Author: Sonnie Shepherd
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Friday, 07/31/26
Crime/Public Safety/ Drugs Belfast Arson Arrest (Belfast) Authorities have arrested an 18 year old Belfast man in connection with a fire he allegedly set in his home’s basement. Firefighters were called to 53 City Point Road shortly after 8 p.m. Wednesday evening. They say they arrived to find the homeowner had extinguished a small basement…
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Thursday, 07/30/26
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Harrington Man Arrested for Arson (Harrington) Authorities have arrested a 75 year old man in connection with a fire that destroyed a home at 1230 Main Street in Harrington on July 17th. The fire was initially believed to have been caused by an outdoor burn that spread to the residence. But after the…
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Wednesday, 07/29/26
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Belfast Armed Robbery (Belfast) Residents of Belfast were cautioned to shelter in place after an armed robbery yesterday morning at the Belfast Mobile Home Park off Swan Lake Avenue. The entrance to the park was barricaded and citizens alerted via Alert Belfast about 8 a.m. Shortly before 1, Belfast Police Chief Robert Cormier…
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Tuesday, 07/28/26
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Homeowner Safe After Early Morning Fire in Trenton (Trenton) Crews from the Trenton Volunteer Fire Department were called to a home on Baxters Ledge Road in Trenton shortly before 5 Monday morning. They say when they arrived, the home was heavily involved, with flames coming through the roof. Firefighters initiated an aggressive attack,…
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Monday, 07/27/26
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Skowhegan Woman Wins Major Lawsuit Against Northern Light (Bangor) A Skowhegan woman and her husband have won a multi-million dollar lawsuit against Northern Light Health. The suit stems from a March 2023 procedure in which Emily Mitchell underwent laparoscopic surgery at Northern Light Inland Hospital in Waterville to remove a benign ovarian cyst. …
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Friday, 07/24/26
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Storms Cause Tree to Fall on Bus Carrying Children from Camp (NH) Downeast Maine missed the worst of it, but the storms that moved through parts of Maine and New Hampshire on Wednesday produced a tornado warning and funnel cloud in the Skowhegan area. WMTW reports several children were treated for minor injuries…
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Thursday, 07/23/26
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Maine Firefighters Help Battle Canadian Blazes (Maine) While President Trump raises tariffs on goods from our northern neighbor, firefighters from Maine are DOING good by risking their lives to help put out the wildfires burning across Canada that have destroyed homes and wiped out entire settlements. The cross-border assistance is coordinated through established…
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Wednesday, 07/22/26
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs FBI Will No Longer Investigate Alleged Assaults by ICE Agents (Biddeford) The FBI will no longer investigate alleged assaults involving Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, such as the fatal shooting of a man in Biddeford earlier this month. According to the Bangor Daily News, under the policy shift, such cases will be turned…
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Tuesday, 0721/26
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Police Chase Involves Stolen Vehicle (Bangor) Tense moments Saturday when a Maine Game Warden responding to a search and rescue on I-95 in Bangor encountered a Chevy pickup driving erratically in the passing lane. The incident happened shortly before 9:30 p.m., with authorities later learning the truck had been stolen from Skowhegan. The…
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Monday, 07/20/26
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Woman Critically Injured After Falling from Cliff at ANP (ANP) A woman was critically injured Friday when she fell 30 feet off a cliff near Thunder Hole at Acadia National Park. According to the Bangor Daily News, the woman suffered a serious head laceration and potential broken bones. The high-risk rescue operation necessitated…
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