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Friday, 05/29/26
Crime/Public Safety DV Incident Leads to Arrest in Orland (Orland) Authorities this week arrested an Orland man for domestic violence assault and domestic violence criminal threatening. According to the Hancock County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to a residence in Orland about 8 Wednesday morning and encountered an active domestic violence situation. As a result, 27…
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Thursday, 05/28/26
Crime/Public Safety Orland Woman Arrested at Tradewinds (Orland) A 44 yo woman was arrested Monday at the Tradewinds Variety Store in Orland. The Hancock County Sheriff’s Office tells Downeast Digest deputies responded to the store just after midnight for a report of a fire alarm activation. They then located April Ashmore of Orland and arrested…
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Wednesday, 05/27/26
Crime/Public Safety Update on Searsmont Explosion and Fire (Searsmont) The Department of Public Safety on Tuesday released the latest findings on the May 15th fire and explosion at the Robbins Lumber Mill in Searsmont that left a firefighter dead and several others seriously injured. A preliminary investigation indicates the incident was accidental. Investigators from the…
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Tuesday, 05/26/26
Crime/Public Safety Firefighters Rescue Tiny Store “Employee” (Wells) Firefighters in Wells were called to deal with a leaking thousand-pound propane tank Sunday at Aubuchon Hardware on Post Road. They quickly evacuated the store and a neighboring business, Borealis Breads, but then realized an important “employee” was still in the store – the Hardware’s resident feline,…
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Monday, 05/25/26
Crime/Public Safety Mariaville Fire (Mariaville) Officials say a lithium ion battery is likely to blame for a Friday night blaze that destroyed a house in Mariaville. Authorities say firefighters arrived at the Peninsula Drive home about 6 p.m. and found it fully engulfed, with the fire spreading into nearby woods. No one was at home…
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Friday, 05/22/26
Crime/Public Safety Burglary Suspect Released on Bail (Ellsworth) A suspect who, along with four under age young men, allegedly broke into dispensaries in Ellsworth and Trenton early Monday morning is being released to his mother on $500 unsecured bail. 18 yo Larando Sweeting appeared before Justice Patrick Larson in court in Ellsworth this week. He’ll…
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Thursday, 05/21/26
Local Politics Ellsworth Council Votes to Sanction Member (Ellsworth) The Ellsworth City Council on Monday voted to sanction Councilor Steve O’Halloran for violating the City’s Code of Ethics. The Ellsworth American reports council members cited an investigative report alleging city employees, at least five of whom provided phone interviews, experienced “emotional distress, anxiety [and] feeling…
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Wednesday, 05/20
Crime/Public Safety Crews Battle Massive Brush Fire in Greene (Greene) Firefighters yesterday battled a major 10-acre forest fire in the Androscoggin County town of Greene. Reports say the blaze sparked heavy fire on both sides of the tracks and was spreading towards homes when they arrived at the scene near Sullivan and College Roads. A…
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Tuesday, 05/19, 2026
Crime/Public Safety Event Cancellations (Ellsworth) A couple of cancellations we want to let you know about … the screening of The Grocery List scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday at the Ellsworth Public Library has been canceled. Funeral services for Grayson Mote, the young man who died in the paddleboarding accident on Graham Lake, are set…
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Monday, 05/18/26
Crime/Public Safety Searsmont Explosion (Searsmont) We begin our newscast this morning with the latest update on that tragic explosion and fire at Robbins Lumber in Searsmont on Friday. According to the Maine Department of Public Safety, investigators from the State Fire Marshal’s Office were joined at the scene Sunday morning by Special Agents from…
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Downeast Digest~ Sonnie Shepherd 