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Local News 07/26/24

Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Bar Harbor Plane Crash (Trenton)  Two people died yesterday afternoon when a small plane crashed in foggy conditions on approach to the runway at the Bar Harbor Airport in Trenton.  Authorities say the single engine aircraft caught fire upon impact and was destroyed.  The pilot and the sole passenger were killed.  Multiple agencies, […]

Local News 07/25/24

Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Sender of Political Postcard Mailing Could Be in Hot Water (St. George)  The person or organization that sent a postcard mailing just prior to a May 13th town vote in St. George could find themselves in hot water.  The postcard advocates a “No” vote on an article asking St. George voters if they […]

Local News 07/24/24

Crime/Public Safety/Drugs U.S. Army Releases Findings on Lewiston Shooter (Lewiston)  The U.S. Army on Tuesday released a report on how Robert Card’s mental decline was documented and treated before the October 2023 shooting. Medical staff reportedly observed Card had homicidal ideations and a hit list and recommended his weapons be taken from him.  The report […]

Local News 07/23/24

Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Great White Shark Spotted Off Coast of Scarborough (Scarborough)  Folks in Scarborough are gonna need a bigger boat.  WGME reports a Great White shark that has been spotted along the Maine coast recently has been confirmed as sighted off the coast of Scarborough.  Scarborough Public Safety says the predator is a juvenile great […]

Local News 07/22/24

Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Former Ellsworth Attorney Back in Court (Ellsworth)  Former Ellsworth attorney Christopher Whalley was in court Friday, charged with theft by misapplication.  Authorities say he diverted more than half the estate of a deceased client and used the monies on personal expenses.  Assistant Attorney General Charlie Boyle said the estate in question totaled $390,000 […]

Local News 07/19/24

Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Ellsworth Family Displaced by Sewer Issue (Ellsworth)  An Ellsworth family is being forced to stay in a hotel while they look for housing after a sewer issue made their duplex uninhabitable.  According to a Go Fund Me page, Alonzo Bergmann’s landlord of two years let a sewer leakage progress for two days before […]