Author: Sonnie Shepherd
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Wednesday, 09/16/26
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Group Provides Therapy in Times of Tragedy (Bangor) Pet Partners of Eastern Maine has parlayed tragedy into healing following a plane crash earlier this year at Bangor International Airport. In the days following the fatal disaster, Pet Partners’ Therapy Animal Teams visited some of the emergency response teams that had helped at the…
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Tuesday, 09/15/26
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Child Passenger Safety Week (Maine) September 20th through the 26th is National Child Passenger Safety Week. Law enforcement agencies are placing special emphasis on drivers double checking and making sure children are in the right seats and that seats are installed correctly. They say moving a child to the next type of car…
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Monday, 09/14/26
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Authorities Arrest DHHS Subcontractor Employee (Orrington) Authorities last week arrested an employee of a subcontractor working for the Maine Department of Health and Human Services on multiple charges, including kidnapping, assault, and unlawful sexual conduct. Ellsworth detectives report the company was collecting urine samples when 27 yo Robert J. Perales allegedly groped and…
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Friday, 09/11/26
Good morning, I’m Sonnie Shepherd. Twenty-five years ago, many of us watched in horror, as a passenger plane crashed into the North Tower of the World Trade Center. At first, it seemed like a terrible accident …minutes later, another plane struck the South Tower … and we realized the United States was under attack. Six…
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Thursday, 09/10/26
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs HC RCC Dispatcher Credited with Saving Life (Ellsworth) Paramedics, firefighters, and EMTs are perhaps obvious lifesavers. But when the 9-1-1 call comes in, it’s up to the RCC Dispatcher to stand in until first responders arrive. The Hancock County RCC reports last Friday, Dispatcher Rolly Means processed a call and provided instructions through…
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Wednesday, 09/09/26
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Bradford Fire (Bradford) The State Fire Marshal’s office has ruled the cause of a structure fire in the Penobscot County town of Bradford as “undetermined”. Firefighters were called to a home on Williams Road shortly before 1 p.m. last Friday. The fire was believed to have started in the living room, but investigators…
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Tuesday, 09/08/27
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs One Injured at Blue Hill Fair (Blue Hill) Remaining performances of The Grand in Ellsworth’s production of Charlotte’s Web at the Blue Hill Fair were canceled Saturday after the set apparently collapsed, injuring a performer. Sources told Downeast Digest Sarah Mislang and her daughter, Clementine, were in the process of setting up when…
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Friday, 09/04/26
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs State Fire Marshal’s Office Highlights Importance of Working Smoke Detectors (Augusta) The Maine State Fire Marshal’s Office is reminding folks to make sure they have working smoke detectors in every room, on every level. They say the reminder was prompted by an investigation into an early morning fire in Unity this week. Around…
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Thursday, 09/03/26
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Volunteer Fire Departments Awarded State Farm Grants (Mariaville) Four volunteer fire departments in Maine, including the Mariaville Volunteer Fire Department, have been awarded $10K grants through the State Farm Good Neighbor Firefighter Safety Program. The Machias Valley News Observer reports the program helps local fire departments purchase needed equipment to enhance responder safety…
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Wednesday, 09/02/26
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Unruly Passenger Arrested at BGR (Bangor) Some tense moments Saturday for those traveling through Bangor International Airport. NewsCenter Maine reports a Minnesota man was detained after he became upset while his plane waited on the tarmac. Authorities say shortly before 7 p.m., 59 yo Jeffrey Wazenegger began yelling and became aggressive toward staff…
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