Maine
A village in Maine is again delaying a plan to build the world’s tallest flagpole
Local News The tiny town of Columbia Falls in Maine is extending its moratorium on big developments for another six months following a proposal for a flagpole taller than the Empire State Building The Pleasant River flows through Columbia Falls, Maine, April 27, 2023. AP Photo/Rodrique Ngowi, File By Associated Press August 30, 2023 | 8:50 AM […]
Parents of Maine teen who died on school-sponsored hiking trip in New Hampshire sue in federal court
Local News The lawsuit contends a 17-year-old died from a heat stroke and that the school district and two staff members were negligent. By Associated Press August 29, 2023 | 8:22 AM PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The parents of a 17-year-old Maine boy who died on a school-sponsored hiking and camping trip are suing the […]
One morning in Maine, 225 people went to the library
National News Books or beach? In a coastal town, the decision is easy, thanks to artwork by the author of “Blueberries for Sal” and “Make Way for Ducklings.” As Sal McCloskey read “One Morning in Maine,” young audience members crept closer and closer. Some followed along in their own copies of the book. Gin Majka […]
Body confirmed to be recent high school graduate who was fishing for lobster in Maine
Local News Tylar Michaud, 18, of Steuben, went missing on July 21 after he went out to tend his lobster traps near Petit Manan Island. By Associated Press August 25, 2023 | 11:19 AM STEUBEN, Maine (AP) — The identification of a body pulled from the ocean this week confirmed the worst fears of many […]
Cargo plane crash kills 2 during training mission near central Maine airport
Local News The Beechcraft crashed in a field in the town of Litchfield at around 5:45 p.m. Tuesday, the Federal Aviation Administration said. By PATRICK WHITTLE, Associated Press updated on August 23, 2023 PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Federal authorities are investigating the crash of a twin-engine cargo plane during a training exercise near a small […]
Maine mass shooter was alive for most of massive 2-day search, autopsy suggests
Local News The conclusion was announced a week after his body was discovered in the back of a tractor-trailer on the property of his former employer at a recycling center. A member of law enforcement walks with a police dog outside a property on Meadow Road in Bowdoin, Maine, Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023. Hundreds of […]
Watch: Warning signs missed before Maine mass shooting
Reporter Hanna Krueger explains the red flags that the shooter’s family members and colleagues gave before the rampage. The post Watch: Warning signs missed before Maine mass shooting appeared first on Boston.com.
GoFundMe started for Maine teen recovering at Boston hospital after Lewiston shooting
Local News Gavin Robitaille, 16, was at the bowling alley Just-In-Time Recreation when Robert Card attacked the venue as well as a restaurant last week. The Maine teen is reportedly in good condition. Erin Clark / The Boston Globe A teen from Maine is recovering at a Massachusetts hospital after being injured in the mass […]
Why was Maine shooter allowed to have guns? Questions swirl in wake of massacre.
Crime The questions about how Robert Card was able to own guns underscore the difficulty in seizing guns from potentially dangerous people with mental illness. Lucy Allard, 5, and her brother Zeke Allard, 8, plant crosses in honor of the victims of this week’s mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine, Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023. The residents […]
Maine gunman disclosed he had mental health issues, gun shop owner says
Local News Questions over Card’s mental health and his access to firearms have been a key issue in the investigation into the mass shooting, during which Card killed 18 people and injured 13 others at a bowling alley and a bar. Law enforcement officers outside of Schemengees Bar & Grill the morning after a mass […]