ORLAND — Maine game wardens rescued two Ellsworth women Saturday night after they became lost on Great Pond Mountain in Orland. Patricia Mason, 36, and Kathy Doyle, 60, hiked the mountain Saturday afternoon, but darkness descended before they headed back down from the summit, according to a statement from the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries …
ELLSWORTH — The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency’s Downeast District Task Force arrested a Franklin man who allegedly had over $8,000 worth of heroin in his possession Thursday in Brewer. Agents arrested David Hudson, 35, on charges of aggravated trafficking in heroin, illegal importation of heroin and bail violation. MDEA Commander Darrell Crandall said agents learned …
SULLIVAN — A Trenton man’s body was recovered Nov. 7 after the canoe he and another man were riding in capsized about 100 yards from the shore in Flanders Bay near Ober Cove Road. The Marine Patrol recovered the body of 36-year-old Robert Hill at about 1:30 p.m. last Thursday. Local emergency personnel pronounced him …
ELLSWORTH — High winds snarled through Maine Thursday night, downing trees and power lines and leaving more than 115,000 homes and businesses without power across the state. As of 10:45 a.m., Emera Maine was reporting 50,643 of its customers were without power statewide. Central Maine Power (CMP) was reporting 68,494 customers without power statewide as …
ELLSWORTH — A 22-year-old Ellsworth woman was found dead at a residence on Shore Road Friday morning, prompting an investigation that led to the arrest of a local man, according to the Ellsworth Police Department. Police, along with emergency responders from Northern Light Medical Transport, arrived at the residence around 9 a.m. Oct. 25 and …
SEDGWICK — A Deer Isle woman died after her vehicle went off the road and struck a utility pole on Snow’s Cove Road in Sedgwick Tuesday, the Maine State Police reported. Nancy Blastow, 70, was pronounced dead at the scene, said Troop J Commander Lt. Rod Charette. “The investigation indicates that her vehicle crossed the …
Traffic was snarled on Route 3 just north of the Trenton Bridge Thursday after a three vehicle crash, which resulted in minor injuries for those involved, the Maine State Police reported. Trooper Caleb McGary said a car rear-ended a sport utility vehicle, which was pushed into the southbound lane where it struck another SUV, …
BLUE HILL — Over 9,000 Emera Maine customers from Surry to Stonington spent six hours without power Tuesday morning thanks to a lightning strike Monday night that damaged a transmission line, power company officials reported. The power went out at 5:01 a.m. and was restored at 11 a.m. Spokeswoman Judy Long said crews found a …
GOULDSBORO — Tyler Dunbar, chief of the Gouldsboro Police Department, resigned Wednesday, June 12. Dana Rice, chairman of the Board of Selectmen, said Dunbar submitted a letter of resignation to Town Manager Sherri Cox at about midafternoon. His resignation is effective June 26. Dunbar’s resignation came the day after the town was originally scheduled to …
ELLSWORTH — A Franklin man was killed and two other men suffered minor injuries when a pickup truck collided with a box truck on Route 1A on Tuesday afternoon amid heavy rain. Warren Higgins, 67, of Franklin died at the scene after being treated by emergency medical personnel. The crash was reported near McGowan’s Hill …
ORLAND — A fire of unknown origin claimed a house at 340 Castine Road on Sunday, according to Orland Fire Chief Bob Conary. “They’re still investigating,” Conary said Monday morning. The residence belongs to John Goss, Conary said. No one was home when the fire broke out but there were two cats unaccounted for on …
ELLSWORTH — A Machias man wanted for allegedly setting fire to an Indian Township food pantry and tying up a Washington County woman and stealing her truck was arrested Sunday following a police chase. The pursuit started in Ellsworth and ended in Trenton with the man’s arrest, police said. Maine State Police Cpl. Dan Ryan …
