Two local men have been arrested and charged with arson in connection with an early-morning fire Sunday in Casco that destroyed a one-room schoolhouse listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Sgt. Joel Davis, spokesman for the State Fire Marshal’s Office, identified the men Sunday night as 22-year-old Devin Richardson-Gurney and 20-year-old Edward Scott, […]
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Casco man seriously injured in Harrison crash
Police say speed and alcohol may have contributed to a crash that seriously injured a Casco man Wednesday night in Harrison. A witness called police around 8:40 p.m. to report a vehicle had struck a tree on Main Street in Harrison near the boat launch and the driver was bleeding profusely. Cumberland County sheriff’s deputies […]
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Sneezing driver caused rollover that knocked out power in Casco
CASCO (AP) — The driver of a truck that rolled over into a power line and cut power to most of a Maine region claims a sneeze caused the crash. Casco police say the unidentified driver told them he was driving in Casco around noon when he sneezed and lost control of his truck. WGME-TV […]
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Officer from Casco helps shepherd first-aid bill for police dogs
CASCO — Michelle Cole’s partner in the Police Department may be retiring in the next few weeks, but she’ll still be able to give him commands. Cole, a Casco resident originally from Buxton, has worked and lived with her 8-year-old German shepherd partner, Kaine, since he joined the department as a pup. She is working […]
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Avis Coolidge
CASCO — Avis Coolidge, 86, of Oxford, died early Thursday morning, Feb. 1, at Country Village Assisted Living in Casco. She was born July 23, 1931, on the family farm on Cushman Hill, Bryant Pond, to George and Lena Cushman. Avis was the youngest of eight children. She graduated from Woodstock High School. Avis met Stan […]
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Blaze destroys former Casco fire chief's garage
CASCO (AP) — Fire officials in Maine are investigating a blaze that destroyed a two-story garage. WMTW-TV reports crews responded to the Casco home around 6 p.m. Thursday. Authorities say firefighters contained the blaze but the garage was a total loss. The garage belonged to former Casco fire chief Norman Judkins. Judkins says he kept […]
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Loon Echo Land Trust to host two hawk migration events
BRIDGTON — The arrival of early to mid-September’s cooler weather coincides with New England’s largest hawk migration of the year. Loon Echo Land Trust biologist Paul Miller will kick off the hawk migration season with a hawk migration talk from 6 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 6, at the Harrison Village Library. It is the […]
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Sailors rap and teach at Camp Sunshine
CASCO — Can sailors rap? At Camp Sunshine on Wednesday, the Navy Band Northeast proved indeed they can. While dozens of children and their families watched with wide smiles and dancing bodies, not only was there fun, but learning, too. This week is the 204th Navy Week since 2005, and the Navy Office of Community […]
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Shirley Ann Ordway
CASCO — Shirley Ann Ordway, 79, died Friday, Aug. 18. She was born on June 1, 1938, in Auburn, the daughter of C. Raymond and Nellie Rowe Segars. Shirley attended Gray and New Gloucester primary schools and graduated from Pennell Institute in 1956. Shirley worked for Pine Tree Telephone and Telegraph as a receptionist. She […]
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Lifeflight transports driver after crash with trooper in Casco
A multi-vehicle crash Monday afternoon in Casco included a state trooper. One of the other drivers was taken to a hospital via Lifeflight. CASCO — State police say a man was taken to the hospital by Lifeflight after his car was involved in a three-vehicle collision at routes 121 and 11. A state police cruiser […]