Author: Sonnie Shepherd
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Friday, 06/26/26
Crime/Public Safety Sullivan Fire/Rescue Vandalized (Sullivan) Maine State Police are investigating a case of vandalism in Sullivan. Sullivan Fire and Rescue officials tell Downeast Digest sometime between Wednesday evening and Thursday morning, someone vandalized the parking lot at their Tunk Lake Road station. They say the senseless act costs taxpayers in the long run, and…
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Thursday 06/25/26
Crime/Public Safety First Responders Weekend at Owls Head Transportation Museum (Owls Head) This Saturday and Sunday, June 27th and 28th, is First Responders Weekend at Owls Head Transportation Museum. The Pen Bay Pilot reports the new event is designed to help visitors better understand what it takes to be a first responder – firefighter, EMT,…
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Wednesday, 06/24/26
Crime/Public Safety Mobile Simulation Training Ambulance (Bangor) A mobile simulation training ambulance is expected to make it easier for the state’s rural first responders by meeting them where they’re located. MaineBiz reports Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center’s acquisition of the ambulance is expected to meet a growing regional need for advanced simulation training, especially…
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Tuesday, 06/23/26
Crime/Public Safety Thomaston Fire/EMS Honored (Thomaston) Members of the Thomaston Fire and EMS Department were recognized earlier this month with the Phoenix Award for their role in saving the life of a patient who went into cardiac arrest. The Phoenix Award is presented through Maine EMS and recognizes emergency responders involved in cardiac arrest cases…
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Friday, 06/19/26
Crime/Public Safety Local Fire Departments Tasked with Meeting New DEA Standards (Mount Desert) Local fire and EMS departments are working to comply with a new set of DEA regulations resulting from a change in federal law governing controlled substances. The law went into effect in March. The Mount Desert Islander reports that while the 1970…
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Thursday, 06/18/26
Crime/Public Safety Waldo County Man on Trial for Murder in Ireland (Swanville) A Waldo County man is on trial for a grisly murder in Ireland. The Portland Press Herald reports 54 yo Michael Kelley was raised in Swanville, just outside Belfast. After a stint in the army and raising a family, he left that life…
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Wednesday, 06/17/26
Crime/Public Safety Investigation Leads to Arrest of Three on Drug Charges (Hancock) An investigation that took place over the last month has led to the arrest of three people following execution of a search warrant at 221 Franklin Road in Hancock. Authorities say the June 3rd search involved a single-family residence, multiple camper trailers and…
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Tuesday, 06/16/26
Crime/Public Safety Body of Missing Fisherman Recovered (Rockland) The body of a fisherman who went missing in Chickawaukie Lake in Rockland was recovered by divers Sunday night. The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife reports the body of 59 yo Timothy Payson of Rockland was located by divers in approximately 15 feet of water…
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Monday, 06/15/26
Crime/Public Safety 10-Year Old Rescued from Androscoggin River (Turner) A 10 year old boy who was swept away by river currents Saturday evening was rescued after he was able to stop himself by clinging to rocks in the swift-moving rapids. WMTW reports multiple agencies responded to a call that came in shortly before 8:30 pm.…
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Friday, 06/12/26
Crime/Public Safety Hancock VFD Moves into New Station (Hancock) It was moving day Wednesday for the Hancock Volunteer Fire Department as they officially moved into their long-awaited and much needed new station near Hancock Grammar School. They say it was bittersweet but exciting as they cleaned out the old station and moved equipment and apparatus…
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