Author: Sonnie Shepherd
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02/06/26
Crime/Public Safety Final Names Released in BIA Plane Crash (Bangor) Officials have released the final two names of the victims of the January 25th plane crash at Bangor International Airport. 53 yo Shawna Collins was an event planner from Houston, and 43 yo Nick Mastrascusa, a chef from Hawaii. The plane was on its way…
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02/05/26
Crime/Public Safety Lincoln Structure Fire (Lincoln) Crews in Lincoln battled a structure fire for more than eight hours in the pre-dawn cold on Wednesday. The blaze was called in around 1 a.m., and firefighters were still on the scene shortly before 10 yesterday morning. Route 2 was closed overnight, and RSU 67 schools had a…
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02/04/26
Crime/Public Safety Sullivan Man Charged with Criminal Speed (Sullivan) A Sullivan man is charged with criminal speed after officers say he was observed going 86 miles per hour in a 45 mph zone. The Hancock County Sheriff’s Office reports an deputy stopped 62 yo Bruce Bosinger on Highway One in Sullivan shortly after 6:30 Monday…
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02/03/26
Crime/Public Safety Multiple School Districts Receive Threats (Maine) Multiple school districts in Maine altered their schedules or closed altogether Monday, following reported threats officials say were likely part of a broader hoax targeting schools. NewsCenter Maine reports the threats affected George Stevens Academy in Blue Hill, where Hancock County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to reports of…
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02/02/26
Crime/Public Safety Portland Cancels 207 Day (Portland) Portland is canceling its annual 207 Day, this year. The tradition celebrating the state’s single area code was planned for February 7th, or 2/07. Portland Downtown posted on FB “growing tensions in our city have created fear and uncertainty for many of our neighbors, friends, and businesses.” Meanwhile,…
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01/30/26
Crime/Public Safety Bodies of Plane Crash Victims Now with State Coroner (Bangor) The bodies of all the victims of Sunday’s plane crash at Bangor International Airport have now been transferred to the Office of the State Medical Examiner in Augusta. While some outlets are reporting names of the victims, nothing official had been released as…
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01/29/26
Crime/Public Safety Woodland Pulp Workers Injured, One Fatally (Baileyville) One of the two people injured by a gas incident at Woodland Pulp in Baileyville has died. Kasie Malcolm, a chemical engineering student who was part of a co-op program through the University of Maine, had worked at the mill since June. The Baileyville Fire Department…
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01/28/26
Crime/Public Safety EPD Releases Update on 01/15 Crash Involving School Bus (Ellsworth) The Ellsworth Police Department yesterday released an update on the January 15th crash involving a school bus and another vehicle. An investigation shows the bus, carrying four teenage students, was northbound on the Bangor Road as a car driven by 26 yo Michael…
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01/27/26
Crime/Public Safety Airport Officials Provide Updates on Sunday Night Plane Crash (Bangor) Officials with Bangor International Airport held a press conference Monday with updates on the Sunday night crash of a Bombardier CL600. Authorities with the FAA initially said the plane was carrying three crew members and five passengers, seven of whom died and one…
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01/26/26
Crime/Public Safety Massive Winter Storm Heads Up East Coast (Maine) The massive winter storm that knocked out power to close to 800K across the south and canceled the most flights since COVID, headed up the east coast and arrived in Maine overnight. Snowfall totals were expected to be a foot or more along the coast. …
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Downeast Digest~ Sonnie Shepherd 