Kittery Police: suspicious package just clothes

KITTERY, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- A section of Route 1 in Kittery was shut down Friday afternoon as police investigated a report of a suspicious package.

Kittery Police said a call came in just after noon Friday for a suspicious bag at the corner of Route 1 and Hunter Avenue.  A large blue duffel bag was found at the bottom of a stop sign near John Paul Jones Park.

Kittery police and fire departments formed a perimeter around the bag, and the State Police Bombs and Explosives Unit was called in to investigate.

Police determined the bag was just filled with clothing after a woman came forward claiming the bag was her's. 

Chrystal Ryan from Portland said she left the bag at a bus stop and went up the street to visit a friend.  When she came back to retrieve her bag, she noticed the road was blocked off.

Donations pouring in for family of teacher killed in crash

BERWICK, Maine (NEWS CENTER) - Donations are pouring in to help the family of a special education teacher, who was killed in a head on collison two weeks ago.

Amy Harris was driving on Route 4 in Berwick, when a car driven by a Berwick Academy student crossed the center line and his Harris's car head on. Her four year old daughter and her 7-year old old were injured but are ok.

 The identity of the 17-year old driver is not being released as the accident is under investigation by the Attorney General's office.

Harris taught special education at Hussey Elementary school in Berwick for several years.

Friends are organizing a silent auction to raise money for Harris' family. Donations are pouring in from people and businesses from both Maine and New Hampshire.

The Silent Auction for the Family of Amy Harris will be held on Friday May 10th, from 6 to 9 at the Red Barn at Outlook Farm in South Berwick.

New lower estimate for replacing Sarah Long Bridge

KITTERY, Maine (NEWS CENTER) - Replacing the Sarah Long Bridge should cost less than previously thought.

The bridge, which carries Route 1 over the Piscataqua river between Portsmouth, NH and Kittery, is slated to be replaced in 2014.

The original estimate to replace the bridge came in at $172 million. The new estimate is revised down $12 million to $160 million.

The DOT says the savings include reexamining design, engineering, property acquisition and the construction itself.

The bridge is currently closed for repairs after an unmoored tanker slammed into the thing, damaging spans and support structures.

Maine Warden Service Annual Awards Ceremony

The Maine Warden Service held its annual awards ceremony today at the Winslow VFW. The Warden Service recognized both game wardens and other individuals for their work and dedication to the Department and State of Maine in 2012.

Commissioner’s Presentation of Awards – Presented by DIF&W Commissioner Chandler Woodcock

April Collins - Secretary Greenville Regional Headquarters - 2012 IF&W Employee of the Year

Retired Game Warden Alvin Theriault – Special Recognition

2012 K9 Search and Rescue of the Year Award:  Warden Norman Lewis and K9 Clyde (Bryant Pond)

2012 Boating Officer of the Year Award:  Warden Mike Pierre (Standish)

2012 National Wild Turkey Federation Officer of the Year Award:  Warden Josh Smith (Hartford)

2012 Exemplary Service Awards:

Warden Josh Smith –

Warden Sergeant Tim Spahr (Kennebunk) & Warden Rick LaFlamme (Arundel)

Warden Mark Merrifield (Union)

Seacoast company helps celebrities, sports teams and business leaders take flight

SEABROOK, New Hampshire (NEWS CENTER) -- Getting there is supposed to be half the fun of travel, but long lines and unexpected delays have made flying these days more of a chore than an adventure.

One company in New Hampshire's Seacoast has found a way to bypass all the headaches that have brought air travel down and now schedules flights for sports teams, rock stars and billionaires on luxury aircraft of all kinds and sizes.

"It is 12:35 on a Thursday afternoon. I can have you airborne at 2pm. Where do you want to go?" asks Greg Raiff, founder and CEO of Private Jet Services.

It is that kind of can-do attitude that has Greg Raiff's company growing into the stratosphere.

"There are no shortages of airplanes," Raiff explains. "The art of what we do is taking that piece of metal and delivering the people exactly as they expected. We like to say that there is no such thing as a good surprise in transportation."

Infertility: Where to get your questions answered

Infertility: Where to get your questions answered

After ten years of trying, Anne Belden finally gave birth to a son in the early 1990s. Six years later, she and her husband John adopted a daughter.

Today, there are a lot more treatment options for infertility than Anne had 30 years ago, and success rates for conceiving are much higher. Thanks to the Internet, there is also a wider support network and better opportunities to access the latest information. Something else that is different is more women are waiting longer to start their families, which increases their risk of infertility problems. Read more.