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Missing woman from Virginia found dead in southern Maine, police say

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3 months ago

September 4, 2024

Missing woman from Virginia found dead in southern Maine, police say

DAYTON, Maine (WMTW) – A Virginia woman who was reported missing was found dead in a town in southern Maine, according to authorities.

Maine State Police officials said 23-year-old Autumn Cleveland, of Newport News, was found dead shortly before 3:30 p.m. Monday inside a vehicle parked near Goodwin Mills Road in Dayton.

Cleveland’s family members told Maine’s Total Coverage the young woman was traveling to Maine Thursday.

In the days before Cleveland was found dead, social media posts about her case were shared thousands of times.

However, there were inconsistencies throughout those social media posts, which included email addresses that led to nowhere and links that led to potential scams and viruses.

Randy Seaver, administrator of the Biddeford-Saco Community Group on Facebook, decided to remove a post about Cleveland from the page with more than 15,000 followers — and he took some heat for his decision.

“If it cannot be verified by an independent law enforcement agency and it’s not being covered by mainstream media, then we’re not going to post it on our page — whether it’s real or not,” Seaver said. “We are going to wait and only publish things that can be verified because there are kinds of scams out there, hoaxes and who knows?

“I mean, I’m not a social media expert. I’m not an internet expert. I’ve just seen too many scams and too many people get hurt where I’ve said, ‘You know what? We’ll allow you to post something if it can be verified,’” Seaver added. “Otherwise, no dice.”

The Maine State Police Major Crimes Unit-South continues to investigate Cleveland’s death, pending an autopsy to determine the cause and manner of her death.

Authorities said there is no danger to the public.

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Maine Veterans Project hosts Thanksgiving distribution event

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2 hours ago

November 25, 2024

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Maine Veterans Project hosts Thanksgiving distribution event

BANGOR, Maine (WABI) – One local organization is looking to improve the holidays for hundreds of veterans in the Greater Bangor area

The Maine Veterans Project hosted their Thanksgiving distribution event this morning from 8am until 12pm at their office in Bangor.

Any veteran in the Greater Bangor area was welcome to stop by and get some food for free to help feed them and their families this Thanksgiving.

Meals were also delivered to those who couldn’t make it to the event in person.

Over 200 large bags of non-perishable food were available as well as turkeys, milk, eggs, burgers, and bacon.

They also had some cold weather gear available to those who needed it including jackets, socks, and gloves.

Hermon elementary school students also made some heartwarming cards for the veterans who would be picking up food at the event.

Maine Veterans Project vice president Anthony Murano said their goal was just to help as many veterans as they could.

“As you can see we do have a lot of moving parts going on out here. Today is our Thanksgiving distribution event, and the goal of today is to feed as many veteran’s families as we possibly can for the Thanksgiving season. We do have a small food pantry that we do keep stocked throughout the year, so if we have any vets that are looking for a little food assistance, we can help in that aspect,” said Murano.

Maine Veterans Project partnered with several local businesses and organizations to help make this event possible including Evan’s Veterans Project and the Not Your Average Nurses Foundation.

And for more information on everything that the Maine Veterans Project does, you can visit maineveteransproject.org or check them out on Facebook.

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Maine Celtics fall to Capital City Go-Go on late 4-point play

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10 hours ago

November 24, 2024

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Maine Celtics fall to Capital City Go-Go on late 4-point play

Erik Stevenson was fouled making a 3-pointer and completed the four-point play with 3.5 seconds left to lift the Capital City Go-Go to a 96-93 win over the Maine Celtics on Sunday at the Portland Expo.

Stevenson finished with 36 points for Capital City. Ruben Nembhard Jr. added 13 points. 14 rebounds and seven assists, while Michael Foster Jr. had 14 points.

Ron Harper Jr. had 21 points and six rebounds for the Celtics. JD Davison added 11 points and 10 assists, while Baylor Scheierman finished with 16 points and six rebounds. Drew Peterson scored 18 for Maine.

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