AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine’s fall foliage colors are gradually approaching their peak conditions throughout the state. State conservation officials said in their weekly fall foliage report on Wednesday that Aroostook County and the western part of the state are now reporting peak conditions. The eastern part of the state from Calais to Bar Harbor is […]
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Destination Maine
They came, they saw and they ate seared marinated tofu and espresso-rubbed filet mignon. They were New York parents dropping kids off to summer camp and visitors just passing through — people generally from away stopping into the upscale Oxford House Inn on Main Street in Fryeburg. Its menu is heavy on local foods — […]
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Bates Sports Roundup: Bobcats to host elite squash tourney
LEWISTON — The world’s best squash players are returning to our backyard. Bates again will host the Bobcat Classic on Friday, Sept. 27 and Saturday, Sept. 28 at its squash center at 56 Alfred Plourde Parkway. In addition to the professional event sanctioned by the Pro Squash Tour, there will be an amateur tournament over […]
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Police ID man who fell from Portland garage
PORTLAND (AP) — Police said the death of a man who fell from the sixth-floor of a Portland parking garage is not considered a homicide. The body of 54-year-old David Thorne was found on the street next to the garage at about 1:45 p.m. Sunday. Police said witnesses saw a man dangling his legs over […]
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Yarmouth man taken by LifeFlight to Maine Medical Center after falling from roof
YARMOUTH — A Yarmouth man suffered injuries Thursday afternoon after falling from the roof of his two-story house on Little John Island. The man, whose name was not released, is in his 60s, Yarmouth Fire Chief Michael Robitaille said. He was taken to Maine Medical Center by LifeFlight of Maine. “He had injuries to his […]
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Two men hurt after falling off ladders at Richmond construction site
RICHMOND (AP) — Federal authorities have been informed after two members of a construction crew were hospitalized after falling off ladders while working on a garage in Richmond. Police Chief Scott MacMaster said the men suffered serious injuries after falling 20 to 25 feet to the ground while hanging Tyvek house wrap on the side […]
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Brownville man injured in tumble over Acadia waterfall
ACADIA NATIONAL PARK — A Brownville man was taken to a Bar Harbor hospital Saturday after he fell over a waterfall while hiking up a steep section of trail on Cadillac Mountain, according to an Acadia park ranger. The 44-year-old man was hiking up Canon Brook Trail with two young sons when the incident occurred […]