Author: Sonnie Shepherd
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04/10/26
Crime/Public Safety Free Car Seat Safety Checks (Blue Hill) Nothing more precious than that sweet cargo riding in your child’s car seat – but just how safe is yours? The Sullivan Fire and Rescue Department will offer free car seat checks from 9 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, April 25th. They’ll be at the Blue…
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Thursday, 04/09/26
Crime/Public Safety Cutler’s Attorney Seeks Client’s Release (Ellsworth) Eliot Cutler’s defense attorney on Wednesday asked a Hancock County judge to release his client on a “reasonable bail”, a motion denied by the judge. Cutler, a former candidate for Governor of Maine, was arrested in February after allegedly being caught with pornographic materials. Cutler was convicted…
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Wednesday, 04/08/26
Crime/Public Safety Gouldsboro PD Adds Paw Patrol (Gouldsboro) The Gouldsboro Police Department has a new recruit that’s bound to be a “paws-itive” influence on the department and on the community. According to the Ellsworth American, a family in Steuben donated the 14-week old German Shepherd puppy named Aspen, who is now in training to become…
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Tuesday, 04/07/26
Local Politics Maine Supreme Court Rules Against Expanding Ranked Choice Voting (Augusta) The Maine Supreme Judicial Court on Monday ruled a Democrat-backed bill to expand ranked choice voting would violate the Maine Constitution if passed. NewsCenter Maine reports LD-1666 would extend RCV in Maine to races for governor and seats in the Maine legislature. The…
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Monday, 04/06/26
Crime/Public Safety Castine Man Arrested for Driving to Endanger (Castine) A Castine man was arrested early Sunday morning and charged with Driving to Endanger. The Hancock County Sheriff’s Office reports to Downeast Digest 28 yo Joseph Spinazola was involved in a motor vehicle accident in Castine shortly before 1 a.m. yesterday morning. He was first…
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Friday, 04/03/26
Crime/Public Safety Child Abuse Prevention Month (Maine) One hundred seventy four children in Lincoln and Knox counties were victims of child abuse or neglect in 2024. It’s likely the numbers are similar or even higher in Hancock, Washington, and Penobscot Counties. In fact, research indicates nearly one in seven children in the U.S. experiences abuse…
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Thursday, 04/02/26
Crime/Public Safety New Hampshire Man Dies in Newport Crash (Newport) A New Hampshire man died Tuesday when his Chevy Volt was struck by a semi on I-95 in Newport. Public Safety Officials tell Downeast Digest, 33 yo Juan Guallpa was stopped in the northbound travel lane just after 11:30 p.m. when his car was struck…
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Wednesday, 04/01/26
Crime/Public Safety Surry Comprehensive Plan Benefitting Volunteer Fire Department (Surry) The Surry volunteer fire department responds to between 70 and 80 calls per year. The Weekly Packet reports when Surry adopted its Comprehensive Plan in 2024, it identified two major needs for the department – replacing aging equipment and improving access to reliable water sources…
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Tuesday, 03/31/26
Crime/Public Safety Rockland Burglary (Rockland) Crime always stinks. But a suspect in a Rockland burglary last week gave new meaning to the saying. The Pen Bay Pilot reports 60 yo Robert King, Jr. of Whitefield is accused of breaking into an apartment, stealing a safe, and dousing the residence in liquid skunk essence. The incident…
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03/30/26
Crime/Public Safety Trenton Fire Destroys Route Three Motel (Trenton) At least fourteen local fire departments responded to a massive blaze at the Open Hearth Motel on Route 3 in Trenton Saturday, with multiple other departments providing backup. According to the Trenton Volunteer Fire Department, crews were called to 1147 Bar Harbor Road just before 3…
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Downeast Digest~ Sonnie Shepherd 