Category: News
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Friday, 04/17/26
Crime/Public Safety Thomaston Man Charged (Thomaston) A Thomaston man is charged with causing more than $32K dollars in damage during an April 10th incident at MaineHealth Pen Bay Hospital. The Pen Bay Pilot reports 22 yo Benjamin Witham complained his bed in the emergency room was uncomfortable. After being moved to a different room, he…
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Thursday, 04/16/26
Crime/Public Safety Bucksport Police Department Achieves Honor (Bucksport) They’re just the sixth Maine agency to achieve the prestigious honor. The Bucksport Police Department recently received the FBI-LEEDA Agency Trilogy Award! Director Sean Geagan, Deputy Chief David Winchester, and Sergeants Darrin Moody and Dan Harlan completed the FBI LEEDA Trilogy, which includes Supervisor Leadership Institute, Command…
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04/15/26
Crime/Public Safety Stockton Springs Fatal (Stockton Springs) Authorities continue to investigate a Monday evening crash on Route One in Stockton Springs that claimed the life of a woman from Old Orchard Beach. Public Safety officials say shortly after 6 pm, troopers responded to a report of a head-on collision involving two vehicles. Preliminary reports indicate…
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Tuesday, 04/14
Crime/Public Safety NPS Telecommunicators Week (Maine) There are probably few jobs more stressful than those held by the calm, reassuring professionals who answer emergency 9-1-1 calls at Regional Communications Centers. Those who man the phones never know what will be on the other end – a fire, a medical emergency, a crime in progress. Being…
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Monday 04/13/26
Crime/Public Safety Jonesboro House Fire (Jonesboro) A Go Fund Me account has been set up for a family that lost everything in a house fire in Jonesboro last Thursday. Crews were called to 755 US Route One shortly before 4 p.m. and were forced to close Route One in the area for several hours while…
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04/10/26
Crime/Public Safety Free Car Seat Safety Checks (Blue Hill) Nothing more precious than that sweet cargo riding in your child’s car seat – but just how safe is yours? The Sullivan Fire and Rescue Department will offer free car seat checks from 9 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, April 25th. They’ll be at the Blue…
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Thursday, 04/09/26
Crime/Public Safety Cutler’s Attorney Seeks Client’s Release (Ellsworth) Eliot Cutler’s defense attorney on Wednesday asked a Hancock County judge to release his client on a “reasonable bail”, a motion denied by the judge. Cutler, a former candidate for Governor of Maine, was arrested in February after allegedly being caught with pornographic materials. Cutler was convicted…
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Wednesday, 04/08/26
Crime/Public Safety Gouldsboro PD Adds Paw Patrol (Gouldsboro) The Gouldsboro Police Department has a new recruit that’s bound to be a “paws-itive” influence on the department and on the community. According to the Ellsworth American, a family in Steuben donated the 14-week old German Shepherd puppy named Aspen, who is now in training to become…
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Tuesday, 04/07/26
Local Politics Maine Supreme Court Rules Against Expanding Ranked Choice Voting (Augusta) The Maine Supreme Judicial Court on Monday ruled a Democrat-backed bill to expand ranked choice voting would violate the Maine Constitution if passed. NewsCenter Maine reports LD-1666 would extend RCV in Maine to races for governor and seats in the Maine legislature. The…
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Monday, 04/06/26
Crime/Public Safety Castine Man Arrested for Driving to Endanger (Castine) A Castine man was arrested early Sunday morning and charged with Driving to Endanger. The Hancock County Sheriff’s Office reports to Downeast Digest 28 yo Joseph Spinazola was involved in a motor vehicle accident in Castine shortly before 1 a.m. yesterday morning. He was first…
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