OAKLAND — Authorities are investigating a fire Tuesday night on Sawtelle Road that claimed the life of a person in a camper, the fire chief said. The State Fire Marshal’s Office on Wednesday morning said the man who died is believed to be 46-year-old William Halley. His body has been taken to the State Medical […]
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Edward N. Brown
AUBURN — Edward N. Brown, 89, of Auburn passed away peacefully at his home Thursday, Aug. 2, with his loving family at his side. He was born in Broton, CT, on March 20, 1929, a son of the late James and Pauline Brown. At a young age, Ed and his family moved to Madison, where he […]
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Big turnout at Auburn’s RV show
Kevin Charrette, left, heads over to look inside a camper as his wife, Heather, follows her children, Bentley, 6, right, and Paisley, 4, into another during Saturday’s Vacationland RV & Camping Show at Norway Savings Bank Arena in Auburn. Both rinks were jam-packed with people, campers, RVs, campgrounds and vendors. The show continues Sunday from […]
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Mass. camper reported missing overnight, found Friday
WATERFORD — A Massachusetts woman who went missing overnight from Papoose Pond Campground was found Friday morning at a rest area two miles away, according to the Maine Warden Service. Christine Loring, 62, from Winthrop, Mass. had been reported missing after last being seen at 2:30 a.m. on a foot bridge in the campground, Cpl. […]
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Man shot after 18-hour standoff with police in Ellsworth
ELLSWORTH (AP) — Maine police officials say a man in Ellsworth has been shot after an 18-hour stand-off with police. Maine police spokesman Stephen McCausland says the 50-year-old Jeffrey Barnard man was shot by a state trooper at about 6:30 Sunday morning. He said Barnard was taken to Eastern Maine Medical Center, where he was […]
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Campground fire causes propane tanks to explode in Old Orchard Beach
OLD ORCHARD BEACH — Forest rangers used a helicopter Thursday to dump water on a brush fire that started along railroad tracks and spread through a campground, causing explosions and destroying a number of campers. Dozens of firefighters from as far away as Windham and Gorham assisted the local fire department in dousing the flames. […]