The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner said 57-year-old Daniel Clarke of Manassas, Virginia, died in the May 17 fire.
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Catholic youth to score donations during ‘Souper’ Bowl of Caring
During Sunday’s Super Bowl on Sunday, Feb. 13, young Catholics from around Maine plan to get donations to benefit those in need through the “Souper” Bowl of Caring. The annual event, held this year on Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 12 and 13, is a weekend of giving and serving during which 100% of the monetary […]
Police say York man took psychedelic mushrooms before killing cat
KITTERY, Maine (AP) — Police say a Maine man was under the influence of hallucinogenic mushrooms when he killed a cat alongside a road this week. Police discovered the crime when responding to a call about a suspicious man. Officers discovered 23-year-old Jared Lafleche, of York, was on drugs and had just killed the cat. […]
Mainers urged to avoid mosquito bites after West Nile is found in York County
Mosquitoes in York County have tested positive for West Nile virus and Mainers should take steps to avoid being bitten by mosquitoes, the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention said. The positive test is the first direct confirmation this year that the disease is being carried by mosquitoes in Maine. The disease spreads in […]
Maine bus with children crashes off I-95 in New Hampshire
Children aboard a bus heading from Kittery on a summer field trip were injured when the driver suffered a medical emergency and the bus crashed off Interstate 95 southbound in New Hampshire Friday morning. One of the 11 children onboard the bus was transferred to a hospital in Boston with serious injuries, said Lt. John […]
Man stopped on turnpike using cell phone as scooter headlight
KITTERY (AP) — Authorities say a man traveled from Massachusetts to Maine on a scooter using only his cell phone as a headlight. Maine State Police posted a photo and description of the incident on Instagram on Sunday. Police say a trooper stopped the motorized scooter on the Maine Turnpike in Kittery just before 1:30 […]
Judith C. St. Pierre
KITTERY — Judith Christie (Glover) St. Pierre, 75, passed away unexpectedly Sunday, May 13, at her home in Kittery. Judy (also adoringly known as Mom, Nana and Christie) was born into a large family in Rumford on Nov. 17, 1942, daughter of John E. Glover and Regina Mary (Perry) Glover. Judy attended Rumford schools, including Stephens […]
Kittery nurse finds a lizard in her salad
KITTERY (AP) — A Maine woman who prepared a salad says she realized after a couple of bites her fork was stuck in a 3-inch lizard, minus the tail. After vomiting and getting over her shock, Michelle Carr, a nurse from Kittery, Maine, said she feared she could have ingested harmful bacteria. A biologist friend […]
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard: History and tech co-exist at Navy's oldest public shipyard
This October 2015 handout photo provided by the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, shows the shipyard base in Kittery. Most Navy commanders don’t have to run everything by a historic preservation committee but that’s just one of the challenges Capt. David Hunt faces he continues the work of updating the nation’s oldest continuously operated public shipyard. KITTERY […]
Maine-based Coast Guard cutter seizes more than 5,000 pounds of cocaine
KITTERY (AP) — A U.S. Coast Guard cutter is home in Kittery, Maine, after seizing more than 5,000 pounds of cocaine valued at nearly $70 million. The Campbell returned Sunday after wrapping up a two-month patrol in the Caribbean Sea and Eastern Pacific Ocean. Officials say the Campbell’s crew successfully disrupted three narcotics-smuggling operations. Campbell’s […]