HANCOCK — A Lamoine man was struck and killed while walking in the road on Mud Creek Road in Hancock Jan. 9, Maine State Police spokesman Steve McCausland said. Terry Bragdon was 67. McCausland said Bragdon was pronounced dead at the scene. Troopers said Bragdon, who was wearing dark clothing, was struck by a pickup truck …
ELLSWORTH — A New York man was arrested around noon on Jan. 8 after allegedly holding a 64-year-old New York woman hostage in a room at Acadia Village Resort, according to Ellsworth Police Capt. Troy Bires. “He basically was holding her hostage in there, assaulting her,” Bires said. “She was able to make contact with …
ELLSWORTH — The Maine State Police have charged two men with supplying Fentanyl, a powerful synthetic opiate pain reliever, to a friend who later died of a drug overdose, reported Troop J Commander Rod Charette. Nina Wallace, 34, of Sullivan died Aug. 26. Fentanyl is 50 to 100 times more potent than morphine, according to …
BUCKSPORT — Officers arrested a local woman after being called about a disturbance Sunday morning at a Central Street residence where alleged methamphetamine production was discovered. Sgt. David Winchester said Megan Patten, 28, was arrested on an outstanding Penobscot County warrant. Officer Gerald Lowe also charged Patten with assault and disorderly conduct. Maine Drug Enforcement …
GOULDSBORO — A man and a woman died after a head-on collision involving a car and a pickup truck on Route 1 near the Chicken Mill Pond Road Christmas morning, the Hancock County Sheriff’s Office reported. The 9:43 a.m. collision also resulted in injuries to a third accident victim. Chief Deputy Pat Kane said the …
ELLSWORTH — Firefighters made quick work of a fire that started near the cab of fuel tanker truck driving on Oak Street Monday night. “The guys did a fantastic job stopping it before it got out of control,” said Ellsworth Deputy Fire Chief Gary Saunders. The call came in around 10:30 p.m. about the fuel …
DEDHAM — A stop of a speeding vehicle on Route 1A in Dedham Tuesday led to arrests of two passengers as well as seizure of a vessel used to manufacture methamphetamine, Maine State Police Lt. Rod Charette reported. Sgt. Timothy Varney and Trooper Josh Lander arrested Timothy Hannan, 38, of Bangor on charges of possession …
ELLSWORTH − Two Ellsworth Elementary-Middle School students have been charged with terrorizing after allegedly making threatening comments about “violent acts at the school,” according to Ellsworth School Superintendent Dan Higgins. In a letter to parents on Wednesday, Dec. 5, Higgins said the alleged threats were overheard by a student. The student immediately reported the conversation to …
ELLSWORTH — Agents from the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency seized heroin and crack cocaine bound for Washington County and arrested three people, Maine Department of Public Safety spokesman Steve McCausland reported. The MDEA Downeast District Task Force, assisted by the Maine State Police, stopped a vehicle along I-95 in the Penobscot County town of Newport …
ELLSWORTH — State police say a woman and a young boy died in a fatal two-vehicle crash on Route 3 in Liberty Wednesday evening. Dead are 64-year-old Janice Minson of Verona Island and 9-year-old Colby Adams of Hope. Troopers said Minson was driving a car that crossed the centerline and collided with an oncoming pickup. …
