ELLSWORTH — With less than a month to go until the presidential election, campaign sign wars, so to speak, are in full swing. Joasha Dundas of Franklin has placed around Ellsworth three custom-designed signs in support of her presidential candidate, Joe Biden. Two of the three signs were stolen and one sign was vandalized — …
ELLSWORTH — The Maine State Police charged a Mariaville man with impaired driving after investigating a crash in Township 10 on Oct. 4. Trooper Dana Austin summoned Joshua Greenlaw, 31, on a charge of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of an intoxicant. Sgt. Jason Sattler and Trooper Gavin Endre assisted. Arrest Trooper …
BUCKSPORT — Police arrested two Route 46 residents Oct. 6 after investigating a report of domestic violence. Police arrested Kayla White, 20, of Bucksport on a charge of domestic violence assault. Deputy Police Chief David Winchester said officers later went back to the residence and arrested Sean McGinn, 21, also of Bucksport, on a charge …
ELLSWORTH — Hancock County Sheriff’s Deputy Brian Archer went to a Franklin residence to check on a man who had reportedly overdosed Oct. 6. “Prior to my arrival at the residence, the male was administered Naloxone (Narcan) and was able to be revived,” Archer said. An ambulance took the man to a hospital for further …
ELLSWORTH — A Sedgwick man will serve a stint in prison for having sexual contact with a girl, according to District Attorney Matt Foster. Robert Ebert Jr., 42, was sentenced Oct. 5 to serve nine months and one day in the Maine Department of Corrections for three counts of unlawful sexual touching, according to court …
ELLSWORTH — The COVID-19 pandemic has claimed more than 210,000 American lives and ruined many things over the past six months, but it’s not going to claim Halloween festivities—at least not in Hancock County. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has classified trick-or-treating and trunk-or-treating as “higher risk activities” to be avoided in an …
EAST BLUE HILL — Firefighters were called to an Ellingwood Road residence off the end of Curtis Cove Road Monday night at 11 p.m. to extinguish a fire that had started in the wood flooring underneath the fireplace, said Blue Hill Fire Chief Matt Dennison. The homeowners called in the fire. No one was injured and except …
ELLSWORTH — A stop of a vehicle for erratic operation on Route 1 in Ellsworth Sept. 29 led to the driver’s arrest, according to Maine State Police. Det. Greg Mitchell stopped the vehicle and after further investigation by Cpl. Chris Smith, police arrested Starr Ferris, 39, of Ellsworth on a charge of operating a motor …
ELLSWORTH — A motorist was arrested after a rear-end collision on Route 1 in Hancock Sept. 30, the Hancock County Sheriff’s Office reported. Deputy Dylan Hall charged Casey Scott, 37, of Sullivan with operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of an intoxicant. Scott had been driving eastbound in a 2015 Kia Soul, which …
The following were arrested or booked into the Hancock County Jail between Sept. 28 and Oct. 2: Amanda L. Burrows, 35, Bar Harbor, theft by unauthorized taking or transfer. Harvey M. Springer, 25, Ellsworth, domestic violence criminal threatening. Jan M. Rideout, 48, Hampden, domestic violence assault. Sylvia A. Moores, 38, Baileyville, 45 days for failure …
BANGOR — It took a Penobscot County jury less than four hours Monday to return a guilty verdict for the man accused of murdering Sally Shaw, 55, of New Gloucester. Shaw had been in a relationship with the defendant, Carine Reeves, 40, of Queens, N.Y., according to her children, who reside in Portland and Massachusetts …
ELLSWORTH — The Maine State Police are investigating a case of fraud involving an elderly Blue Hill resident. The resident gave $800 to an unknown person online, police said. Arrests Trooper Caleb McGary arrested Ariana Wycoff, 30, of Franklin on a charge of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of an intoxicant after …
