Local News – September 5, 2025 Trenton Fire (Trenton) – It took firefighters from four departments about an hour to put out a trailer in Trenton early this morning. Pagers activated around 3:15 sending trucks from Trenton, Ellsworth, Hancock and Lamoine to the scene on Horse Farm Road while the Mariaville department covered […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs No Charges Expected in Ambulance/Pedestrian Death (Van Buren) Authorities say it’s likely no charges will be filed in connection with a fatal crash last week in which a Van Buren ambulance struck and killed 8 yo Emma Cormier. The crash happened August 27th as Cormier was attempting to cross Main Street near her […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Sailor’s Death Investigated (Bremen) The U.S. Coast Guard Monday recovered the body of a sailor near Long Ledges in Bremen. The Pen Bay Pilot reports 74 yo Mark Metzger of Waltham, Massachusetts was reported missing by friends after they failed to locate him aboard his 19-foot sailboat, which was anchored at Bremen Long […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Beachgoers Warned Against Plunging into Coastal Waters (Maine) Beachgoers from Florida to Maine were cautioned not to go into coastal waters over the holiday weekend, due to high levels of bacteria that included fecal contamination. In some places, including Cape Cod, officials went so far as to close beaches altogether. Experts say fecal […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs MSP Investigate I-95 Crash in Sidney (Sidney) Three people were injured in a van crash on I-95 in Sydney Thursday morning. Maine State Police say about 8:30, they began hearing complaints about a white van traveling southbound at a high rate of speed and driving erratically. Shortly after, the van crashed into a […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Minneapolis Shooter Kills 2, Wounds 17 Others (Minneapolis) The school year isn’t even underway in much of the country, and already we’ve lost children to gun violence. Wednesday morning, an 8 year old and a 10 year old were killed when a shooter fired through windows at the Annunciation Catholic School in Minnesota. […]
