Articles by Darcie Moore
Classic Chevy Camaro crashes along Route 1 in Brunswick
BRUNSWICK, Maine — A Chevy Camaro drove off a foggy Route 1 and into a tree this morning in Brunswick. The crash, reported at about 6:53 a.m., happened on Route 1 northbound approximately a mile beyond the Cook’s Corner exit. The driver was transported to Parkview Adventist Medical Center. Brunswick ...
Report: Two 12-year-old boys started Topsham fire
A fire that drew three fire departments and burned about 1.5 acres of woods last week along Route 196 was started by two 12-year-old Topsham boys playing with a lighter, officials say. Topsham firefighters went to the woods fire with Brunswick and Lisbon departments at 2:55 p.m. Sunday and had ...
Police investigating crash that injured two in West Bath
WEST BATH, Maine — A two-vehicle crash that sent two people to the hospital may have been caused by a driver operating under the influence. The collision at State and Foster’s Point roads was reported about 2:20 p.m. Sunday. Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s Deputy Mark Anderson said that according to witnesses, ...
Brush fire on Sunday burns an acre and a half in Topsham
TOPSHAM, Maine — The Maine Forest Service is probing the cause of a woods fire that burned about an acre and a half Sunday afternoon. The fire was reported at 2:55 p.m. in a wooded area of the Harry C. Crooker & Sons pit along Route 196, Topsham Fire Department ...
Program supporters lament proposed phase-out of Chinese classes in Topsham schools
TOPSHAM, Maine — Strips of bright red paper laced with Chinese characters line the outer wall of the Chinese Language and Culture classroom. Teacher Juan Wang tells her students such “spring calligraphy” adorns houses in China to celebrate Chinese New Year. Wang tells stories of various festivals from her native ...
Death of Harpswell man ruled drowning
HARPSWELL, Maine — The state medical examiner says a 28-year-old Harpswell man whose body was found on Bailey Island in Harpswell on Thursday morning had drowned. The body of Ryan Johnson, who lived with his mother in Harpswell, was found on the shore near Garrison Cove Road, according to Capt. ...
Woolwich man killed in car crash near home
WOOLWICH, Maine — A 59-year-old Woolwich man was killed Wednesday night after the car he was driving hit a tree. Police said Wednesday they believe speed and alcohol are contributing factors in the crash. The Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s Department is continuing to investigate the crash that killed Duane K. York, ...
Saco woman arrested after alleged knife fight at Richmond trailer park
Police arrested a Saco woman who became involved in an altercation with a man while holding a knife Sunday morning. Richmond police Sgt. Adam Garland said he and another officer responded at 10 a.m. to a report that neighbors in a Hatch Street trailer park were involved in a fight ...
Woolwich man gets combative after he’s spotted urinating in public, police say
BRUNSWICK, Maine — Police arrested a Woolwich man they say became combative after they tried to issue him a warning for urinating in public early Sunday morning. At around 1:23 a.m., police reportedly spotted a man urinating on a fence in direct view of Maine Street near Cumberland Street. Brunswick ...
Baby chickens die in Bowdoinham house fire ignited by heat lamp
BOWDOINHAM, Maine — Firefighters from three departments quickly squelched a fire that broke out in an upstairs room of a Carding Machine Road home early this morning before the house was seriously damaged. Bowdoinham Fire Chief Jack Tourtelotte said firefighters were called at 1:17 a.m. to 256 Carding Machine Road ...
Stuck 1,200-pound horse poses challenge for Brunswick rescuers
BRUNSWICK, Maine — Rescue personnel were put to the test when they were called to assist with a horse who had fallen and become stuck inside a moving trailer Sunday morning. Brunswick Deputy Police Chief Marc Hagan said police were called to the area of the old Cumberland Farms building ...
Landmark boxing-themed restaurant in Lisbon torn down to make way for new eatery
LISBON, Maine — As one era ended Thursday with the demolition of the landmark Graziano’s Casa Mia Restaurant, another has begun, the new owners of the property said. But it was a sad day for those who looked on as a crew from Lisbon-based Longchamps and Sons began carefully tearing ...
Home to landmark Lisbon restaurant Graziano’s demolished
LISBON, Maine — With excavators and front-end loaders, Lisbon-based Longchamps and Sons is carefully tearing down the longtime fixture along Route 196 that was Graziano’s, ending an era that many Lisbon residents stopped to watch end. After the demolition, the corner of Lisbon Street and Village Street will be rebuilt ...
Brunswick woman wakes to find intruder wearing head lamp in her home
BRUNSWICK, Maine — Local police say a woman was woken early Tuesday morning by a sound downstairs and found it was an intruder wearing a head lamp inside the Boody Street residence. After she was roused by the noise, the woman went downstairs to the first floor. As she made ...
11-year-old injured in Bowdoin snowmobile crash
BOWDOIN, Maine — An 11-year-old boy hurt in a snowmobile crash Saturday was taken to a Lewiston hospital. Bowdoin Fire Chief Tom Garrepy said firefighters responded to 67 Roberts Road at 11:58 a.m. for report of a boy injured in a snowmobile crash. According to the Maine Warden Service, which ...
Deceased man found under Topsham bridge, apparently jumped
TOPSHAM, Maine — Topsham fire, rescue and police were called to the Frank J. Wood Bridge or “Green Bridge” shortly before 3 p.m. Sunday after a passerby spotted a body underneath the bridge and called 911. Sgt. Robert Ramsay of the Topsham Police Department said police were called to the ...
Massage therapist pleads not guilty to sexual assault
BATH, Maine — A Topsham massage therapist charged with gross sexual assault in September 2012 pleaded not guilty to the charge Monday in Sagadahoc County Superior Court. Lionel J. Beaucage, 55, of Brunswick was arrested Sept. 18 and charged with gross sexual assault stemming from a complaint lodged with Topsham ...
Former Topsham police chief disputes charges of drunken driving
BRUNSWICK, Maine — A former longtime Brunswick police officer who served nine years as Topsham’s police chief has pleaded not guilty to a charge of driving under the influence of alcohol. Timothy Young, 55, who was Topsham’s police chief before leaving in May 2012, pleaded not guilty to an OUI ...
’54 Corvette, bricked behind walls in Brunswick for 27 years, fails to sell at auction after receiving high bid of $100K
BRUNSWICK, Maine — A 1954 Chevrolet Corvette Roadster once entombed inside a Brunswick building can still be yours. The pristine hot rod with fewer than 2,500 miles failed to sell at auction Saturday in Florida. Richard Sampson, a businessman who built a chain of 33 grocery stores, purchased the car ...
Blue Angels’ return to Maine, Brunswick air show threatened by fiscal cliff
BRUNSWICK, Maine — The Blue Angels air show could be canceled as the U.S. Navy prepares for an additional $4 billion in pending “fiscal cliff” cuts. With a new deadline looming in March, the Navy is proposing to cancel Blue Angels shows in the second half of 2013 to save ...
Former Bangor YMCA building sold to new dental technology school
University of Maine hockey job has been offered to former assistant Red Gendron
Millinocket company unearths logging history for niche market
Bangor man charged with murder, escape from psychiatric hospital found not competent to stand trial
After 27 years, a father continues to search for his daughter, presumed dead
Why is DHHS always asking for more money?
Maine GOP disappoints on Medicaid
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Lawrence, Connolly help UMaine advance to America East baseball title game
Bucksport’s Cassidy Adams strikes out 19 in single game
Jonesport-Beals basketball standout Garet Beal named Parade All-American
Hampden’s Norris among three players heading to Husson men’s basketball program
Maine Democrats stooped to the governor’s level with TV complaint
Maine’s beer industry continues to brew double-digit growth
‘All That’ actress Amanda Bynes arrested after allegedly tossing bong out apartment window on 36th floor
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