Three-Car Collision in Camden Two people were taken to the hospital Friday evening after a three-car collision on Route 1 in Camden. According to the Pen Bay Pilot, Just after 7:30PM all three cars were traveling northbound after one vehicle failed to stop at a red light. The paper says another car behind the vehicle […]
Crime, Public Safety, Drugs Officials Release Information on Body Found on Campobello (Campobello) The Washington County Sheriff’s Office has issued an update regarding a body discovered Sunday near Wilson’s Beach Campobello New Brunswick. Canadian authorities identified the body as that of 47 yo Daryle Hall of Eastport. About the same time Hall’s body was discovered, […]
Local Politics Spitting Incident in Mount Desert (Mt. Desert) Mount Desert’s new Town Manager, Alex Kimball, is not likely to forget his first Select Board meeting. The Mount Desert Islander reports Monday’s meeting began with Town Assessor Kyle Avila addressing and apologizing for a spitting incident that has circulated on social media. According to a […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Arrest Made in Case of Threats Made Against UNE (Biddeford) Authorities on Tuesday arrested a man at a restaurant in Cornish in connection with threats made Monday against the University of New England. Public Information Officer Shannon Moss reports to Star 97.7, Maine State and Biddeford Police took 24 yo Blake Tibbetts of […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Hancock County Sheriff’s Office Arrests Man on Disorderly Charges (Gouldsboro) The Hancock County Sheriff’s Department was called to Route One in Gouldsboro over the weekend on a report of a man obstructing the roadway and acting in a disorderly manner. Authorities arrived in the 300 block of Route One shortly before 1:30 Saturday afternoon […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Vigils Held Statewide for Activist Charlie Kirk (Maine) The assassination of conservative political activist Charlie Kirk sparked vigils across the country Friday, with those in attendance denouncing political violence. In Maine, supporters gathered in Augusta, Bangor, and Portland, with attendees sharing the hope that the sobering spike in violence would be enough to […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Flags to Fly at Half Staff after Charlie Cook Shooting (Maine) Governor Janet Mills has ordered flags to be lowered to half staff until sunset on September 14, following Wednesday’s fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Officials have released video of a person of interest in the shooting, but the hunt for […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Remembering 9-11 (Undated) It was 8:46 a.m. eastern time 24 years ago that American Airlines Flight No. 11 crashed into the North Tower of the World Trade Center. At first, Americans were stunned, believing it a tragic accident. But 17 minutes later, United Airlines Flight 175 hit the South Tower … our security […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Tip-A-Cop at Helen’s Restaurant in Ellsworth (Ellsworth) The men and women of the Ellsworth Police Department are sworn to “protect and serve” – and never will that be more true than a week from Monday, as they serve up meals and desserts at this year’s Tip-A-Cop event at Helen’s Restaurant in Ellsworth. They […]
Murder Verdict Appeal (Portland) – A Washington County woman will ask the State Supreme Court to overturn her murder conviction this week, saying evidence allowed in at her trial is faulty. Kailie Brackett is serving a 55-year prison term for the 2022 stabbing death of 43-year-old Kim Neptune. Brackett’s attorneys will argue tomorrow that […]
