SULLIVAN — A Sullivan woman died in an all-terrain vehicle crash on Punkinville Road just before 2 a.m. Tuesday, Hancock County Sheriff Chief Deputy Pat Kane reported. Whitney N. Doughty, 25, died at the scene, Kane said. Doughty had been operating a 2018 Polaris Razor that drifted across the roadway and struck a tree, police …
ELLSWORTH — Police arrested a Newport woman and charged her with theft on May 16 after she allegedly embezzled $100,000 from the Hancock County Planning Commission (HCPC), according to a press release from the Ellsworth Police Department. Sheri G. Walsh, 55, an HCPC employee who has served various roles at the nonprofit, including interim executive …
HANCOCK — A 93-year-old Hancock man died Sunday afternoon following a two-car crash on Route 1, according to state police. Joseph Ryan died shortly after arriving at Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital, according to State Police Spokesman Steve McCausland. The crash was reported at 11:30 a.m. The area of Route 1 around the crash site …
STEUBEN — A Gouldsboro man is facing multiple charges following an eight-mile chase May 9. Eric Edwards, 23, of Gouldsboro is charged with aggravated reckless conduct (Class B), failing to submit to arrest or detention (Class D), refusing to stop for a law enforcement officer (Class E), operating after suspension (Class E), failure to display …
ACADIA NAT’L PARK — The body of a missing Hancock County man was found in the ocean off of Thunder Hole at approximately noon Thursday. According to a press release from the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife, the body of Adam “AJ” Emmett, 45, of Bar Harbor was recovered by the Maine Marine …
BUCKSPORT — State and Bucksport Police have arrested a Bucksport woman and charged her with murder in connection with the death of 2-year-old Kloe Hawksley in 2017. Savannah Smith, 21, was arrested at the Spring Fountain Motel in Bucksport just after 6 p.m. Thursday. She had been indicted earlier in the day by a Hancock …
ELLSWORTH — Police were called to KidsPeace on March 28 for a report of a 15-year-old boy from Lamoine who was threatening to “shoot himself and others,” according to a police report. The boy was detained by staff and brought to Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital for an evaluation. After he was cleared by hospital …
ELLSWORTH — A fire that initially appeared small unexpectedly grew into a full-on blaze popping out of the walls and roof of an apartment building at 65 Oak St. on Thursday afternoon, displacing four families and gutting the structure. The construction of the building, along with gusty winds, made fighting the blaze tricky, said Ellsworth …
ELLSWORTH — Tenants of a residence on Amanda Lane in the Woodland Estates mobile home park off Bucksport Road were displaced after a late afternoon furnace fire Monday. Ellsworth Fire Chief Richard Tupper said his department was called out for a report of “a furnace malfunction” at 4:28 p.m. However, when crews arrived, there was …
ELLSWORTH — Two boys initially arrested on charges of conspiracy to commit murder last week were released after appearing in court on March 8. Police arrested the boys, a 14-year-old from Ellsworth and a 16-year-old from Brewer, on March 6 after being notified by officials from the Ellsworth School Department that there had been “threats …
BAR HARBOR — The lone remaining survivor of a house fire that killed a woman and her adult son here last April is bringing a wrongful death lawsuit against power company Emera Maine. The suit alleges that the fire was caused by an electrical surge. Raymond Harding and his father, Percy Harding, escaped from the …
ELLSWORTH — A man out on bail for alleged involvement in the death of a dog named Franky in August landed back in jail this week on charges of domestic violence assault. Thirty-seven-year-old Nathan Burke was arrested by police after reportedly pushing his live-in girlfriend during an argument at a residence in Ellsworth, said Police …
