1942 – 2013 The Rev. Lucille Jean Brown Richard, 71, of Bridgton, died Friday, Oct. 18, at the Androscoggin Hospice House in Auburn after a long illness. She was surrounded by family. Lucille was born on Aug. 27, 1942, in Cambridge, Mass. She graduated from Lawrence High School in Massachusetts. Later in life, Lucille earned a […]
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Police now say missing N.H. teen never made it home
NORTH CONWAY, N.H. (AP) — A teenage girl who disappeared last week never made it home after leaving her high school, despite earlier reports by police that dogs had tracked her scent to the house, police said Wednesday. Abigail Hernandez was last seen leaving Kennett High School at 2:30 p.m. last Wednesday afternoon. Police said […]
Hampton, N.H., death investigated as homicide
HAMPTON, N.H. (AP) — The New Hampshire attorney general says a man found dead at his home in Hampton was killed in a homicide. Authorities say an autopsy has determined that 56-year-old Robert Roderick died of multiple blunt impact injuries to his head. His death has been ruled a homicide. Roderick was found dead around […]
N.H. teen accused of taking eyes off road, killing cyclists
SEABROOK, N.H. (AP) — A 19-year-old New Hampshire motorist said she took her eyes off the road “for a few seconds” before a weekend crash that killed two cyclists from Massachusetts, according to a court document. Police say Darriean Hess of Seabrook was driving too fast and without a license when she plowed into a […]
Battling moose displays at the Fryeburg Fair
FRYEBURG — The only two existing displays of antler-locked moose in North America will be on display at the Fryeburg Fair next week. In a statement from the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, Director of Public Information and Education Doug Rafferty said Maine has partnered with New Hampshire Fish and Game to bring […]
Tech pleads guilty in hepatitis C outbreak
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A traveling hospital technician accused of infecting patients in multiple states with hepatitis C through tainted syringes pleaded guilty on Wednesday to 16 federal drug charges under an agreement that calls for him to serve 30 to 40 years in prison. Judge Joseph Laplante asked David Kwiatkowski, 34, why he wasn’t […]
Cate Street promises to square outstanding property taxes with towns
The Katahdin region’s largest taxpayer has agreed to pay $1.25 million in overdue property taxes to East Millinocket and Millinocket by mid-August, officials said Friday. Cate Street Capital leaders committed to paying the $900,000 in property taxes the company owes for the 2012-13 fiscal year during a meeting on Monday, Millinocket Town Manager Peggy Daigle said. “We […]
White Mountain National Forest offers free overnight outdoor photography hike July 15
CAMPTON, N.H. — As a prelude to being artist in residence for the White Mountain National Forest, photographer John Anderson is inviting outdoor photography enthusiasts to join him on a free hike in the Sandwich Wilderness along the Flat Mountain Pond Trail in North Sandwich, N.H. The overnight trip will be led by experienced guide […]