Nick Sambides Jr.
Bangor Daily News
Lincoln, ME, United States
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Taxi driver dies after hitting tree in Palmyra
Olivia Reed, 67, of Fairfield, was driving a Blue 1999 Mercury Grand Marquis on Ell Hill Road when she drove into the oncoming lane, off the road and hit a tree. → Read More
Auburn man already accused of shooting additionally charged with murder
A Maine man already facing charges for a Lewiston shooting in May has been accused of killing an 18-year-old in Lewiston last week. → Read More
Bangor restaurant worker might have spread hepatitis to customers
The worker, who tested positive for acute hepatitis A, handled food at Texas Roadhouse for all but two days between Oct. 16 and Oct. 29. → Read More
Police searching for man who torched portable toilet in Lewiston
Lewiston police sought help on Tuesday finding a man who used gasoline to set a portable toilet on fire. → Read More
Police lieutenant dies after on-duty medical issue in Pleasant Point
Lt. David Chapais died at 5:45 a.m. “after a brief battle with a medical issue that happened on duty." → Read More
Brunswick man charged in alleged road rage incident
A Cumberland County man allegedly threatened vehicles with a knife in what police called a fight that became a road-rage incident. → Read More
Police seek help in finding missing man
Joseph D. Gilley, 30, is white, about 5’11”, and has brown hair and beard and blue eyes. → Read More
Person critically injured in Lewiston shooting
The shooting occurred on River Street at about 7:35 p.m. on Saturday. → Read More
Janet Mills pushes back bar reopening, reduces indoor gathering limits as Maine cases spike
“If we do not control this outbreak, we may never get this evil genie back in the bottle,” Gov. Mills said in her statement. → Read More
Families to take religious school tuition issue to US Supreme Court after losing appeal
The court’s decision reaffirms a Maine attorney general advisory in 1980 that it is unconstitutional to use public funds to send students to schools “characterized by a pervasively religious atmosphere.” → Read More
Burlington woman sentenced for threatening Susan Collins in 2018 letter
A Penobscot County woman will serve 30 months for threatening U.S. Sen. Susan Collins over her vote to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court. → Read More
Rapid virus tests to become available in Maine next month
Next month most Mainers will have access to a new COVID-19 test that detects infections in 15 minutes. → Read More
12 inmates at Windham prison test positive
Staff have begun universal rapid testing for all staff and inmates at Windham, officials said. → Read More
Man who allegedly led Maine police on chase arrested in New York
A Connecticut man who allegedly led police on a high-speed chase through central Maine earlier this month is in a New York hospital with a gunshot wound. → Read More
Kennedy to campaign for Biden in Maine on Friday
Kennedy is due to appear in Lewiston and Portland. → Read More
Maine among 4 states where health insurance costs continue to drop
New federal data shows that Maine’s average individual health insurance premium will drop 13 percent in 2021 — the third straight year state health insurance costs have declined. → Read More
Outbreak investigation opened at Windham prison
The state has opened an outbreak investigation after three COVID-19 cases were confirmed at the state prison in Windham. → Read More
Man dies at Kenduskeag industrial site
The cause of Gary Mullen’s death involved a forklift at a rented building on Ames Road, police said. → Read More
Students pick Biden, Gideon in mock election
Presidential nominee Joe Biden defeated incumbent President Donald Trump by a comfortable margin in statewide student mock elections held Wednesday. → Read More
Coast Guard rescues fishing craft off Kennebunk coast
The U.S. Coast Guard towed a disabled fishing boat to safety on Thursday after the boat broke down some 65 nautical miles off the coast of Kennebunk. → Read More