Glenburn Shooting
(Glenburn) – A man considered armed and dangerous is on the loose this morning after a shooting in Glenburn yesterday afternoon. The Penobscot County Sheriff’s Department is looking for 43-year old Brendon Harvey of Glenburn. The shooting left one person critically injured and another with minor injuries. Deputies shut down McCarty Road between Ohio Street and Broadway after the shooting at 3:30 yesterday afternoon. They found a car allegedly involved in the shooting and another person of interest has contacted authorities. The advisory from the Sheriff’s Department says people should not approach Harvey but report sightings to 9-1-1.
Rumble Strips
(Augusta) – Maine’s Department of Transportation plans to add more than 100-miles of rumble strips to the center of state highways this summer. Recent studies show that the grooved payment in the center of the road plays a significant role in decreasing crashes when cars drift to the wrong side of the road. The move will cost MDOT about $750-thousand dollars. The Maine Monitor says one candidate road might be Route 102 between Bar Harbor and Tremont.
Scam Text
(Undated) – Did you get a text message yesterday from the Maine Department of Motor Vehicles about unpaid traffic fines? A lot of folks did in Maine. It’s fake and the Secretary of State says to ignore it, as it’s a scam. Shenna Bellows says even she got a text message threatening action if the traffic violation wasn’t paid. Among the first clues that it’s a scam – there is no agency in Maine called the Department of Motor Vehicles. It’s the Bureau, or BMV.
Bar Harbor Election
(Bar Harbor) – It’s municipal election day in Bar Harbor today. Voters will elect four town councilors between 8am and 8pm. There are 8 candidates on the ballot, and only one of them, Earl Brechlin, currently holds a town council seat. Three people are also running for two seats on the school committee.
Stockton Springs Election
(Stockton Springs) – Voters in the Waldo County Town of Stockton Springs will again decide whether to increase the size of the town’s Select Board. A town meeting in January shot down the idea to increase the size from three to five. The annual town meeting vote today has a similar article on the ballot for a secret vote instead of the open town meeting which is Saturday. Voters will also vote on an article today to purchase solar panels on the roof of the town garage. That article was also rejected at an open town meeting in January.
Katahdin Deaths
(Augusta) – Family members say a father and daughter from New York who perished on Mt. Katahdin more than a week ago died from exposure. Tim and Esther Keiderling climbed Maine’s highest mountain and were reported missing the first weekend in June. Extreme weather conditions had enveloped the mountain, and searchers found their bodies about a thousand feet apart in an area near the summit days later. Maine’s medical examiner has yet to publicly release autopsy results.
Husson Athletic Director resigns
(Bangor) – The Athletic Director at Husson University lasted less than a week on the job after the Bangor college hired her. Amanda Nelson, who came from California, resigned Friday, days after she was put on leave after the college learned of a lawsuit in which she was involved. The civil suit was filed in California and involved a romantic partner accused of asking an underage student to have sex with him. In the meantime the University has named former state police official Christopher Grotton as its acting AD until a new AD is hired.
Ellsworth Chargers
(Ellsworth) – City Hall in Ellsworth will soon feature electric vehicle chargers. The State Street entrance to the city hall parking lot will close next Tuesday for underground electrical work. Four chargers will become available in 8-parking spaces, but they won’t be free. Once the new chargers are hooked up and ready to go, the EV chargers at the Franklin Street parking area will be removed. The city charge for EV charging at the new units – the Franklin Street EV chargers were by donation and cost the city about $7-thousand dollars a year for electricity. The project for the new chargers will cost about $130-thousand dollars.
Pingree officially running for governor
(Augusta) – Former House Speaker Hanna Pingree will officially kick off her campaign for Governor today. Pingree has a series of appearances set, mostly in Southern Maine. She has resigned from her job in the Mills administration to run for the Democratic nomination. She’ll face at least one other Democrat, current Secretary of State Shenna Bellows for the nomination to be on the 2026 ballot. Pingree’s mother is currently the Congresswoman for Southern Maine.
National News
(Los Angeles) – President Trump has ordered 700-marines to join National Guardsmen in Los Angeles to help quell protests. Governor Gavin Newsom has sued the Trump Administration for the troop orders, saying California never asked for federal help. Overnight protests have been relatively peaceful according to most sources.
(Undated) – Musician Sly Stone has died at the age of 82. In the 1970’s his band, Sly and the Family Stone had huge R&B hits with Dance to the Music and Everyday People.
(Miami) – The Florida Panthers have taken a 2-to-1 games lead in the NHL Stanley Cup finals with a 6-to-1 win over the Edmonton Oilers
(Boston) – The Red Sox lost to the Tampa Bay Rays in extra innings last night after coming from behind to tie the game, then blowing opportunities to win in both the 9th and 10th innings.