NAPLES — A local man was arrested on several charges Friday after a child in his home called the police to report a domestic disturbance. The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched at 11:19 p.m. Friday to 331 Lambs Mills Road in Naples, where officials discovered a man armed with a handgun. Brian Horton, 39, […]
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Driver pleads not guilty in crash that killed Naples science teacher
PORTLAND (AP) — A box truck driver has pleaded not guilty in a crash in Casco last year that left a popular Naples middle school teacher dead. Authorities say Joshua McNally was driving a Native Maine Produce truck in April when it crashed into a car driven by 29-year-old Adam Perron, of Harrison. The box […]
Slain suspect in shootings violated abuse orders
NAPLES — Court records show a slaying suspect fatally shot in a shootout with sheriff’s deputies during the weekend had previously been convicted of domestic assault and sexual assault, among other charges. Authorities say Richard Diekema was found dead inside his mobile home when deputies confronted suspected shooter Norman Strobel, who was also living in […]
Police identify body of Naples shooting victim
NAPLES — Maine state police say they have identified the victim of a fatal shooting. Police say 55-year-old Richard Diekema’s body was found inside a mobile home when police confronted suspected shooter Norman Strobel. Police shot and killed 59-year-old Strobel during the confrontation on Sunday after an exchange of gunfire. Police say Strobel had recently […]
Deputies kill suspect who shot Casco man and killed a Naples man
Update: Police identify body of Naples shooting victim CASCO — Two men are dead and a third wounded after shootings overnight in Casco and Naples, according to Maine State Police. Police say the man being sought for the shooting in Casco was shot and killed after a confrontation with Cumberland County Deputies at a home in […]
Oil truck flips, driver goes through windshield in Naples crash
NAPLES — A New Hampshire man was injured Wednesday when the oil delivery truck he was driving struck a tree and rolled on Harrison Road. Cumberland County Sheriff’s investigators said 65-year-old James Sherbert lost control of the truck due to wintry conditions and load shifting, causing him to drive off the road where he struck […]
Portland man charged after high-speed chase through Naples, Chamber burglary
A 23-year-old Portland man had a wild Friday morning that included, according to police, stealing a car in Portland, a 100-mph chase in Naples, spike mats, fleeing on foot and — his undoing — breaking into the Bridgton Chamber of Commerce, all before breakfast. Aaron L. Tanguay of 54 Maple St. was arrested by Bridgton […]
Reginald P. Mains
1926 – 2015 LEWISTON — Reginald P. Mains of Poplar Ridge Road, Otisfield, died on Tuesday, Sept. 22, in Lewiston. Born May 20, 1926, in Naples, he was a son of Irving and Eva Mains. He enjoyed driving his Model T. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Online condolences may be […]
Naples woman critically injured in motorcycle accident July 2, dies
LIVERMORE FALLS — A Naples woman critically injured in a motorcycle crash July 2 on Route 133 has died, police Chief Ernest Steward Jr. said. Daveen Bell, 47, a bus driver in Regional School Unit 61 for 18 years, received severe head trauma in the accident and was taken to Central Maine Medical Center in […]
Star gazing at Camp Reveille, Naples
It’s a chance to unwind, refocus and have a little unbridled fun on the shores of a scenic Maine lake, led by longtime “Good Morning America” co-host Joan Lunden. Camp Reveille kicks off its ninth season in Naples in August. The camp, held on the grounds of Camp Takajo, a boys’ summer camp owned by […]