Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Coast Guard Searching for Missing Clam Digger (Milbridge) The U.S. Coast Guard continuing its search this morning for a missing clam digger. Family members report Alton Wallace’s boat was found on Pinkham Island in Milbridge, but he has not been seen or heard from. The Coast Guard launched a search Sunday afternoon following […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Maine Warden Service Investigates Death of Angler (Monmouth) The Maine Warden Service is investigating the death of an angler earlier this week on Cobbosseecontee Lake in Monmouth. Wardens say 27 yo Kyle Armstrong of Pittston had gone bass fishing by himself around noon on Tuesday. When he failed to return home before dark, […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Flags to be Lowered Today for Peace Officers Memorial Day (Augusta) Governor Janet Mills has ordered all US and Maine state flags be lowered to half staff today in honor of Peace Officers Memorial Day. The annual observance during National Police Week honors local, state, and federal law enforcement officials who have given […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Hampden Care Home Faces Second Lawsuit (Hampden) A Hampden care home is facing a second lawsuit, months after the Bangor Daily News detailed “grotesque and pervasive” abuse suffered by two of the home’s residents. Jeanette and Jonathan Larkin are parent and guardian of an adult non-verbal man with severe intellectual disabilities. The BDN […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Crews Rescue Injured Hiker at Great Pond Mountain (Orland) Crews responded to Great Pond Mountain Sunday to rescue an injured hiker. The Orland Fire Department reports the person was on the Stuart Gross Trail near the base of the mountain when they suffered an undisclosed injury. Nine OFD and several Bucksport EMS personnel […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Two Hospitalized Following Head-On Collision (Orland) A head-on collision on the Acadia Highway sent two people to the hospital Saturday afternoon. Maine State Police responded to the crash, along with members of the Ellsworth Police and Fire Departments. One person reportedly had to be extricated from one of the vehicles involved. Officials say […]
