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10/16/25
Crime/Public Safety Hancock Man Charged With Stalking (Hancock) A Hancock man has been charged with stalking and multiple counts of violation of privacy after he allegedly set up a camera in a bathroom at Jackson Laboratory last May. The Ellsworth American reports 31 yo Brandon Lyons, who was employed at the lab at the time,…
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10/15/25
Local Politics Governor Mills Officially Makes It Official (Augusta) Maine Governor Janet Mills yesterday made it official, announcing her run for the U.S. Senate. The 77 year old Mills was the choice of national party leaders in the race to unseat Republican Susan Collins. In announcing her candidacy, Mills cited her head-to-head with President Trump…
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10/14/25
Crime/Public Safety Northfield Crash Injures Two (Northfield) A three-vehicle crash in Northfield Sunday resulted in two people being hospitalized and the road being closed for several hours. Maine State Police say a 16 year old from Northfield was making a left turn on Northfield Road shortly before 9:30 a.m. when her car collided with a…
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10/13/25
Crime/Public Safety Crash Closes Washington Junction Road (Ellsworth) A Sunday morning collision on the Washington Junction Road in Ellsworth caused authorities to close that road for nearly two hours yesterday. Authorities have not released details, but those at the scene said the head-on crash occurred just before 10 a.m.. The road was closed for nearly…
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10/10/25
Crime/Public Safety Moose Hit Twice While Crossing NH Roadway (Candia, NH) A moose this week chose the wrong time to try to cross a New Hampshire highway. NewsCenter Maine reports a passenger in a Mazda 3 was seriously injured shortly after 8 Wednesday evening when the car in which the person was riding hit a…
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10/09/25
Crime/Public Safety Fire Officials Rescue Cat in Accidental Fire at Bangor Apartment Building (Bangor) Workers soldering pipes at an apartment building on Ohio Street in Bangor yesterday afternoon apparently caused the building to catch fire. The blaze reportedly spread through a pipe shaft to three apartments, but crews were able to quickly tamp down the…
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10/08/25
Crime/Public Safety Human Remains Found in Clinton (Clinton) Maine State and Clinton Police Tuesday reporting the discovery of human remains in a field off Route 100, also known as Main Street. The remains were found about 11:30 a.m. during a missing person investigation and have been taken to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner…
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10/07/25
Crime/Public Safety Washington County Town Gets New Fire Tanker (Columbia) Christmas came early for those who battle fires at the Epping Volunteer Fire District, which serves the Washington County towns of Columbia and Columbia Falls. They recently took delivery of a custom 3000 gallon Tanker-Pumper. Speaking of our wonderful first responders, Ellsworth Professional Firefighters Local…
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10/06/25
Local Politics Another Bush Could Run for Maine Governor (Cape Elizabeth) A member of the politically famous Bush family expected to throw his hat into the ring in the race for Governor of Maine. WGME reports Jonathan Bush, nephew of former President George H.W. and cousin of former President George W. Bush, is expected to…
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10/03/25
Crime/Public Safety FAA Posts “Emergency Notification” Following Government Shutdown (Forbes) The FAA on Thursday posted an “Emergency” notification on its website following the government shutdown. Forbes reports the agency furloughed 11,000 workers, about 25% of its workforce, due to the freeze in funding. The message in brief read, “Portions of the Department of Transportation are…
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