NAPLES — Shareholders of the Naples Golf and Country Club have decided to close the golf course and sell off the club’s assets, according to a news release. The prepared release, bearing the country club’s logo and distributed by the Sebago Lakes Region Chamber of Commerce, says the decision to close and liquidate was made at […]
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Deputies look for ‘good guy’ who rescued Windham woman from burning car
Instead of looking for a bad guy, deputies from the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office were asking for the public’s help Tuesday to find a good guy. Capt. Scott Stewart said the man they want to speak with rescued Alicia Szostak-White, 25, of Windham from her burning sport utility vehicle early Tuesday morning. He may have […]
Robert B. White
NAPLES — Robert B. White, 68, of Naples, passed away Friday, Sept. 29. Bobby was born in Gardiner on Aug. 18, 1949, the son of Bernard and Joan White. He proudly served our country for multiple tours in Vietnam as a United States Marine (Recon Unit). After a long career as a long-haul truck driver, Bobby […]
George Vooris: On a mission to raise money for the Dempsey Center
George Vooris from Naples and his wife, Janis, at last year’s Dempsey Challenge. Three years ago, in his first year at the challenge, Vooris raised $210. This year he raised $17,825. LEWISTON — After nearly 18 months of crippling arthritis and psoriasis, George Vooris was finally able to move. In 2015, the then-55-year-old celebrated by […]
Pickup driver killed in collision with beer truck in Naples
A Bud Light tractor-trailer and a pickup truck crashed Friday morning on Route 302 in Naples. NAPLES (WGME) — The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office says the driver of a pickup truck was killed after colliding with a Bud Light tractor-trailer Friday morning. Route 302 between Lambs Mill Road and Perley Road is closed. Drivers are […]
Barking dog dies after helping four escape fire in Naples
NAPLES (AP) — Fire officials in Maine say a barking dog helped save four people from a fire before dying in the blaze. Firefighters say a woman who was inside the burning mobile home told them her pet dog started barking and woke the occupants up, allowing three adults and a child to escape. The […]
Man injured in Naples rollover
NAPLES — A man and child were transported to a Portland hospital Saturday afternoon after the vehicle the man was driving crashed and rolled over due to a mechanical issue on Route 302, according to Chief Deputy Naldo Gagnon of the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office. The crash occurred around 1:30 p.m. Jason Grimes, 42, of South […]
Cumberland deputies find truck but not driver from chase
This photo of the pickup truck from Monday night’s chase was taken in January. The truck now has a cap on the bed. The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a suspect that deputies said was driving a white pickup in a high-speed chase Monday night from Naples to Otisfield. About 11:40 p.m. Monday, […]
Olympian Clukey presents Courage Award to sixth-grade student
NAPLES — Olympian Julia Clukey visited Lake Region Middle School in Naples on March 17 to share her “Live Inspired” presentation. She talked with more than 400 middle school students about her personal story and encouraged the students to find their passion, create a plan and go after their dreams. As part of the assembly, […]
Two hospitalized for carbon monoxide poisoning in Naples
NAPLES (AP) — Two people had to be taken to a hospital due to carbon monoxide poisoning in Naples. Fire Chief Chris Pond told The Portland Press Herald (http://bit.ly/2n9qY8k ) carbon monoxide levels inside the single-family home were dangerously high at nearly 1,000 parts per million on Monday afternoon — levels that could have been […]