Mark LaFlamme

In April of 2023, a group of three-dozen worshipers from the Prince of Peace Parish traveled to the Middle East to visit various sites in the Holy Land. What they came back with is truly epic.

Talk of the town: There are vicious, limb-ripping bears and then there are the blessed creatures that look and smell just like bears but get you out of covering political candidates.

When police and rescue crews first approached the man, he refused to come out of the river, police said. Rescuers lowered a boat into the water and the man was physically pulled from the river.

Investigators say 57-year-old Frederick Jackson subjected a woman to dangerous situations, including one instance where she was jumped by a man on Pierce Street while the woman was two months pregnant.

One of the victims, police said, was later transferred to Maine Medical Center in Portland due to the extent of his injuries.

Muktar Abshir Aden, 25, of 210 Blake St., was arrested at his home and charged with possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. Several others were escorted out of Aden's apartment in handcuffs, although there was no information on them.

Street Talk: The real mystery here wasn't what was contained in that strange, plump bundle. The real mystery to me is how it got up there in the first place.

Charles Devin Bradrick, 37, was charged with two counts of aggravated drug trafficking and multiple counts of possessing scheduled drugs.

Talk of the Town: People are reaching out with some interesting ideas.

Back in those days, in a little town like Greene, postcards would have been sold in two of the town variety stores, namely Sawyer Bros. and J.M. Tanguay's.