Meghan Bitterauf and Levi Daku welcomed their son, Isiah Norman Daku, possibly Maine’s first baby of 2016, into the world at 12:46 a.m. Friday at Franklin Memorial Hospital.
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Posted inMaine, News
Motorcyclist deaths in Maine total most since 1991
A state official attributed the fatalities to excessive speed, alcohol impairment, lack of training or lack of a helmet.
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Posted inMaine, News
Three candidates running for Wilton Selectboard seat say Forster Mill is a concern
A special election to fill the vacancy will be held Tuesday; the candidates are Irving Faunce, Jeffrey Rowe and Gerald Whitney.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Oakland council to consider police station construction bid
A building subcommittee will recommend awarding a construction management bid to one of five local companies for the $1.05 million project.
Posted inNation & World, News
Obama explores unilateral steps on guns
Steps to strengthen background checks could come this week.
Posted inMaine, News
Mainers take cold dip at Old Orchard Beach for Special Olympics
The Lobster Dip, held at The Brunswick, raises about $110,000 for the Maine chapter.
Posted inLife & Culture, News
Natalie Cole, Grammy winner, dies at 65
She had battled drug problems and hepatitis that forced her to have a kidney transplant in 2009.
Posted inLife & Culture, News
Wayne Rogers, Trapper John on TV’s ‘M.A.S.H.,’ dies at 82
On the show from 1972 to 1975, he played half of one of the most beloved duos in television history.
Posted inNation & World, News
Israeli police: Gunman opens fire, kills 2 at Tel Aviv bar
The police said the motive for the attack, which took place on a busy main street, was not immediately clear.
Posted inNation & World, News
Flood-ravaged St. Louis begins cleanup as floods bust and threaten levees elsewhere
Eleven levees already have failed while, in some areas the worst is still to come, with record or near-record crests expected in southern Missouri and southern Illinois