Dozens showed up for a parade, a 9/11 tribute and a can raffle at the 21st installment of the annual event.
2018
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Balcer, in jailhouse interview, makes new abuse allegations after parents’ Halloween killings in Winthrop
The 19-year-old, who now identifies as a woman, alleges that years of sexual and mental abuse culminated in the 2016 murders, which she regrets.
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Posted inMaine
Pregnant woman, child critically injured in Fryeburg crash
She was driving on Route 302 with three young children in the car when they were hit head-on.
Posted inFall sports, Field Hockey, Sports, Varsity Maine
Winslow field hockey hands Lawrence first loss
Silver Clukey and Bodhi Littlefield each score for the Black Raiders.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Plastic bag ban fans conduct Waterville cleanup
The volunteers were supporters of a referendum question about whether to ban Waterville big-box stores’ distribution of single-use plastic shopping bags.
Posted inNation & World
Canadian pot users could get flagged at U.S. border
The nation is scheduled to legalize recreational use of the drug next month.
Posted inNation & World
Typhoon Mangkhut kills 12 in Philippines
Most of them died in landslides and houses that got pummeled by the storm’s fierce winds and rain.
Posted inNew England, News
Man dies after shark attack off Cape Cod
It’s the first fatal shark attack in Massachusetts since 1936.
Posted inNation & World, Religion and Values
Pope pays tribute to priest slain by Mafia
The Rev. Giuseppe ‘Pino’ Puglisi was declared a martyr by the Vatican and beatified in 2013.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture
Celebrities support Rihanna’s charitable ball
The pop star raises almost $6 million for various good causes.