Brewer Robbery
(Brewer) – Police have arrested a 49-year old Blue Hill man following an armed robbery at the Brewer Motor Inn early yesterday morning. WABI-TV reports Anthony Yurchick is accused of pulling a gun on the front desk clerk at about 5-thirty in the morning and then fleeing on foot. Yurchick is charged with robbery, theft, and possessing a firearm as a felon. He has an extensive criminal history and there were outstanding arrest warrants. A police dog from Ellsworth assisted Brewer police in the search following the robbery.
I395 Connector
(Brewer) – The latest 2-year work plan released by the Maine Department of Transportation includes over $7-million dollars to start building a connector between Interstate 395 in Brewer and Route 9 in the Eddington area. The Bangor Daily News reports the proposed 6-mile connector road would run parallel to the Brewer/Holden town line. Brewer City Manager Steve Bost said he’s surprised that the project is moving forward, as the MDOT has not contacted him. The project is designed to take truck traffic off Routes 46 and 1-A as well as the section of Route 9 running from Eddington into Brewer.
Baby Murder – Court
(Belfast) – A 32-year old Waldo County woman says an autistic son may have beaten his infant brother to death last week. Miranda Hopkins appeared in a Belfast Court yesterday, charged with murdering her 7-week old Jaxson. Court records show the baby died of blunt force injuries to his head, and had broken ribs, and a broken shoulder. She called 9-1-1 early Thursday morning to report the baby was unresponsive. She admitted to State Police investigators that the child was sleeping with her and she had been drinking prior to going to bed.
Condemned Home Update
(Stockton Springs) The woman who owns a condemned home in Stockton Springs says she still plans to live there, regardless of the state supreme court’s ruling backing the town, who says her home is uninhabitable. Hollie Beal tells the Bangor Daily News she’s spent about 30-thousand-dollars in repairs so far on the 6-hundred-75-square- foot home in Sandy Point. Court documents say that in May 2015 the board of selectmen deemed the structure unsafe, unstable, unsanitary and a fire hazard. Beal was given 90 days to bring the home up to code. She appealed that decision in Superior Court, delaying the order from being enforced. After the judge sided with the town, she appealed to the state’s highest court. Beal now has 30 days to get the home in working order.
Birdsacre Fundraising
(Ellsworth) The Birdsacre complex in Ellsworth will try to buy two abutting land parcels and extend their holdings from High Street to the Bayside Road. Volunteer Stan Richmond says they’ve raised part of their goal to buy those 6 acres. He says land prices have gone up in the past 35-years since they began enlarging Cordie Stanwood’s homestead. Richmond says Birdsacre is using a 5-thousand-dollar gift from the Maine Community Foundation and 5-thousand-dollars from insurance after the fire in 2014 to use toward the land purchase. Richmond personally donated a thousand dollars, but they need about $4-thousand more dollars.
Car Theft Arrests
(Ellsworth) A vehicle rented from Darlings Auto Mall that hadn’t been returned nearly a week later led to the arrest of two Hancock County residents. The Ellsworth Police Department tells Star 97-7 that 43-year old Jamie Matlack and 36-year old Jessica Grindle of Sedgwick were supposed to return the vehcile January 7th. The car dealer reported the car was not back 5-days later. Monday a Penobscot County Sheriff’s deputy detained the pair, interviewed them and then charged the with Class B theft.
Grand – Exec Dir
(Ellsworth) – The Grand Auditorium in Ellsworth has hired a Colorado man to be the next executive director. Nick Turner was one of nearly 40-applicants for the job that opened up last summer when previous executive director Gail Thompson stepped down. Turner says he and his wife worked one summer in Maine and hoped to live her someday. He has 25-years of experience in the theater, including acting, writing, producing and directing.
Snowmobile Death
(T1 R9 WELS) A Rhode Island man died during the weekend in Maine’s third snowmobile related fatality this season. The Maine Warden Service tells Star 97-7 that 53-year-old Edmond Imondi was riding with 2 friends on a groomed trail west of Millinocket Lake Saturday. Imondi missed a curve and crashed into trees off the trail. He died at the scene shortly before 6PM. The crash is still being investigated but authorities believe speed and being unfamiliar with trail conditions are contributing factors.
Domestic Assault
(Orland) An Orland man spent time in the Hancock County Jail following a domestic altercation. The Hancock County Sheriff’s Office reports deputies responded to an Orland home around 10AM last Friday where a family member reported the incident happened about an hour earlier. After investigating, 33-year-old Damian Spelas was charged with Domestic Assault and Obstructing the Report of a Crime. He was taken into custody without incident.
RX Drop Box
(Blue Hill) Residents of the Blue Hill Peninsula no longer have to travel to Ellsworth to dispose of unwanted and unused medications. A new prescription drug drop-off box is set up at Blue Hill Memorial Hospital. The drop box is in an accessible but secure location within the Sussman Medical Office Building and available during business hours. The drop box is funded by Healthy Acadia, who warns that prescription drug misuse is the fastest growing substance use disorder nationally and in Maine.
Sports
High School Basketball – Boys
Jonesport-Beals 72, Shead 41
Lee Academy 78, Narraguagus 53
NBA: Celtics play the Knicks in Boston tonight.
NHL: The New York Islanders have fired coach John Capuano. The former U-Maine star spent 7-seasons with the Islanders. The General Manager who fired him – former U-Maine goalie Garth Snow.
Bruins at Detroit Redwings tonight
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