Over the past two weeks, multiple attacks by rabid raccoons have been reported, including one that sent a woman to the hospital.
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Freeport high schoolers win Maine Drama Festival title for the first time in over a decade
Freeport students bested eight other high schools with a performance of their one-act play “The Tinderbox” last weekend at a state competition.
Video replay reviews getting a look for Maine high school basketball tournament
The Basketball Committee of the Maine Principals’ Association to take up issue next week after state tournament has second controversial buzzer-beater in three seasons.
Bowdoinham looks for solution to ambulance service struggles
The town will hold a meeting Wednesday, March 29, to discuss the future of ambulatory services.
Bath Iron Works accidentally overpays some employees, works to get money back
More than 100 BIW workers were mistakenly paid an extra $500-$800 — and in one case, $1,000, according to a union.
Two more raccoons attack Bowdoinham resident, stray cat and pet dog
Days after a rabid raccoon bit a Bowdoinham woman in her home, animal control received a call around noon on Saturday reporting another raccoon attack.
NCAA men’s basketball: This could be the maddest March ever
Two No. 1 seeds are gone, a 16-seed won for just the second time ever, and blue bloods Kentucky, Duke and North Carolina are nowhere to be found.
Citing Ukraine war, King lobbies for BIW contracts
Sen. Angus King said the Navy should prioritize transitioning production at Bath Iron Works to the next generation of destroyer ships.
Rabid raccoon attacks Bowdoinham woman in her home
Although the number of rabies cases in Maine has decreased 50% over the past three years, a woman was attacked in her Bowdoinham home by a raccoon, and animal control believes there are two other infected raccoons still roaming the local woods.
All-Americans Jake Craig, Jake Peavey shine for USM wrestling team
Central Maine natives close out stellar seasons at the Division III nationals.