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Friday, 03/20/26
Crime/Public Safety Ice Jams Lead to Flooding Concerns, Evacuations (Howland) Ice jams on the Piscataquis River this week prompted officials to go door to door in Maxfield on Wednesday, asking people to evacuate and to continue to watch for changes in water levels that could quickly lead to dangerous flooding. According to Central Maine Highlands…
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Thursday, 03/19
Crime/Public Safety Skowhegan Man Arrested (Skowhegan) Authorities on Wednesday arrested a Skowhegan man in connection with a February 2nd shooting in Augusta. Thirty year old Edward Longley is charged with Murder and Elevated Aggravated Assault in connection with the shooting death of 51 yo Billyjack Curtis of Augusta. A second victim, 40 yo Sherry Gilley…
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Wednesday, 03/18/26
Crime/Public Safety Bomb Squad Neutralizes Object in Limerick (Limerick) The Maine State Police Bomb Squad responded to the Number One Road in the York County town of Limerick Monday evening, after an individual reported finding what appeared to be a grenade near a dumpster along the roadway. Authorities located the object and identified it as…
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Tuesday, March 17
Crime/Public Safety Bucksport Woman Charged with Criminal OUI (Orland) A Bucksport woman is facing criminal OUI charges following a Sunday night traffic stop in Orland. The Hancock County Sheriff’s Department tells Downeast Digest deputies received multiple complaints about a vehicle that they then stopped in Orland. That traffic stop resulted in the arrest of 65…
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Monday, 03/16/2026
Crime/Public Safety Authorities Arrest Connecticut Man in Connection to Lubec Incident (Lubec) Authorities have arrested a 29 yo Connecticut man in connection with an incident in Lubec in February. On February 22nd, Devin Bishop reportedly sped across the bridge from Campobello Island into Maine. A Customs and Border Patrol Agent pursued Bishop’s vehicle. Officers say…
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Friday, 03/13/26
Local Politics Ellsworth Approves Loan to Library (Ellsworth) Ellsworth City Council this week approved borrowing $2M in order to help finance badly needed renovations at the Ellsworth Public Library. Not only is the library, which is owned by the City, in need of more space to continue serving a growing community, but changes are needed…
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Thursday 03/12/26
Crime/Public Safety Authorities Investigating Assault at School Board Meeting (Newport) Newport authorities are investigating an assault that allegedly occurred during Tuesday night’s school board meeting at Nokomis Regional High School. RSU 19 Superintendent Mike Hammer told NewsCenter Maine the incident happened during a heated discussion on free speech that stemmed from a student being suspended…
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Wednesday 03/11/26
Crime/Public Safety Searsport Operation Leads to Multiple Drug Arrests (Searsport) Following a months-long investigation in Searsport, Maine Drug Enforcement Agents Tuesday obtained search warrants for residences at 22 Homestead Lane and 119 Loop Road. With the help of the Waldo County Sheriff’s Office and Searsport PD, agents seized methamphetamine, cocaine, firearms, and more than $4300…
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Tuesday, 03/10/26
Crime/Public Safety Buxton Woman Arrested for Arson (Buxton) Authorities have arrested a Buxton woman in connection with a February vehicle fire there that they determined was intentionally set. Investigators say 43 yo Adriane Williams started the fire that destroyed a 2011 Subaru Impreza after an argument with her boyfriend, whose family member owned the car. …
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03/09/26
Crime/Public Safety USGS Conducts Ice Breaking Operations (Maine) Yet another sign of spring – the US Coast Guard will be conducting Ice Breaking Operations on the Penobscot River today through Wednesday … and on the Kennebec River later this month, either the third or fourth week of March. The Coast Guard recommends if anyone has…
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