane Burnham, father; and Warren Burnham, great-uncle.
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Woman charged with getting into bed of Burnham woman who later died
BURNHAM — Police have arrested a Maine resident on a manslaughter charge following the death of a woman whose home was broken into. Police charged 36-year-old Tara Shibles with manslaughter, aggravated criminal trespassing and assault in connection with the death of 72-year-old Joyce Woods. The Morning Sentinel reports Woods called police April 2 after she […]
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Boy, 2, dies after grandfather accidentally backs over him
AUGUSTA — Maine State Police say a 2-year-old boy was killed when his grandfather backed over him with a tractor in the town of Burnham. Police say 54-year-old Raymond Rayeski Sr. was watching his grandson, Raymond Rayeski III, when the incident happened on Monday. The man drove the boy to Sebasticook Valley Hospital in Pittsfield, […]
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Charles Edward Burnham
1936 – 2016 RUMFORD POINT — Charles Edward “Bucky” Burnham Jr., 79, died Saturday, Feb. 13, at his residence in Rumford Point. Born in Rumford on Nov. 6, 1936, he was a son of Charles and Marjorie (Thurston) Burnham, Sr. He was a graduate of Gould Academy, Class of 1955, and in 2011 he was […]
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Lewiston may spend more to make Lisbon Street, sidewalks better
LEWISTON — Councilors are fine with spending more on this summer’s Lisbon Street renovation project to make the area nicer. “Lisbon Street is really the core of our downtown,” Councilor Kristen Cloutier said. “It’s where our small businesses are, and I think we are probably going to have to spend a little money to make […]
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Time stands still in an Auburn cornfield
I can look from our living room window and see a fine field of corn, nearly ready for the harvesting vehicles to cut it and transport it to the neighbor’s farm, where it will feed dairy cattle in the winter. The view is pretty close to what I saw about 60 years ago from that […]
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‘Iconic’ toy brand Lincoln Logs turns to Maine manufacturer
BURNHAM (AP) — Lincoln Logs will soon be manufactured in Maine. Republican Gov. Paul LePage announced Wednesday that the iconic toy logs used to construct miniature buildings will be made at Pride Manufacturing in Burnham. The toys were previously manufactured in China. Randy Dicker, senior director of manufacturing for Pride, said manufacturing could begin as […]
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Passenger in Burnham helicopter crash out of hospital
BURNHAM (AP) — A Unity College researcher hurt when the helicopter she was in crashed during an aerial search for a bear in Burnham has been released from the hospital. George Matula, an associate professor at Unity and the bear study’s project leader, identified the woman as 27-year-old Lisa Bates, the assistant project leader. Authorities […]
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Two injured in Burnham helicopter crash
BURNHAM — Two people were seriously injured when their helicopter crashed in the woods Wednesday evening, according to police. The Waldo County Sheriff’s Department received a call at 6:39 p.m. Wednesday of a Schweizer 300C helicopter that crashed in a heavily wooded area approximately a quarter-mile off Winnecook Road, Sgt. Dale Brown said in a […]