Howe and Howe Technologies, the maker of futuristic off-road vehicles that have appeared in movies and reality TV shows, is being purchased by Textron, a Rhode Island-based defense contractor. Michael D. Howe, president of the Waterboro firm, said the deal is expected to close in late November or early December. Terms were not disclosed, but […]
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Juvenile driver falls asleep, crashes into Waterboro house
WATERBORO (AP) — Police in Maine say a home was severely damaged when the driver of a pickup truck fell asleep at the wheel and crashed. Authorities say the crash happened in Waterboro around 5:30 a.m. Sunday. Police say a juvenile operating the truck fell asleep at the wheel before barreling into the home. The […]
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School officials investigate attack caught on video
WATERBORO— The school superintendent is promising to deal swiftly with the perpetrator of an assault on a teenage girl that was videotaped at Maine’s Massabesic High School. The mother tells WGME-TV that her daughter had bruises and scratches on her head following the attack, which was posted on social media. The video showed no one […]
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Two Waterboro stations are first to drop gas price below $2 per gallon
PORTLAND — Two gas stations in the York County town of Waterboro are the first in the state to sell regular gasoline for less than $2 per gallon, a level last seen in 2009. The dip in Waterboro is sudden for Maine, where the average price of a regular gallon dipped to $2.26 on Sunday, […]
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Massachusetts angler wins the 2014 Upper Andro 2–Fly Contest
BETHEL — Pete Bilafer of Mansfield, Mass., won the trophy for the biggest trout caught during the annual Upper Andro 2-Fly Contest in Bethel on Sept. 21. Bilafer netted a 14 3/4-inch brook trout. Second place went to Todd Richard of Farmington, Maine, with a 14-inch brown trout, and third place to Dan Reader of […]
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Medical examiner: Missing teen death accidental drowning
NORTH WATERBORO — The Maine medical examiner’s office has ruled the death of a teenager whose body was found in Lake Arrowhead to be an accidental drowning. The examiner says 15-year-old Jaden Dremsa drowned after hitting his head. The Waterboro teen, whose body was found over the weekend, disappeared May 8 after leaving home for […]
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Area schools awarded USDA distance learning, telemedicine grants
BANGOR — USDA Rural Development State Director Virginia Manuel has announced that Western Foothills Regional School Unit 10 in Dixfield has been selected to receive a Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grant in the amount of $498,907 and Maine School Administrative District 61 in Bridgton has been selected to receive a Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grant […]
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Maine Warden Service confirms body is missing teen
NORTH WATERBORO (AP) — Maine officials say the body found near Lake Arrowhead Saturday is that of 15-year-old boy who was reported missing May 8. WMUR reports (http://bit.ly/1jW5V4q ) that the Maine Warden Service extends its condolences to the family of 15-year-old Jaden Dremsa. His body was taken to the state medical examiner’s office to […]
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Lake lowered in search for Maine teen
NORTH WATERBORO — Game wardens on Monday began lowering the level of a lake and forest rangers used a helicopter as the search intensified for a 15-year-old boy missing for five days. Jaden Dremsa was last seen Thursday afternoon when he walked away from his home, and the search has been growing every day since. […]
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Lake lowered in search for Waterboro teen
NORTH WATERBORO (AP) — Game wardens on Monday began lowering the level of a lake and forest rangers used a helicopter as the search intensified for a 15-year-old boy missing for five days. Jaden Dremsa was last seen Thursday afternoon when he walked away from his home, and the search has been growing every day […]