Cooper Flagg Named USA Basketball’s Male Athlete of the Year

Former Nokomis basketball star Cooper Flagg, 15, has been named USA Basketball’s Male Athlete of the Year, the youngest to earn the honor since the award’s inception in 1980. Flagg was one of the youngest players at the FIBA Men’s U17 World Cup last summer in Malaga, Spain. The USA Men’s U17 National Team went …

First Maine High School Athlete Signs NIL Partnership

Maddie Niles, 16, from the Lawrence High School field hockey team has signed a name, image and likeness (NIL) partnership with Hilltop Boilers, a Maine maple producer in Newfield. She will receive compensation for the use of her name, image and likeness, including social media posts and promotional appearances. The partnership is the first of …

Oxford County Crash Leads to Several Severe Injuries

Several serious injuries are the result of a two-vehicle crash in Woodstock this morning, Dec. 21. The Oxford County Sheriff’s Office says the crash happened near 201 South Main Street, when a car crossed the center line into the path of a tractor-trailer. #DEVELOPING: The Oxford County Sheriff’s Office says serious injuries have been reported …

Waterville’s Old Seton Hospital to be Turned into Apartments

According to the Bangor Daily News, the former Seton Hospital tower will be converted into apartments. There are expected to be 67 apartments that would qualify as affordable housing in accordance with Maine Housing standards. Old Waterville hospital tower will be developed into 67 apartments https://t.co/cwS7tXUG7S via @bangordailynews — BDN Business (@BDNbiz) December 21, 2022 …

Bomb Threat at the Great Salt Bay Community School

According to the Damariscotta Police Department were made aware of a bomb threat at the Great Salt Bay Community School. The Maine State Bomb squad was notified and there was an evacuation. All children and staff are safe. UPDATE: All children are safely accounted for at CLC Y.M.C.A., school administrative staff are with the children…. …

Missing Oxford County Teen

Curtis Warner is missing and the Oxford County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in finding the 16-year-old. He was last seen December 9 on Main Street in West Paris. MISSING: The Oxford County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help in finding 16-year-old Curtis Warner. STORY: https://bit.ly/3jfm1NE Posted by WGME CBS …

Lifeline for Maine’s Lobster Industry Secured in Government Funding Package

Today, Dec. 20, U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King, Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden, and Governor Janet Mills announced that they were successful in securing a regulatory pause for Maine’s lobster industry in the omnibus appropriations bill that is expected to pass the Senate and House this week. From Maine.gov: Maine’s lobstermen and …

Maine State Police Investigate Rumford Shooting

Last night, Dec. 19, Rumford Police responded to a home on Rt. 2 in Rumford for a domestic disturbance complaint. From the Maine State Police: Upon arrival, officers located a male shooting victim. The victim, 23-year-old Drew McKenna of Rumford was transported to Rumford Hospital and then flown via Lifeflight to Maine Medical Center in Portland …

Stockton Springs Mother Sentenced for Murdering Son

Jessica Trefethen of Stockton Springs has been sentenced to 47 years for beating her 3-year-old son to death last year. Trefethen was convicted of depraved indifference murder of Maddox Williams in October. #BREAKING: A Maine mother was sentenced to 47 years in prison for killing her 3-year-old son, Maddox Williams. https://t.co/iYZdrbqctX — CBS 13 News …

Boothbay’s ‘Gardens Aglow’ Voted in Top 10 for USA

Thanks to your votes, Gardens Aglow at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens in Boothbay, has been voted as the third best in America. In the USA Today poll, Gardens Aglow was also 3rd best in 2020, 2019, and 2018. It was voted #4 last year. Gardens Aglow in Boothbay has been voted one of the best …