The Saco neighborhood joyfully celebrated preservation and resilience of its fishing community and shoreline with games, food, music and a “crab derby.”
Sophie Burchell
Staff Writer
Sophie is a community reporter for Cumberland, Yarmouth, North Yarmouth and Falmouth and previously reported for the Forecaster. Her memories of briefly living on Mount Desert Island as a child drew her back to Maine to attend Bowdoin College, and back again to Portland after a year in Alaska. When she is not reporting, you can find Sophie rummaging through a thrift store or jumping in the ocean.
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Toddler found dead in Milford investigation, mother charged
Maine State Police arrested a Pennsylvania woman in Milford after her child was found deceased in her car.
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Game wardens recover 2 bodies in Grand Falls Flowage
The victims were anglers from Texas and Massachusetts, and the deaths are not considered suspicious.
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Air quality alert extended for parts of Maine as Canadian wildfires bring hazy skies
The Department of Environmental Protection said the air quality Monday was ‘moderate,’ a day after it was deemed ‘unhealthy’ in many parts of the state.
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Camper explosion in Old Orchard Beach injures 2, officials say
The explosion at Powder Horn Campground was likely caused by a gas leak that was ignited when an occupant of a camper attempted to light a candle, according to the Office of the State Fire Marshal.
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Maine farms open barn doors to visitors to show off ‘labor of love and passion’
As part of the statewide Open Farm Day on Sunday, Pineland Farms in New Gloucester welcomed more than 600 visitors to meet its variety of livestock and learn more about local agriculture.
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Small town of Union shaken by rumors, media attention in wake of paddleboarder’s killing
Mic Mac Cove Family Campground, where Sunshine Stewart was staying before she went missing, is hoping to return to a sense of “normal” after her killing shocked the community.
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Fireworks malfunction at Sunday River injures 3
Members of a pyrotechnic crew were hospitalized Saturday night after a firework shell and mortar tube failed, according to the Maine fire marshal’s office.
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Person struck, killed by train in Biddeford
The individual was hit by a CSX train near Main Street early Saturday morning, officials said.
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Maine lawmakers in Congress respond to US strike on Iran
While Sen. Susan Collins called the attack ‘necessary’ to head off a broader conflict, and Rep. Jared Golden supported the president’s action, Sen. Angus King and Rep. Chellie Pingree questioned the decision to act without consulting Congress.