Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Damage in Parking Area of Blue Hill Fair Goes Unreported by Suspect (Blue Hill) A disappointing ending to a great visit to the Blue Hill Fair for a Jonesboro resident last week. The Hancock County Sheriff’s Office reports to Star 97.7, 44 yo James Cox was parked in the Fair parking lot Saturday. […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Number of Children in State Custody Raising Alarms About Child Safety (Augusta) The number of children in state custody in Maine in order to protect them from suspected neglect or abuse is at its highest level in two decades. The Portland Press Herald reports more than 2500 children were in state custody as […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Piscataqua Bridge Incident (Kittery) Authorities yesterday released details on that incident that shut down the Piscataqua Bridge and I-95 in both directions Thursday morning. Public Safety Officer Shannon Moss reports the York Police Department received a 9-1-1 call shortly after 2 a.m. from a man who claimed he’d been in a fight with […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Knox County Counterfeit Case (Rockland) If you’re going to print counterfeit money, it’s probably not a good idea to use it for bail money. Two Knox County residents found that out the hard way last week. The Pen Bay Pilot reports 35 yo Jessica Gray paid $560 to bail her sister, Nikki Gray, […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Authorities Can Now Get Warrants to Take Persons into Protective Custody (Maine) Much has been learned from the tragic shooting in Lewiston last October. One outcome was a bill to strengthen Maine’s yellow flag law. The law, which went into effect earlier this month, now allows law enforcement officers to obtain a warrant […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Turnpike Crash – Ogunquit (Ogunquit) Authorities say wet pavement, speed, and erratic driving were likely factors in a crash on the turnpike in Ogunquit Monday morning. Public Information Spokesperson Shannon Moss tells Star 97.7, an initial investigation indicates 39 yo Victor Miguel Cedillo Merchan of Massachusetts lost control of the commercial van he […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Babb’s Bridge Crash (Gorham/Windham) Weight limit signs were posted, but that didn’t stop the driver of a Driveway Guys dump truck loaded with crushed gravel from attempting to cross Babb’s Bridge in Gorham Friday. The truck, which carried several times the 3-ton weight limit, only made it to the first panel of the […]
Local Politics Ellsworth Voters to Weigh In on Allowing Retail Marijuana Stores (Ellsworth) Ellsworth voters in November will weigh in on whether or not to allow retail recreational marijuana stores in the City. Bar Harbor voters rejected a similar proposal in 2022, and Ellsworth held a workshop on the idea in 2021, but nothing more […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Overdose Awareness Day (Ellsworth) More than 600 lives were lost to overdose in Maine in 2023. August 31st is Overdose Awareness Day. In recognition, Healthy Acadia’s INSPIRE Recovery Center will host a remembrance event to honor lives lost and to support friends and families who were affected. The event will feature speeches, a […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Independent Commission on Lewiston Shooting Releases Final Report (Lewiston/AP) Missed opportunities, warning signs ignored or not taken seriously, communication failures within the Army’s chain of command. Those are some of the findings of a 215 page report released yesterday by the Independent Commission on the Lewiston Shooting. The seven-member commission was formed at […]
