Matt Hongoltz-Hetling

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Published
October 27, 2013

After 50 years, story of Benton ghost resurrected

The “Footless Ghost of Benton Falls,” first made famous in 1970, is still alive — or dead — and well, according to haunted house’s owner and is one of several central Maine stories in a re-issue of “Maine Ghosts and Legends.”
Published
October 24, 2013

Maine’s hospitals ranked top in nation for safety

MaineGeneral falls in grading system from hospital safety watchdog group, while Franklin Memorial Hospital improves to an A.
Published
October 22, 2013

‘Professional Bigfoot hunter’ searches for Largay on Appalachian Trail

Trio releases video of them finding sports bra near Carrabassett River that they believe may belong to the 66-year-old Tennessee woman who has been missing since July, but the Maine Warden Service said there is likely no connection.
Published
October 21, 2013

Fairfield police seek hit-and-run driver who left while police checked wrecked car

Police continued the search Monday for a hit-and-run driver who they say destroyed another vehicle in front of a police officer and fled the scene late last week.
Published
October 21, 2013

Sex offender charged with illegal contact with children in Fairfield

A Penobscot County man was charged after police were told he was seen with two young boys sitting on his lap at the Fairfield Police Athletic Field.
Published
October 20, 2013

‘The Joker’ arrested on OUI charge in Pittsfield

Dennis Lalime was charged after he went off the road early Sunday morning in Pittsfield and hit a tree after attending a Halloween party as the Batman villain.
Published
October 20, 2013

Belgrade teen makes plans for wedding, child, life while fighting cancer

Damon Haggan is only 18, but he is trying to arrange for a wedding, a child, and a legacy — all the challenges of adulthood — as quickly as he can after he was diagnosed with cancer weeks ago.
Published
October 20, 2013

West Forks pilot suffers minor injuries when plane crashes into Moosehead Lake

Night-time water landing attempt Saturday by pilot Thomas Coleman also injures passenger Ashli Goodenow, of Portland.
Published
October 19, 2013

Waterville fun run fights negative sexuality

Hardy Girls Health Women held a Halloween-themed fun run in Waterville today, without the sexy costumes.
Published
October 19, 2013

Auction marks end of Fairfield dairy farm, start of beef one

As the number of dairy farms in Maine continues to dwindle, one farmer is trading his milking cows for beef-laden steers.