LEWISTON — From the outside looking in, Messalonskee crushed Class B East hockey this winter. On the way to their third consecutive regional championship, the Eagles scored just a hair beneath seven goals per game. They defeated Bangor and Falmouth, the top two tournament seeds in Class A East and West, respectively. The record book […]
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Barbara J. Kirschner Dow
1936 – 2014 NORWAY — Barbara Jean Kirschner Dow, 77, of Norway, passed away on Thursday, Jan. 16, at Stephens Memorial Hospital. She was born to Lelia Margaret Russell Kirschner and Louis Albert Fred Kirschner V at home on Russell Street in South Paris on Aug. 3, 1936. As a young girl, Barbara worked at […]
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Surry man to serve 14 years for kidnapping man during car sale
PORTLAND — A Maine man who pleaded guilty to kidnapping a man who was trying to sell a car and stashing the victim in the car’s trunk is going to federal prison for 14 years. U.S. District Judge Nancy Torresen imposed the sentence Monday on 29-year-old Travis Landry of Surry for interstate kidnapping and displaying […]
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Maine fraternity member in USM standoff heads to court
GORHAM (AP) — A University of Southern Maine student charged with threatening one of his fraternity brothers with a gun, prompting a three-hour standoff with police, is headed to court. Alan-Michael Santos, a business marketing major from Winchester, Mass., is scheduled to face a judge Friday on charges including terrorizing and threatening with a firearm. […]
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USM standoff resolved after student barricaded himself in fraternity house
GORHAM — An armed standoff at a University of Southern Maine fraternity house resolved late Wednesday night, according to the university’s official Twitter feed. Gorham police Lt. Chris Sanborn was in charge of the effort to bring the standoff to a peaceful conclusion, said USM spokeswoman Judie O’Malley. The incident was reported about 8 p.m., […]
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Stolen keys cause security concerns at USM
PORTLAND (AP) — The University of Southern Maine is stepping up security after someone broke into a school-owned van and stole keys that gave access to nearly 50 buildings on the Portland and Gorham campuses. University officials say the security breach placed millions of dollars of personal property as well as confidential records at risk. […]
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‘Carrie’ coming to USM Portland Nov. 1
Stephen King’s horror-classic spinoff “CARRIE the Musical” to make Maine premiere at USM School of Music GORHAM — Stephen King, internationally famous horror author, is doing it all this fall. His new novel, “Doctor Sleep,” is already No. 1 on the New York Times Best Seller List; King and John Mellencamp’s new musical, “Ghost Brothers […]
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Leaks at N.H.’s Gorham Dam prompt National Weather Service to issue flash flood alert for communities downstream along Androscoggin River
GORHAM, N.H. (AP) — Leaking at the Gorham Dam prompted the National Weather Service to issue flash flood warnings for communities downstream of the dam. Chad Miller, director of emergency management in Gorham, says the dam’s owner, Brookfield Renewable Power, reported a potential failure after divers discovered “significant structural issues.” The company is drawing water […]
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Minivan, dump truck accident kills 1 person
GORHAM — A Dayton woman was killed Thursday morning when the van she was driving was struck by a dump truck, according to police. Marjorie Mullett, 68, was traveling westbound on Route 25 when a Gorham Sand and Gravel dump truck operated by Ronald Pratt, 59, of Gray swerved to avoid a stopped pickup, according to […]
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Mary T. Johnson
1926 – 2013 GORHAM —Mary T. Johnson, last living family member of her generation and an 11th generation Maine native, passed away after a long illness in the early morning hours of July 1. She was 87 years old. Mary was born June 25, 1926, in Paris, to Cyrus Willard and Josephine Roy Twitchell.Taught in […]