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Vigil to be held for missing N.H. teen

CONWAY, N.H. (AP) — A popular running club in the Mount Washington Valley that has ties to the family of a missing 15-year-old New Hampshire girl is holding a public vigil for her this weekend. The event for Abigail Hernandez is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Saturday at North Conway’s Schouler Park. Her mother and sister […]

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After abysmal attendance for past two months, the Maine Jump might shut down on Nov. 1

BANGOR — Barring a large uptick in business to finish the month, The Maine Jump will close its doors Nov. 1, according to owner Ryan Hatch, who attributes the potential shutdown to a nosedive in attendance this fall and poor management decisions. Maine Jump is an inflatable play place, featuring slides, climbing walls, obstacle courses […]

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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 […]

Posted inMaine, sj-web

Police still investigating Bucksport car crash that killed 15-year-old girl

BUCKSPORT — Police say they still are investigating a car accident that killed 15-year-old Taylor Darveau on Thursday evening. The Ellsworth Police Department and the Hancock County Sheriff’s Office are working with the Bucksport Police Department to determine the cause of the accident using electronic mapping techniques, photographs of the scene and interviews with witnesses. […]

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Man accused of killing Glenburn teen used fake Facebook account to contact other girls, affidavit says

BANGOR — The Orono man accused of kidnapping and killing 15-year-old Nichole Cable of Glenburn had contacted other young girls through the same fake Facebook account he used to communicate with Cable, according to court documents released Friday. Kyle Dube, 20, is accused of luring Cable out of her mother’s home on the night of […]

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3 dead when bus carrying teens crashes in Indiana

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A bus carrying teenagers returning home from a church camp in Michigan crashed Saturday afternoon about a mile from its destination, killing three people and sending 26 others to hospitals, officials said. The bus came speeding off of Interstate 465 in northern Indianapolis, about a mile from the Colonial Hills Baptist Church […]

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Suspect emerges in Lewiston burglaries

LEWISTON — Police arrested a teenager on Friday in connection with a slew of burglaries that have plagued the city since the start of summer. Paul Allen Fernald, 18, was arrested at about 5 p.m. on Webster Street and charged in a warrant. He is accused in several area break-ins during which cash, credit cards, […]