Special election set to fill Senate District 7 seat
Governor Janet Mills and Secretary of State Shenna Bellows signed a proclamation Jan. 26 announcing a special election for the Maine Senate District 7 seat will be held Tuesday, June 14.
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Sightseer survives crash
A Hopkinton, Mass., man was unharmed Thursday afternoon after his 2014 Mazda CRX flipped over after sliding on ice and hitting a boulder off U.S. Route 1 in Gouldsboro.
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Maine to test wastewater to detect COVID-19
Now, there’s another tool that Maine officials can use to understand trends of this coronavirus — wastewater testing.
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Luchini resigns to take U.S. Small Business Administration post
“Serving the people of Hancock County – the community where I grew up – over the past 12 years has been the honor of a lifetime,” said Luchini. “I look forward to continuing to serve Maine, and all of the New England states, in my new role.”
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Gouldsboro takes in 11 displaced Narraguagus residents
A major operation mobilized Monday evening to relocate 41 uninjured Narraguagus Bay Health residents
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Baileyville woman escapes serious injury in crash
A Baileyville woman survived a Jan. 12 crash in which the Ford Econovan she was driving flipped over on snow-topped Route 1 in Gouldsboro.
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Columbia Falls man killed in single-vehicle crash
A Columbia Falls man died in a single-vehicle crash on Calais Road in the town of Danforth Jan. 5, Maine State Police spokeswoman Shannon Moss reported.
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Ellsworth man charged with drug trafficking
A 25-year-old Ellsworth man was arrested on three counts of drug trafficking on Dec. 30, when officers seized 6.7 grams of cocaine base, 6.9 grams of methamphetamine and 12.64 grams of heroin/fentanyl.
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Man killed in Stonington crash
A Stonington man died in a two-vehicle crash on Burnt Cove Road in Stonington the afternoon of Thursday, Dec. 9, the Hancock County Sheriff’s Office reported.
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Mills activates National Guard to aid overburdened health-care facilities
Governor Janet Mills announced Wednesday that up to 75 members of the Maine National Guard will be deployed to health-care facilities, specifically nursing facilities and swing bed units, across the state to help alleviate capacity constraints as COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to rise.
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Deer Isle man gets 10-year sentence for child porn possession
In imposing the sentence, Walker noted that the materials in this case depicted “the most vulnerable, youngest members of society, who are completely helpless, subject to the most profound terror imaginable.”
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Garage fire swiftly extinguished
A garage fire extinguished early Tuesday a.m.