Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Authorities Identify Carbon Monoxide Victims (Freedom) Authorities have identified the two people who died from carbon monoxide poisoning last month at a home in Freedom. The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office says 31 yo Cansheng Zhao and 31 yo Bolin Zhao, both of Brooklyn, NY, died at the Belfast Road home on October […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Hermon House Fire (Hermon) A firefighter was injured and two dogs died in a house fire in Hermon Wednesday. Crews responded to the home at the end of George Road around 11:30 yesterday morning. They say the fire was mostly contained to a kitchen. The firefighter who was injured was treated at a […]
6 AM – Donald Trump has won another four years in the White House. The Associated Press called the race for the Republican after he captured 277 electoral votes compared to Harris’s 224, with four states yet to report. Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Tractor-Trailer Crash Injures Pedestrian on I-95 (Newport) A construction worker was injured Tuesday afternoon […]
Election Day Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Ellsworth Man to Serve Time for Allegedly Failing to Pay Taxes (Ellsworth) An Ellsworth man who authorities say failed to pay nearly $190K in state income taxes will serve 60 days in jail. The Bangor Daily News reports 50 yo Cary Harper was given a deferred sentence after he plead guilty […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs November is Carbon Monoxide Month (Maine) November is Carbon Monoxide Awareness month. Experts say the colorless, odorless gas can cause sickness and even death, so it’s important to understand its causes and how to protect ourselves. One source? Portable generators. According to the Portable Generator Manufacturers Association, the only safe place to use […]
Happy November! Don’t forget to set your clocks back this weekend! Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Skowhegan House Fire (Skowhegan) The Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating a house fire in Skowhegan. The Skowhegan Fire Department was called to a home on Waterville Road shortly after 3 yesterday afternoon. They say one person was able to make it out […]
Happy Halloween! Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Three Killed in Head-On Crash (Raymond) Three people died Wednesday morning when a pickup truck crossed the center line and struck an SUV head on near the Gray-Raymond town line. The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office reports an initial investigation found 56 yo Gregory Logue of Windham, the driver of the pickup, […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs More Details Emerge on Charges Against Republican Lawmaker (Sanford) More details have emerged about charges against a Republican lawmaker who turned himself in Monday after a warrant was issued over the weekend. The Bangor Daily News reports 45 yo Lucas Lanigan of Springvale allegedly choked his partner Friday after she confronted him about […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Firefighters Battle Blueberry Barrens Blaze (Union) Dry leaves, dry brush, dry woods – there’s no doubt about it, conditions are dry – and that means prime fuel for fires across forests and fields. The Pen Bay Pilot reports local firefighters spent hours Sunday fighting a fire behind a blueberry field off Sidelinger Road. […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Thomaston Suffers Rash of Fires (Thomaston) Fire officials in Thomaston may have an arsonist on their hands. A shed fire on Dexter Street Friday morning marked the fourth fire call in less than 24 hours for that town’s fire and police departments. Another fire, which was said to be minor, occurred just before […]
