Author: Sonnie Shepherd
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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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01/23/26
Crime/Public Safety MSP Already Following ICE-Related Policies (Augusta) U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested a Cumberland County corrections officer recruit Wednesday evening. NewsCenter Maine reports the arrest prompted Sheriff Kevin Joyce to question the circumstances of the arrest and ICE’s enforcement priorities. During a press conference yesterday, Joyce told the media their hiring practice…
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01/22/26
Crime/Public Safety RSU 34 Threat Prompts Lockdown (Old Town) RSU 34 in Old Town received a threat Wednesday morning, resulting in a lockdown at multiple schools. Because the University of Maine borders one of the schools, notifications were sent to the UMaine campus, where students and staff were also told to “shelter in place”. The…
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01/21/26
Crime/Public Safety MEMA Urges Home Heating Safety (Augusta) Portable heaters, including electric space heaters, are involved in an average of 1600 fires a year, resulting in 70 deaths and 160 injuries during a recent two-year period. The Maine Emergency Management Agency urges people to use caution when heating their homes. They say install smoke alarms…
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01/20/26
Crime/Public Safety Portland Protests (Portland) A crowd of about 200 protesters filled Monument Square in Portland on Saturday in response to rumors of Immigrations and Customs Enforcement agents planning to descend on the city and on Lewiston. The Portland Press Herald reports while some have been protesting regularly, many were there for the first time,…
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01/19/26
Crime/Public Safety Local Fire Departments Make Safety a Priority (Maine) In a typical winter, the news is filled with stories of house and structure fires, sometimes accidental or caused by an electrical malfunction; but often, due to improper use of a wood stove, an electric or kerosene heater, a candle left burning. The Ellsworth Fire…
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Downeast Digest~ Sonnie Shepherd 