LEWISTON — On Friday, Oct. 31, Erik Moody stars as a man struggling with psychological trauma in “Dark,” a thriller in the Damnationland film series airing at Guthrie’s new theater. Last summer, he was the voice of a paratrooper in the History Channel’s miniseries, “D-Day in HD.” And last year, he was on screen as the […]
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New program lets Maine students graduate early
SACO — Independent Sen. Angus King is praising a new partnership between a Maine high school and the University of New England that will allow some students to complete a bachelor’s degree in three years. The program will allow certain graduates of Thornton Academy to be considered sophomores when they enter the UNE’s College of […]
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Balloon fest has something for everyone
LEWISTON — Sunday evening’s launch was called off due to high winds, but the 22nd Great Falls Balloon Festival held a morning launch and had plenty of afternoon sunshine. Clouds parted as the band Audio Vibe belted out “Don’t You Forget about Me” by Simple Minds. Oikos handed out free Greek yogurt. Kara Thill, 3, […]
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Funerals set for victims of Maine shootings
SACO — Funerals are scheduled for Monday in Arizona for a mother and her children who were killed in Saco. The services are being held in Phoenix for Heather Smith, along with 12-year-old Jason Montez and 7-year-old Noah Montez and 4-year-old Lily. They were shot to death on July 26. Police said Joel Smith killed […]
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Vigil held outside slain family’s apartment
SACO — A candlelight vigil has been held for a Maine family killed in an apparent murder-suicide. People gathered Tuesday night outside a Saco apartment building, where the family lived. Investigators said Joel Smith killed his wife and three children with a shotgun Saturday night, and then killed himself. Smith reportedly had financial problems. Authorities […]
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Saco tragedy shines light on ‘very, very private’ side of domestic violence
SACO — On June 13, 2011, the day Steven Lake shot and killed his wife and two children in Dexter, a neighbor told a Bangor Daily News reporter, “Everyone knew something bad was going to happen.” Amy Lake had filed a protection from abuse order against her husband nearly a year earlier, after he held […]
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Discovery of family of 5 shot dead in Saco stuns neighbors
SACO (AP) — Neighbors struggled to make sense of the shooting deaths of a family of five in which the father was known to many throughout their apartment complex as a friendly maintenance worker. Three children ranging from 4 to 12 were among the victims discovered Sunday in their home along with a long-barreled gun […]
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Family of 5 shot dead in Saco, gun recovered
SACO — A family of five, including three children ranging in age from 4 to 12 years old, were found shot to death Sunday inside a southern Maine apartment, authorities said. Investigators said a gun was found near one of the bodies and it appeared no one outside the family was responsible for the shootings. […]
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Lewiston woman dies in Saco accident
UPDATED 11:50 a.m. SACO — A Lewiston woman was killed early Sunday morning when her car left the roadway and rolled into a utility pole. Internet and social media traffic identified the driver as 22-year-old Sam Sabourin. According to published reports, the crash happened shortly after 2 a.m. on Buxton Road in the area of […]
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Police charge man after accident injures woman, 87
SACO — Saco police say they have charged a 45-year-old man with leaving the scene of a crash that sent an 87-year-old woman to the hospital. Police say they have charged Leo Paul Bedard of Saco with leaving the scene of an accident. The accident sent Jewell Friedman to the hospital in critical condition. Police […]