Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Maine to Share in Settlement Over J&J Talc Products (Augusta) Maine, along with 42 other states, is set to share in a $700M nationwide settlement against the marketing of Johnson & Johnson baby powder and body powder products that contain talc. According to Attorney General Aaron Frey, the lawsuit alleges the company deceptively promoted […]
Crime, Public Safety, Drugs Body Found in Lincolnville Identified (Lincolnville) A body found in Lincolnville last week has been identified as that of a missing Union man. The Pen Bay Pilot reported the body was discovered last week, and had apparently washed up just north of Lincolnville Beach. Authorities say the body was that of […]
Primary Election (Undated) – Town clerks report very light absentee balloting as state primary day is tomorrow. Balloting runs from 8am to 8pm in most municipalities. In several communities the primary election coincides with local elections. Bar Harbor will elect a pair of town councilors from among six on the ballot. Ellsworth and the RSU […]
Local News 6-7-24 Drug Busts (Bangor, Rockport) – Drug agents across Maine made a lot of arrests Thursday. In Bangor, three people are charged with drug trafficking and held without bail. Agents seized crack and fentanyl and more than $11-thousand dollars in cash from Charles Street. Two of the three arrested are from […]
Manslaughter Arrest (Owl’s Head) – Police in Louisiana have arrested a 23-year old man from Owl’s Head on manslaughter charges in connection with the death of a 22-month old child in Thomaston. State Police spokeswoman Shannon Moss reports to Star 97.7 that Aziayh Scott is charged in Quayshawn Wilson’s death. Scott had recently moved […]
Hampden Driver ID’d (Hampden) – A 45-year old man from Old Town was already dead when his truck crashed into a home in Hampden Monday morning. Authorities identified the victim as Brian Fournier. The investigation into Monday Morning’s crash continues, and the cause his Fournier’s death was not released. Two people inside the home […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Gun Give Back Nets Hundreds of Firearms Statewide (Ellsworth) Multiple law enforcement agencies took part Saturday in the Maine Gun Safety Coalition’s Gun Give Back Program. Across the state, authorities collected hundreds of firearms and caches of ammunition. The coalition says it has a goal of decreasing gun violence and suicide that can […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Body Missing Maine Man Shot, Placed in Barrel (AP) The body of a man who went missing in May 2023 was discovered in a small town in New Hampshire in April. New details have come to light with the arrest of 30 yo Joseph Chute of Leeds on charges he murdered that missing […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs MSP Investigating Thomaston Child Death (Thomaston) Maine State Police are investigating the Wednesday night death of a toddler in Thomaston. Authorities were called to the Thomaston WalMart just before 7:30 p.m. on May 29th on a report of a child who was not breathing. The 22 month old was transported to Pen Bay […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Reardon May Get Reprieve on Self-Employment (Bangor) Nathan Reardon is no stranger to the Bangor court scene. The Bangor Daily News reports in 2022, the former property manager and businessman was convicted of fraud for falsifying payroll information for one of his businesses, in order to get a $60K Paycheck Protection Program loan. […]
