Floki has a history of trauma, according to the cat’s owner.
Peter McGuire
Peter McGuire is a business reporter covering Maine trade, transportation and tourism. A proud native of the western Maine mountains, there is a good chance he’d rather be playing outside. Peter has covered local news for Maine newspapers in Oxford County, Brunswick, Waterville and Portland. He holds a bachelor’s degree in history from Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia and a Master’s Degree in International Relations from Boston University. He lives in Biddeford with his wife Stephanie and brown rescue dog named Emmy Lou.
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St. Albans approves pawnshop ordinance, rejects proposed land purchase
Voters opted to exercise control of pawnshops locally rather than defer to state supervision of them.
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Oakland woman ‘terrorized,’ trapped in house by stray cat
The cat clawed her and attacked her porch door and son’s car before it was taken by the animal control officer to the Humane Society Waterville Area shelter.
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Winslow’s St. John School will expand to middle school
The Catholic elementary school plans to add seventh and eight grades over the next two years.
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Cost of buying, renovating Oakland church hits $950,000
The town, which hopes to put municipal offices there, might have to back out of the deal if the price goes above $1 million.
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Speed a factor in I-95 pileup
Maine Department of Transportation data shows that while a snow travel advisory cautioned motorists to limit speeds to 45 miles per hour, the average speed just before the crash was more than 60 mph.
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Father, son lose everything in New Vineyard fire
The Tuesday night blaze, which destroyed a home and barn on Main Street, was blamed on wood stove ashes.
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Fairfield food pantry is ‘like a second home’
The new Fairfield Interfaith Food Pantry in the Gerald Hotel is a permanent replacement for space in Waterville’s former Immaculate Heart Catholic Church.
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Sidney man charged in Oakland break-in, fight
Jeffrey Witham of Sidney was charged with breaking into an apartment on Church Street in Oakland and attacking the man who lived there.
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Waterville party shop saved by fire alarm
Fire at Are You Ready to Party? on Sanger Avenue was reported Wednesday night by an automated alarm, saving it from being a total loss.