LISBON — The town turkey has apparently flown the coop. The trail of the painted metal cutout depicting a 3-foot-tall turkey has gone cold, said Cherie Garnett, who works for the town’s Parks and Recreation Department. Garnet said the bird was nowhere to be found by town workers when they retrieved the display items last […]
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Silver alert canceled after police locate missing New Gloucester man
An elderly New Gloucester man with dementia was found Tuesday after being missing overnight. Maine State Police are looking for an elderly New Gloucester man with dementia who was last seen Monday afternoon. Maine State Police issued a silver alert Monday morning as they tried to locate 93-year-old William Mitchell, who they said was driving […]
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Alert issued for missing Rangeley man
RANGELEY — Connecticut State Police are asking for the public’s help to find Robert Wetherbee, 76, of Rangeley and Connecticut, who left Maine on Nov. 8 to go to North Windham, Connecticut, but has not arrived. It is the second year in a row that a silver alert — a public notification about a missing person, especially […]
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Body recovered by divers searching Kennebec River for missing Richmond boater
RICHMOND — A body was found Friday afternoon after authorities spent hours searching for a man reported missing the previous night from a boat on the Kennebec River. The body’s identity was not positively confirmed by the state Medical Examiner’s Office, but divers and other public safety workers were searching for Mark Johnston, 64, who […]
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Officials ask for help to find Waterford man
WATERFORD — Oxford County Sheriff’s deputies and state game wardens are asking for the public’s help in locating a Waterford man who has been missing for more than a week. Warden Service Cpl. John MacDonald is asking Waterford, Stoneham and Harrison area hunters for help in finding Ricky Howard, 49, of 440 Norway Road. Howard […]
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Waterford man missing since Friday
Authorities are seeking the public’s help in locating a man from Waterford who has not been seen since Friday. Cpl. John MacDonald, spokesman for the Maine Warden Service, said in a statement Sunday evening that Ricky Howard, 49, was last seen at his Waterford home, 440 Norway Road, on Friday morning. Howard is 6 feet […]
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Body found in North Yarmouth confirmed that of missing teacher
The body found by children playing in the woods Friday in North Yarmouth has been identified as that of Kristin Westra, the Chebeague Island School teacher who was reported missing last week. Capt. Craig Smith of the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement that an autopsy conducted Sunday morning by the state medical examiner’s office […]
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11-year-old Naples boy found after 5-hour search
NAPLES — After a five-hour search Sunday, police located an 11-year-old boy who was reported missing from his Naples home at 4 p.m. Police announced at 9 p.m. Sunday the boy had been found. The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office said the boy, Anthony Labrecque, was last seen at 3:30 p.m. at 411 Harrison Road. Five […]
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Police warn residents of python on the loose in Camden
Camden police are warning the public that a large ball python is on the loose somewhere in the Knox County town. “The PD this morning wants to make everyone aware that a ball python has gotten out of its enclosure and is most likely roaming the area on Sea Street,” the Camden Police Department said […]
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Search for 5-year-old boy to resume Thursday morning
AUBURN — A day after two boys tumbled into the frigid, fast-moving Androscoggin River, the 5-year-old remained missing and his 9-year-old brother was clinging to life at a Portland hospital. Rescuers suspended the search early Wednesday night for the younger boy, who fell into the river near Bonney Park on Tuesday night. His brother, pulled […]