WATERBORO — University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer the Produce Safety Alliance (PSA) grower training in three counties beginning Nov. 30. The trainers will spend approximately seven hours of instruction time covering content contained in these seven modules: • Introduction to Produce Safety; • Worker, Health, Hygiene, and Training; • Soil Amendments; • Wildlife, […]
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Waldoboro home explosion severely burns 2 people
WALDOBORO — Two people were severely burned in an explosion and fire in at a home in Waldoboro Thursday evening. The explosion on Dutch Neck Road was reported at about 8:28 p.m., and when firefighters arrived at the scene the structure was fully engulfed in flames and two severely burned people were standing outside, according […]
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Damariscotta woman dies when car flips into Medomak River
A former longtime Waldoboro resident and ex-middle school secretary was identified Sunday as the victim of a fatal car crash in the Lincoln County town. Waldoboro Police Chief Bill Labombarde said that Melissa Sawyer, 48, who moved to Damariscotta about a year ago, died in the crash, which was discovered early Sunday at the intersection […]
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Two from central Maine charged with heroin, crack trafficking after turnpike stop
Two Maine residents are facing multiple charges after state police found heroin and crack cocaine in their car on the Maine Turnpike. Trooper Jesse Duda stopped a car for a traffic violation just before midnight Wednesday, police said Friday. The trooper found 51 grams of heroin and 31 grams of crack cocaine in the car, […]
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Waldoboro man killed after hitting plow truck on Maine Turnpike
Updated 10:20 a.m.: WELLS — A Waldoboro man was killed Friday morning after a pickup truck he was driving hit a plow truck on the Maine Turnpike. Troopers say 48-year-old Michael Sands of Waldoboro was killed instantly when the pickup truck hit the rear of a turnpike plow truck in the far-left northbound lane. The […]
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Investigators say Waldoboro man set fire before shooting himself
WALDOBORO — Investigators say a fire at an auto repair shop a week ago in Waldoboro was started by the business owner during a suicide. Investigators said Friday that 53-year-old Jeffrey Pinkham died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. The medical examiner’s office used DNA to confirm his identity. The Maine fire marshal’s […]
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One dead, owner missing, after fire at Waldoboro auto repair shop
WALDOBORO (AP) — The Maine State Fire Marshal’s Office said the owner of an auto repair shop is missing after an early morning fire destroyed his business and firefighters discovered a body burned beyond recognition in the basement. Officials said Jeff Pinkham — who owned Pinkham’s Auto Repair on Route 1 in Waldboro — is […]
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Maine rights panel denies LePage plea to reopen Moody’s Diner case
AUGUSTA — The Maine Human Rights Commission on Monday denied a request from Gov. Paul LePage to reconsider its ruling that Moody’s Diner, a destination restaurant in Waldoboro, discriminated against a former employee for religious reasons. The commission ruled in November 2014 that “reasonable grounds” exist to believe discrimination by Dan Beck, a co-owner of […]
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Oil company pumps fuel into Waldoboro school septic tank
WALDOBORO — Heating oil was pumped accidentally into the septic tank at the Medomak Middle School on Wednesday. The environmental impact is not yet known, but the school has provided bottled water to students and staff as a precaution in the event that the oil contaminated the groundwater. Regional School Unit 40 Superintendent Steve Nolan said that […]
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Waldoboro driver dies in Warren two-car crash
WARREN — A 71-year-old Waldoboro man died at the scene of a Friday night crash. Knox County Sheriff’s Office Lt. Reggie Walker said that the man was driving a 2007 Versa east on Old Augusta Road and went through a stop sign at the intersection of Route 235, also known as Ridge Road. His compact […]