Author: Sonnie Shepherd
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02/24/26
Crime/Public Safety February Storm (Maine) Some 35 million people from Maryland to Maine yesterday hunkered down among blizzard warnings. Flights were delayed, and crews stood by to plow and restore power. Here in Downeast Maine, the winds began early, the snow taking its time and arriving hard and heavy during the late morning. The impact…
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Monday, 02/23/26
Crime/Public Safety Winter Storm Barrels into Northeast (Ellsworth) Hope you can stay in today! Lots of closings and cancellations. A winter storm is expected to bring high winds and significant snowfall to the region today. Look for winds gusting up to 50 mph or more, causing widespread power outages and snow dropping between 3 to…
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02/20/26
Crime/Public Safety Authorities Investigate Suspicious Package Received at Maine GOP Headquarters (Augusta) Authorities yesterday responded to the Maine GOP headquarters in Augusta on a report of a suspicious package. NewsCenter Maine reports the area was evacuated and no injuries were reported. Multiple law enforcement agencies are working to determine the contents of the package and…
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02/19/26
Crime/Public Safety Authorities Identify Second Baileyville Victim (Baileyville) Authorities on Wednesday released the name of the second victim of the January 27th chemical incident at Woodland Pulp in Baileyville. First responders were called to the mill around 6:20 that evening on a report of two people who had passed out in the bleach plant area. …
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02/18/26
Crime/Public Safety Second Baileyville Victim Dies (Baileyville) The second victim of that chemical incident at Woodland Pulp in Baileyville has died. Authorities were called to the mill on January 27th on a report of two people who had passed out inside the facility’s bleach plant area. Both victims were taken to a local hospital in…
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02/17/26
Crime/Public Safety Connecticut Man Removed from Trenton Motel (Trenton) A Connecticut man was apparently doing anything but “showing the love” at a Trenton motel on Valentine’s Day. The Hancock County Sheriff’s Department tells Downeast Digest deputies were called to the location shortly before 11 a.m. Saturday on a trespassing complaint. After further investigation, 37 yo…
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02/16/26
Good morning, I’m Sonnie Shepherd. It’s President’s Day, and we’re traveling, so we’re taking a day off news. If you’re on school break this week and looking for things to do locally, so much going on. Of course the Ellsworth Public Library, the Blue Hill Library, and all our local libraries always have great programming…
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02/13/26
Crime/Public Safety Bangor City Council Honors First Responders at BIA (Bangor) First Responders who rushed to the site of a deadly plane crash at Bangor International Airport last month were honored this week by the Bangor City Council. A proclamation presented said in part, “The efforts by first responders, airport personnel, and more than a…
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02/12/26
Crime/Public Safety Wesley Volunteer Fire Department Gets Funding for New Fire Station (Wesley) The Washington County town of Wesley has secured $2.5M in federal funding to help with construction of a new fire station. The Department credited Senators Susan Collins and Angus King with helping to ensure the funding, part of a 2026 Appropriations Bill…
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02/11/26
Crime/Public Safety BMV Text Scam (Augusta) The Maine Secretary of State’s Office is warning people about a statewide text scam claiming to be from the Bureau of Motor Vehicles. They say the scam texts have been reported multiple times already this year. The messages purportedly threaten people that their vehicle registration and licenses have been…
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Downeast Digest~ Sonnie Shepherd 