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Boater goes missing off the coast of Ogunquit

OGUNQUIT (AP) — Rescuers are searching for a 51-year-old man who went missing while on a late night cruise off the coast of Ogunquit. A U.S. Coast Guard spokeswoman said five people went on a pleasure trip on the vessel Clover late Thursday night. About a mile off shore, some of them decided to go […]

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Uncertainty toughest, husband of missing Tennessee hiker says

The last morning that George Largay saw his wife, they bid farewell as she set out for a three-day hike on a treacherous stretch of the Appalachian Trail in Maine. The goodbyes had become routine for the Brentwood couple. Geraldine Largay, known as Gerry, was in the final weeks of a 1,165-mile trek along the […]

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Missing Garland girls found after 90-minute search

GARLAND — After an hour-and-a-half long search in Garland, two girls reported missing from a local residence were found on a local trail. The girls were 5 years old and 7 years old, a Penobscot Regional Communications Center dispatcher said. They were reported missing from 12 Line Road Lane about 6 p.m. Saturday and had […]

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UPDATE: Maine wardens continue search for missing 66-year-old female hiker on Appalachian Trail

UPDATE (9:32 a.m.)  … CARRABASSETT VALLEY (AP) — About 30 searchers are heading back out to look for a Tennessee woman who disappeared from the Appalachian Trail in Maine. Wardens say 66-year-old of Brentwood, Tenn., was supposed to meet her husband a week ago in Maine but never showed up. Monday’s search area encompasses about […]

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Warden Service searches for man in Hartland lake

HARTLAND (AP) — The Maine Warden Service is continuing its search for a man whose unmanned boat was spotted circling a central Maine lake. A warden service officer said a boat belonging to 66-year-old William Witt of Harmony was spotted circling Great Moose Lake in Hartland with no one on board at about 7 p.m. […]

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Missing Waterville toddler’s dad faces assault charge

PORTLAND (AP) — The father of a missing Maine toddler whose disappearance drew national attention is facing a charge of domestic violence assault. WCSH-TV (http://on.wcsh6.com/18gjmEs ) reports that Justin DiPietro was arrested shortly after midnight July 7 after police were called to a home on Spring Street in Portland. Police did not release information about […]