Here are the news headlines for Maine and New Brunswick for Friday, August 30.

Dawn Endico, Flickr
Dawn Endico, Flickr
loading...

A 63-year-old man, formerly from Houlton, is in the hospital after the dump truck he was driving collided with a Maine, Montreal & Atlantic train in Hampden. Read more...

A Fredericton-area man has been found guilty of attempted murder in the Jan. 29 shooting of his former lover. Read more...

A $150 million state borrowing plan for Maine's roads, bridges and education facilities is one step closer to being placed on the November ballot. Read more...

State officials are heading to Presque Isle to answer questions and offer information about the new federal health care law   Read more...

Olympic gold medalist Seth Wescott got an up-close introduction to a moose this week in Western Maine.  Read more...

 

   Listen to the Q96.1 news update for Maine and New Brunswick (2 min.) here:

Do you have an idea for a news story?  Maybe you have a local event or photo you'd like to share. You can email the Q96.1 newsroom at newspi@townsquaremedia.com.

And for breaking news and information, follow Q96.1 on Facebook or Twitter.

More From