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01/15/26
Crime/Public Safety Airplanes Seized by IRS at Maine Airfield (Eliot) The IRS in December seized six airplanes and an airstrip at a Maine airfield. The Bangor Daily News reports the scale of the seizure is notable because private planes are rarely seized in Maine. The seizure came to light yesterday when a search warrant used…
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01/14/26
Crime/Public Safety Fatal Crash Involves Maine DOT Workers (Waterville) Two workers with the Maine Department of Transportation were killed, a third person injured Tuesday morning in a work zone on I-95 Southbound in Waterville. Public Safety Information Officer Shannon Moss tells Downeast Digest the crash happened shortly after 9:30 a.m. MDOT had closed the travel…
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01/13/25
Local Politics Local Political Updates (Maine) Some updates on the political scene here in Maine. Democrat Graham Platner and his wife are in Norway for affordable in vitro fertilization treatment. The US Senate candidate said the couple has been trying to conceive for a year without success and that the cost of such treatments in…
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01/12/26
Crime/Public Safety ICE Protests (Ellsworth) Across the country and across Maine Saturday, protestors lined the streets to display their anger, however peacefully, against what they called the cold-blooded killing of an American citizen by a member of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, in Minneapolis on Wednesday. The Trump Administration was quick to defend the…
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01/09/26
Crime/Public Safety Tractor Trailer Crash (Clinton) A tractor-trailer driver sustained non-life-threatening injuries early Thursday morning when his rig crashed on I-95 Northbound. Public Information Officer Shannon Moss tells Downeast Digest a passerby called the Bangor RCC shortly before 4 a.m. yesterday The crash occurred near the town of Clinton. The driver was taken to a…
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01/08/26
Crime/Public Safety Slippery Roads Lead to Numerous Accidents (Maine) Many Mainers woke up to slippery streets, closures, and delays yesterday, as icy rain coated roads and other infrastructure, leading to numerous accidents. Schools, including those in Ellsworth and RSU 24 in the Sullivan area, were closed, with government offices opening late. The timing and conditions…
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01/07/25
Crime/Public Safety MSP Investigate Series of Tractor Trailer Crashes on Monday (Maine) Troop F Troopers with the Maine State Police on Monday investigated three separate crashes involving tractor trailers that occurred within hours of each other. Public Information Officer Shannon Moss tells Downeast Digest the first crash happened shortly after 9 a.m. and involved a…
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01/06/25
Crime/Public Safety Blue Hill Man Arrested for Domestic Assault (Blue Hill) A Blue Hill man faces domestic assault charges after a January 3rd incident in Blue Hill. The Hancock County Sheriff’s Office responded to a residence there and arrested 21 yo Mackay Cousins. Cousins was taken to the Hancock County Jail without incident. If you…
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01/05/26
Crime/Public Safety EMEVC Warns About Pets on Ice (Dedham) The staff at Eastern Maine Emergency Veterinary Clinic in Holden is warning pet owners about ice safety. They say while some lakes are frozen solid, larger bodies of water may not be. The pet care pros further say that running on ice can lead to torn…
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01/02/25
Crime/Public Safety Propane Gas Leak (Sullivan) Tense moments New Year’s Day as multiple departments responded to a structure on Route 1 in Sullivan near Harbor View Drive. Sources tell Downeast Digest a leaking propane gas tank caused first responders to evacuate nearby homes shortly after 10:15 yesterday morning. A snowplow that was clearing roads in…
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