Police Merger
(Gouldsboro) – Winter Harbor and Gouldsboro may merge their police departments. The two small Hancock County towns border each other, but each has it’s own police force. The Ellsworth American reports the police chiefs in each town have worked on a merger plan for about a year and will present options to both Boards of Selectmen after next month’s elections. Among the benefits will be more patrol time for the area and having a backup on duty.
Drug Gun Plea
(Portland) – A mid-coast man has become the first in Maine to admit to possessing a relatively new banned drug. The US Attorney’s office reports to Star 97.7 that 37-year old Adam Davis pled guilty to buying a drug called U-4 or Pink from China, and also to having a gun while using a controlled substance. Border Patrol intercepted the package last January and arranged for a controlled delivery to his Rockland home. Davis faces 20-years in prison and up to a million dollar fine when he’s sentenced later.
Paint Complaint
(Rockport) – Selectmen in Rockport say a line painting job on state roads leaves a lot to be desired. Village Soup dot-com reports cars drove over the painted yellow lines on the roads leading into town, streaking yellow all over the roads. Pictures submitted to town manager Rick Bates accompanied a request to filed a complaint with the Maine Department of Transportation about failing to let the paint dry before opening the road to traffic.
Leg Severed
(New Vineyard) – A 4-year old child lost a leg yesterday when a front end loader bucket lost hydraulic pressure and slammed down on the child. The youngster was with his grandfather in a family gravel pit in New Vineyard. The Sheriff’s Department said the child got under the bucket after the grandfather had exited the vehicle. Deputies say quick actions by the grandfather saved the youngster who is recovering at a Boston hospital.
Mock Drill
(Blue Hill) Staff at Blue Hill Memorial Hospital are participating in an emergency drill today. Scenarios include several patients from a local nursing home arriving at the hospital after a hypothetical accident or explosion in their kitchen. Hospital spokeswoman Kelly Columber assures anyone monitoring scanners or seeing increased EMT activity that this is only a drill.
Heroin Arrests
(Sanford) Three Sanford residents face heroin charges following their arrests Monday by the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency. Agents have investigated the trio for the past 2 months. They confronted 30-year-old Michael Randall as he arrived home from an alleged drug run to Massachusetts. They found nearly 70 grams of heroin-fentanyl hidden in the car and 14 more grams in the home on Ledgestone Court. Randall, 30-year-old Venessa Fontaine and 25-year-old Mallory Marcheterre are charged with Unlawful Trafficking in Scheduled Drugs and await their initial court appearances.
Drought Report
(Maine) – The number of woods fires in the past few weeks are an indication of how dry it’s been. We’re also hearing reports of wells running dry in some Maine areas. The rains today will help, but Maine Emergency Management Agency spokeswoman Susan Faloon says the Drought Task Force will meet a week from tomorrow after a conference call last week.
Carriage Barn – Open House
(Ellsworth) An open house at the Woodlawn Museum in Ellsworth this afternoon will allow folks to meet the architects and project team in charge of revitalizing the Carriage Barn. Executive Director Joshua Torrance says it’s a chance to show community members how the structure will be enhanced and preserved. The Carriage Barn open house is today from 4 ’til 6. Torrance says the renovation project will not begin until all $8-point-2-million-dollars is raised.
Standoff Details
(Corinna) Maine State Police say a man was bitten by a police dog as he resisted being arrested following a six-hour standoff. Police say 55-year-old Gregory Frank was taken into custody Monday at a Corinna home. The Portland Press Herald reports that officers responding to a reported domestic dispute found Frank in the driveway with a gun. They say he refused to drop it. A woman got out of the home safely.
Fish Rules
(Portland) – Scallop fishermen in Maine and Massachusetts may drag up more of the tasty shellfish in the next season. A change to fishing rules will allow fishermen to harvest scallops in both federal and state waters. Federal fishing regulators approved the rule change this week which will let scallop fishermen to qualify for a program called the State Waters Scallop exemption.
(Portland) Fishing regulators say they are increasing the amount that harvesters can catch of a key bait fish off the East Coast. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says it is allowing about 2.2 million pounds more Atlantic herring quota in the inshore Gulf of Maine area.
Ranked-Choice
(Maine) Supporters of Maine’s new ranked-choice voting law have vowed to fight a bill approved by lawmakers to delay and possibly repeal the voter-approved system. They can stop implementation of the law if they collect roughly 61-thousand signatures and follow additional steps. Ranked-choice voting allows voters to rank candidates from first to last rather than voting for just one candidate, a system supporters say ensures winning candidates have broad support.
Sports
- World Series Game 1 – LA Dodgers 3 Houston Astros 1 (Clayton Kershaw struck out 11, Justin Turner broke a 1-1 tie with a 2-run homer.
- Boston Celtics 110 New York Knicks 89
Boys Soccer Quarterfinals
Class “A” Bangor 4 Cony 0
Class “B” Wash. Acad 4 Ellsworth 1
Class D Penob. Valley 4 Woodland 1
Girls Soccer Quarterfinals
Class “A” Bangor 6 Oxford Hills 2
Class “B” Hermon 3 Caribou 2
Presque Isle 3 Brewer 1
Class “C” Houlton 8 Bucksport 0-
Dexter 2 George Stevens 1
Volleyball Semi-Finals today
Narraguagus at Wash. Acad.
Calais at Woodland
