Hunter found dead in northern Maine
AUGUSTA ( AP) — The Maine Warden Service says a hunter’s body has been found in the town of Shirley.
Officials say 54- year- old Dean Poulin of Waterville was hunting near Routes 6-15 on Saturday when he was separated from the rest of his hunting party.
When he failed to return at the end of the day, members of his party searched for him. Poulin’s body was located in a clear-cut in the area where he had been hunting. Officials say his death is believed to be the result of a medical incident.
The Maine Medical Examiner’s Office will examine the body to confirm the cause of death.
Shirley is south of Greenville and north of Monson.
Bowdoin ship topic of Maine Maritime exhibit
CASTINE ( AP) — Maine Maritime Academy’s historic schooner Bowdoin, known for its 28 Arctic voyages, will be the subject of a 2012 exhibit.
Since its launch in 1921, the Bowdoin has left in its wake tales of adventure and exploration from its Arctic voyages. During World War II, Bowdoin served as a U. S. Naval vessel.
Next year’s exhibit will reveal the schooner’s previously uncelebrated contributions to the strategic operations of the Coast Guard and Navy during World War II as part of the Greenland Patrol.
That effort by the United States to support Greenland during the Nazi occupation of its mother country, Denmark, relied heavily upon private and non-military vessel.
The Bowdoin serves as Maine Maritime’s traditional sail-training flagship.
The exhibit at the Castine Historical Society will run from June 25 through Oct. 15.
Arundel man dies when pickup falls off bridge
ST. ALBANS ( AP) — Authorities have released the name of the Arundel man who died when his pickup truck plunged 15 feet over the side of a bridge in St. Albans.
The Somerset County Sheriff ’s Office said Sunday that 84-year-old Roland Drew was crushed late Friday night as he apparently tried to escape his vehicle after it went over the side of the wooden bridge that was designed to carry snowmobiles.
Authorities say the truck apparently had drifted to the outer edge of the bridge that had no rails and some of the planks gave way.
The truck fell into about a foot of water.
Drew was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police tell the Morning Sentinel that the accident remains under investigation.
Vandals slash tires at Bangor car dealership
BANGOR (AP) — Police are looking for whoever slashed 50 tires on 24 vehicles at a Bangor car dealership.
Sgt. Cathy Rumsey says the tires with a value of about $10,000 were slashed either late Friday or early Saturday.
The Bangor Daily News reports that police received a call at 7:30 a.m. Saturday from Darling’s Honda Nissan Volvo.
No other damage to vehicles was reported.
There was no word on arrests.
Lewiston man wins national photo contest
LEWISTON ( AP) — A Lewiston man has won the first place prize in the amateur category for the National Wildlife Federation’s annual photography competition.
John Theberge took the winning shot in 2008.
The winning photo shows a hoverfly perched delicately on a lone pink flower in a field of yellow flowers.
The 53-year-old Theberge tells the Portland Press Herald that a bit of luck was involved. At first he just intended to shoot the pink flower when the insect happened by.
The winners were announced earlier this month. Theberge won an iPad for his entry.
He says he’d entered the contest twice before, but this is the first time he’s won. There were about 27,000 entries. To view winning photos, visit http://bit.ly/vuTHhT.
Publisher auctions books to help needy
YARMOUTH ( AP) — A Maine book publisher is going to bat in the fight against hunger with an online auction featuring signed copies of books by some of Maine’s best-known authors.
Islandport Press’s Online Literary Auction to Fight Hunger kicks off today and runs through Friday. The Yarmouth- based company has set a goal of raising enough money to buy $10,000 worth of food. Proceeds will go to the Maine Credit Unions’ Campaign for Ending Hunger.
More than 20 authors are contributing books for the effort, including Richard Russo, Tess Gerritsen, Cathie Pelletier, Dahlov Ipcar and Colin Woodard. Different books will be auctioned on different days during the week.
People can participate in the auction through the www.islandportpress.com/fig hthunger web site.
New Catholic church to be built in S. Maine
SOUTH BERWICK (AP) — At a time when more is heard about Catholic church closings than openings, a new church is planned in southern Maine.
The Portland Diocese says Bishop Richard Malone will bless the site of Wednesday’s groundbreaking in South Berwick.
After four years of discussion and planning, a new church to be named Our Lady of the Angels will be built. It’ll replace the former St. Michael’s church in South Berwick and Our Lady of Peace in Berwick.
Construction is expected in March with completion anticipated in November 2012.
The decision to close two churches and build a new one was made because both churches needed repairs. The parish wanted to maintain fewer properties, and neither one could expand the seating or parking area needed to accommodate the population of both.
Man faces sentencing for 2010 slaying
BANGOR (AP) — A Bangor man convicted of killing a teenager in a fight on a city street learns this week how long he will spend behind bars.
Zachary Carr faces a minimum of 25 years in prison and a maximum of life when he is sentenced Friday in Penobscot Superior Court.
The 21-year-old Carr was convicted in March of murder for the January 2010 shooting of 19-year-old John “Bobby” Surles.
Carr’s lawyer has requested a 25-year sentence, saying the shooting was a street brawl. The Bangor Daily News reports that he says Carr has no criminal record and has shown remorse.
But prosecutors have requested a 40-year sentence, citing Carr’s gang involvement and other aggravating factors.
The maximum sentence is life behind bars.
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