Nearly 3,000 households were in the dark across the region Wednesday night as heavy wet snow continued to fall into the late afternoon. The bulk of the outages were in Oxford County where 2,500 Central Maine Power customers had lost power by early Wednesday night. That number had been up to 5,500 earlier in the […]
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Plow 1, Mailbox 0.
Earlier this winter, a plow truck took out Beth Holloway’s Litchfield mailbox. She put up a replacement. Before too long, another plow snapped that one in two. “They also ruined my rock wall around the back of the mailbox where I put my flowers,” Holloway said. Mike Blanchet in Farmington hired a bucket loader to dig […]
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How's your mailbox?
Oof. It’s been a hard week to be a mailbox. And a mailbox owner. The snow storms are bad enough. Add in the effects of plowing, and the simple act of getting your mail has quickly become a massive headache. In some cases a mangled or missing mess. We want to hear your story, and […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Valentine's Day workout
“I hate winter,” said Brad Moore as he digs out his mailbox along Manley Road in Auburn on Tuesday morning. “I hate winter,” said Brad Moore as he dug out his mailbox along Manley Road in Auburn on Tuesday morning.
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Mexico police investigating mailbox explosion at local church
MEXICO — Police continue to investigate the cause of a small explosion at the First Baptist Church that left their mailbox destroyed and their sign damaged, police Chief Roy Hodsdon said Monday morning. Hodsdon said that his officers responded at 11:05 a.m. July 5 to a report from First Baptist Church on Roxbury Road that […]
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Mexico police investigate church vandalism
MEXICO — A makeshift bomb that blew up the mailbox at the First Baptist Church on Friday night was mistaken for Fourth of July fireworks. Mexico police Lt. Dan Carrier said police were called to the church at 20 Roxbury Road at 11:05 a.m. Saturday. “But the explosion actually occurred at about 9:30 p.m. the […]
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Old Orchard Beach man charged with leaving creepy notes
KENNENBUNK (AP) — An Old Orchard Beach man is facing charges for allegedly leaving creepy notes in the mailboxes of two Kennebunk homes that appeared to threaten children and were signed “pervert.” Police said 39-year-old Robert Simkowitz was charged Wednesday with two counts of criminal threatening. He was not arrested, but summoned to appear in […]
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Wilton man claims snowplow driver has it out for his mailbox
WILTON — As plow drivers struggle to clear away winter storms, one homeowner struggles to protect his mailbox. It’s a problem any country dweller can relate to. Winter means snowplows. Although those plows keep our roads clear, they also demand the occasional sacrifice. In Wilton, one man’s feud with the town’s plowing resonates with everyone […]