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12/04/25
Crime/Public Safety Home Heating Safety (Undated) Officials statewide urge Mainers as the cold weather arrives to put safety first and use common sense when heating their homes this winter. First, they say, make sure every room has a working smoke detector. If you heat with a woodstove, make sure you have your chimney cleaned and…
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12/03/25
Crime/Public Safety FMO Investigating Fatal Fire in Cambridge (Cambridge) The Maine State Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating a fatal fire that occurred on Ham Road in Cambridge. Public Safety Information Officer Shannon Moss tells Downeast Digest as crews worked to suppress the fire, they found a deceased person inside the home. They identified the victim…
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12/02/25
Crime/Public Safety Services Announced for Rockland Student Hit by Bus (Rockland) The family has announced services planned for Brayden Callahan, the 12 yo Rockland student who died after he was hit by a school bus on November 21st. According to an obituary, a service will be held at Burpee, Carpenter, & Hutchins Funeral Home in…
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12/01/25
Crime/Public Safety Arrests Made in Norway Fires (Norway) The Maine State Fire Marshal’s Office Friday was investigating three separate fires that occurred in the early morning hours in the town of Norway. WMTW reports the three fires flared up between 2 and 3 a.m. and all happened within a half-mile of each other. On Friday…
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11/28/25
Good morning! I’m Sonnie Shepherd. Brian, Renee, Kim and all of us at Nice and Easy Internet Radio and Downeast Digest hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving with family and friends. We’re taking a break, but we’ll be back with our regular newscasts to help you catch up on all the local and national news,…
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11/27/25
Good morning! I’m Sonnie Shepherd. On behalf of Brian, Renee, Kim and all of us at Nice and Easy Radio and Downeast Digest, we want to wish you and yours a peaceful and happy Thanksgiving. We’re taking a couple of days ourselves, but we’ll be back with our regular newscasts beginning at 6 a.m. Monday. …
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11/26/25
Crime/Public Safety Bus Driver Suspended (Rockland) The bus driver reportedly involved in the death of a Rockland student last week is alleged to have previously had his license suspended after being found guilty of operating under the influence. WMTW reports 65 yo Jeffrey Colburn was convicted in June 2015 and prohibited from driving a…
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11/25/25
Economy Check Before You Head to Store on Thanksgiving (Undated) Think you can rush out on Thanksgiving Day for that can of cranberry sauce or the special rolls Uncle Larry loves? You might be out of luck. Many stores choose to close – and in fact, the Portland Press Herald reports Maine law prohibits stores…
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11/24/25
Crime/Public Safety Two Die of Suspected Carbon Monoxide Poisoning (Wade) Officials are warning people once again to check their smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, after a couple was found dead in their home in the Aroostook County town of Wade last Tuesday. Authorities responded to the home on Wade Road around 11:15 a.m. on November…
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11/21/25
Crime/Public Safety Homicide Rates Plummet Nationwide (WaPo) Homicide rates have plummeted nationwide, down 20% in more than 50 major U.S. cities which report such data monthly. A Washington Post analysis shows a combination of factors is likely driving the trend, including increased enforcement of tougher laws, demographic changes, and a rebound in employment. The steady…
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