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OGUNQUIT, Maine — The special election held last month to fill a vacant seat on the Ogunquit Select Board has been invalidated. Too few votes were cast in the uncontested race, so the candidate who was sworn in this month after being declared the winner, Robert Whitelaw, has been booted from the board, Ogunquit Town Clerk Chris Murphy said in a statement Thursday afternoon. To achieve a quorum for a special town meeting, the number of eligible votes must be at least 25% of the number of elig...

Portsmouth Herald OGUNQUIT, Maine — An overwhelming majority of voters who took part in last months special election to fill a short-term vacancy on the town Select Board picked the one and only candidate on the ballot. Now the outcome of that uncontested race has been called into question because so few votes were cast. A group of townspeople argued Tuesday that both the special election and subsequent actions by the Select Board must be set aside. "We apologize for not being able to send ...

increase font size Share Darlene ‘Dean’ (Morin) Low 73, passed away at her home on April 14, 2021, after a short illness. She was born in Berlin, New Hampshire, on June 24, 1947. She lived most of her life on the coast of Maine in Kennebunkport. She leaves behind her mother, Marie Morin of Berlin; four brothers, Joseph Morin, Jr. and wife Noella of Brooksville, Florida; Gary Morin and wife Janet of Lutz, Florida; Phil Morin and wife Jeannette of Berlin; John Morin and wife Debra of Kennebun...

Dont miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.   A program to help places that put on live events was created in December but has yet to give out a dime. It won’t be long and people will be clamoring to check out a live show. But will they be able to find one? The response to COVID-19 has caused many performance venues to shut down for good, while those that live on struggle as the pandemic enters its second year. Help was supposed to be on the way by now in the form of a federal relie...

NBC Universal, Inc. A large portion of Maine saw at least a few inches of snow on Friday, with rain and wind having impacts on parts of the state, as well. In the morning, the rain caused three people to hydroplane and crash within an hour of each other, including a fiery highway crash involving a van in Ogunquit. Download our mobile app for iOS to get alerts for local breaking news and weather. But the snow, which began accumulating in parts of the state, especially Maines western mountains, ...

Updated 2 hours ago NBC Universal, Inc. A large portion of Maine saw at least a few inches of snow on Friday, with rain and wind having impacts on parts of the state, as well. In the morning, the rain caused three people to hydroplane and crash within an hour of each other, including a fiery highway crash involving a van in Ogunquit. Download our mobile app for iOS or Android to get alerts for local breaking news and weather. But the snow, which began accumulating in parts of the state, espec...

Three vehicles hydroplane, crash on Maine Turnpike Three cars crashed within an hour Friday morning because of hydroplaning, according to Maine State Police. The crashes happened between 5 and 6 a.m. on the Maine Turnpike in rainy conditions. Several lanes of the turnpike were closed early Friday after a 15-passenger van hydroplaned and crashed into the guardrail at Mile 15 southbound in Ogunquit. Police say the van’s fuel tank ruptured and caught fire. The driver of the van, who was alone i...

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2 hours ago in Local Photo: 560 WGAN Newsradio Maine State Police say heavy rain Friday morning led to three separate crashes on the Maine Turnpike, all due to hydroplaning. Shannon Moss, Public Information Officer FOR the Maine Dept. of Public Safety, says all of the accidents happened in a short amount of time, between 5 a.m. and 6 a.m. One of the accidents occurred at mile 15 southbound in Ogunquit. Moss said the driver of a 15-passenger van escaped without i...