Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Storm Brings Flooding, Power Outages (Downeast Maine) Water rose knee deep in parts of downtown Ellsworth, roads were closed, washed out, or flooded in Castine, Surry, Franklin and various other towns and areas, and thousands were without power Monday as a powerful wind and rain storm blew through the state. Most of the […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Steuben Fatal Crash (Steuben) A high school student was killed and another injured yesterday afternoon when their 2013 Chevy Malibu came over a hill on Unionville Road in Steuben, went airborne, and struck a tree. No names have yet been released, pending notification of kin, but Sumner Principal Jackson Green sent a letter […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Lambrew Faces Questioning from Lawmakers Over Embattled Child Welfare Program (Augusta) The head of Maine’s Department of Health and Human Services faced grilling from lawmakers about the state’s troubled child welfare program this week. The Portland Press Herald reports Commissioner Jeanne Lambrew acknowledged problems within the system and told lawmakers listening to and […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Family of Graham Lacher Doubles Reward (Bangor) The family of Graham Lacher has doubled their reward for the first member of the public who provides information that leads to a successful reunion. The now 39 yo Lacher reportedly walked away from the Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Facility in June 2022 and has been missing […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Jury Selection Begins in Perry Murder Case (Machias) Jury selection began Tuesday for two people accused of brutally killing a woman in Perry last year. The body of 43 yo Kimberley Neptune was found inside her Thunder Road apartment in April of 2022. Police charged Kailie Brackett and Donnell Dana, both of Perry, […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Romer’s Corner Crash Knocks Out Power (Trenton) Roads on and off MDI were closed for more than three hours Monday morning due to a crash near Romer’s Corner. The roads were shut down around 8 a.m. as crews worked to repair several power lines that were down across the Bar Harbor Road. Oak […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs New Gloucester Fatal Fire, Explosion (New Gloucester) An explosion and fire Saturday in New Gloucester left one man dead and authorities looking for answers. Public Safety Information Officer Shannon Moss reports to Star 97.7, 44 yo Lado Ladoka was working on his home’s oil-fired furnace on Intervale Road when the explosion occurred. Authorities […]
Happy December! Crime/Public Safety/Drugs U.S. Marshals Service Warns of Increase in Phone Scams (Bangor) The U.S. Marshals Service is warning of a significant increase in Maine residents reporting a phone scam involving individuals claiming to be U.S. Marshals or other federal officials. They say the scams are occurring throughout New England states. Authorities say scammers […]
