Reporter for Maine's @NBC affiliate | @NEWSCENTERmaine Alex.Haskell@NEWSCENTERMaine.com

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RIGHT NOW: funeral services are being held for Sgt. Jacob Wolterbeek who died in a crash last week. He served with the Biddeford Police Department for nearly 20 years. @newscentermaine
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🚨 BREAKING: Demi Kouzounas (R) has conceded defeat to Sen. Angus King (I) in Maine’s Senate race. This will be King’s third term in the U.S. Senate. @newscentermaine
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A statement from Kouzounas:
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BREAKING: The Maine CDC says the public drinking water in Lisbon is safe to drink. This comes after concerns of arsenic being in the supply. According to the Maine CDC, “… water in Lisbon is well-below EPA threshold for arsenic and is safe to consume.” @newscentermaine
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How are things in Maine's Second District? Well...the Penobscot County Sheriff's Office is looking for the people in this video appearing to tear down a Harris-Walz sign in Dixmont using a chain and a truck. #mepolitics @NEWSCENTERmaine
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.@PolicePortland tells me it is executing a search warrant in the town of Gray as part of its "investigation into the Forest Avenue shooting" on Tuesday. 1 person died, 3 people hospitalized as a result of the shooting. @newscentermaine
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4 people were taken to the hospital following last night's shooting on Forest Ave., according to @PolicePortland. Fouad Toubaji lives next to where the shooting happened. He says a man who was shot took shelter in his doorway. More details tonight on @newscentermaine
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.@RepGolden says he is “praying for former President Trump and others” after shots fired at @realDonaldTrump event in Pennsylvania. @NEWSCENTERmaine #mepolitics
I am praying for former President Trump and others at the rally today in PA, as well as for law enforcement on the scene. I pray whoever is responsible is quickly apprehended and held accountable. There must be no room for violence of any kind in our politics.
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RIGHT NOW: Harpswell’s harbormaster and Marine Mammals of Maine are working to remove this whale that washed to shore earlier this week. It’s expected to go to a farm in Litchfield to decompose. Details at 4,5, and 6 tonight on @newscentermaine
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The Topsham Police Department says several people have been injured at the local fairgrounds. A monster truck hit a utility wire when performing a jump. This caused a utility pole to fall down near spectators. Details at 6 and 11 on @newscentermaine 📸: Topsham PD
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This is video of the incident captured by Travis Ouellette.
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30 May 2024
BREAKING: Donald Trump is found guilty of all 34 counts of falsifying business records related to a 2016 hush money payment to Stormy Daniels. nbcnews.com/politics/donald-…
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RIGHT NOW: community members are gathering to commemorate the sixth month anniversary of the Lewiston shootings. I’ll have a recap of tonight’s event at 11. @newscentermaine
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Christina James says she was just feet away when this branch came crashing through her Brunswick home during Saturday’s storm. I’ll have her story tonight on @newscentermaine at 5:30.
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Enjoy yo self
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An apartment building in Sanford caught fire just before noon. Firefighters say no one was hurt, they rescued several pets and the building is being torn down to help put out the fire completely. The cause of the fire is under investigation. @newscentermaine
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15 Mar 2024
BREAKING: Report from the group investigating the Lewiston mass shooting finds law enforcement failed to stop the gunman "The decision to turn over the responsibility for removing Mr. Card’s firearms to Mr. Card’s family was an abdication of law enforcement’s responsibility."
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