OAKLAND — Fire officials say improper disposal of ashes from a wood stove caused a fire this week that destroyed an apartment house and barn in Oakland. The fire chief says the ashes were placed in a lean-to attached to the barn. He says wind combined with dry leaves ignited the fire, which spread to […]
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Maine town to fine residents for ‘loud and unreasonable noises’
OAKLAND (AP) — Sssshhhhhhh! Don’t make too much “unnecessary noise” in the Maine town of Oakland. The Town Council gave final approval Tuesday to an ordinance that creates stiff penalties for residents who are too loud. The ordinance, which takes effect immediately, forbids causing annoyance to others by intentionally or recklessly making “loud and unreasonable […]
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Tractor trailer hits pedestrian on I-95
OAKLAND — A woman was taken to a hospital after she was struck by a tractor-trailer on Interstate 95 late Friday morning, the Maine State Police said. Department of Public Safety spokesman Stephen McCausland said the accident happened shortly before noon. The victim, Marilyn Whitford, 65, of Orono, had parked her van in the southbound […]
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Legion Baseball: Post 51 of Oakland eliminates Pastime Club
BANGOR — Errors, both the variety that are posted on the far, right end of the scoreboard and the less tangible type, plagued Pastime Club again Friday afternoon. This time it hastened the journey’s end in the American Legion baseball state tournament, a 6-2 loss to Post 51 of Oakland at Winkin Complex. Jake Dexter […]
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Red Sox trade Lester, Gomes to Oakland; Lackey, Miller, Drew also dealt
UPDATED AT 4:30 P.M. OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The Oakland Athletics won the Jon Lester sweepstakes, acquiring the left-hander and outfielder Jonny Gomes from the Boston Red Sox for slugging outfielder Yoenis Cespedes before Thursday’s trade deadline. Oakland, with the best record in baseball at 66-41, also received cash from Boston in another blockbuster deal […]
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Pig threatens children walking through Maine woods
OAKLAND — Police in the Maine town of Oakland are looking for a pig that threatened two children walking through the woods. Capt. Rick Stubbert said that the children were walking along a trail in the wooded area between the local middle school and the high school at about 1:45 p.m. Tuesday when the pig […]
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18 Maine geese who befouled beach in Oakland killed
OAKLAND (AP) — State officials say 18 geese whose droppings plagued an Oakland, Maine, beach have been euthanized. The Portland Press Herald (http://bit.ly/1rumVQw ) reported Tuesday that town leaders rounded up the Canada geese and sent them to the state in the hope of relocating them. State officials say an overabundance of geese in the […]
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Oakland man charged with seriously injuring 2-year-old twin girls
OAKLAND (AP) — A central Maine man is facing charges of seriously injuring his girlfriend’s twin 2-year-old girls. David Devine, 25, of Oakland was arrested Friday on two counts of aggravated assault. Police say he attacked and seriously injured the girls in their Oakland home earlier this month. The girls were taken to a local […]
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Oakland man charged with injuring 2-year-old twins
OAKLAND — A central Maine man is facing charges of seriously injuring his girlfriend’s twin 2-year-old girls. Twenty-five-year-old David Devine of Oakland was arrested Friday on two counts of aggravated assault. Police say he attacked and seriously injured the girls in their Oakland home earlier this month. The Morning Sentinel reports (http://bit.ly/1vXl1v7 ) that the […]
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Making spirits bright: Craft distilleries grow in Maine
FREEPORT — When Christopher Dowe launched Cold River Vodka in 2005, he had scant company. The managing partner at Maine Distilleries, who built craft breweries for the previous decade, saw artisanal beer explode and decided to chart a new course. “When we first started, we literally couldn’t make it fast enough. They were lining up […]