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Madawaska police investigate robbery of accident victim’s home

MADAWASKA — Just hours after the accident that killed his pregnant wife and sent him to the hospital Monday morning, someone broke into the home of Robert Lausier and stole an unknown amount of medical marijuana, according to police. “I am sad to say the home was broken into the day of the accident,” Madawaska […]

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Couple finally hits the jackpot — after almost winning in 1986

Madawaska’s Megabucks winner Jeanne Gagnon purchases this week’s ticket from Susan Williams, owner of Bob’s Neighborhood Store, where she bought her $3 million ticket two weeks ago with her husband, Robert Gagnon.  MADAWASKA — In February 1986, Robert and Jeanne Gagnon had the winning Megabucks lottery numbers for the weekly drawing. Not that it mattered. […]

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Megabucks winners promise $3 million jackpot won’t change their lives

MADAWASKA — In February 1986, Robert and Jeanne Gagnon had the winning Megabucks lottery numbers for the weekly drawing. Not that it mattered. “I had all the numbers,” Jeanne Gagnon said Wednesday. “But my husband forgot to pick up a ticket that day.” “And I’ve been hearing about it ever since,” her husband, Robert Gagnon, […]

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Winning $3 million Megabucks ticket sold in Madawaska

MADAWASKA — Maine’s newest millionaires are choosing to remain anonymous, for now, according to the manager of the store where Wednesday’s winning $3 million Tri-State Megabucks lottery ticket was bought. “They are very nice people and good customers,” Susan Williams, manager at Bob’s Neighborhood Store in Madawaska, said Thursday afternoon. “I am very excited for […]

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Madawaska man escapes injury after pickup strikes wrecker

FRENCHVILLE — A 23-year-old Madawaska man escaped injury early Friday morning when he lost control of his vehicle and struck a parked wrecker. Jake Roy was eastbound on U.S. Route 1 just before 3 a.m., when he lost control of his 2004 GMC pickup and careened off the roadway, according to Chief Deputy Darrell Crandall […]