Police Chief Trial
(Bar Harbor) – It’ll be at least 6-more months before a trial can move forward in the case of Bar Harbor’s former police chief who is suing the town for firing him nearly 3-years ago. Nathan Young’s attorney requested a stay, saying his client needs medical treatment. The town manager at the time fired Young after his own officers found him slumped behind the wheel of his pickup truck in Town Hill. He claimed the firing was unjust because he suffers from alcoholism. Young was arrested twice around this past Christmas on OUI charges.
Murder Sentence
(Houlton) – A judge will sentence an Aroostook County man who killed an Oakfield couple then set their house on fire. Jurors in Machias last year convicted 35-year old Matthew Davis on murder and arson charges. He faces at least 25-years and up to life in prison for the killings in Oakfield in 2013.
Sabattus Fatal
SABATTUS, Maine (AP) – Police say a Wiscasset man died and his wife and another person were injured in a head-on crash in Sabattus. Chief Gary Baillargeon says that 58-year-old Golden Baise Jr. drove an SUV that collided with another vehicle just before 5:30 p.m. Sunday. Baise died at the scene. His wife and passenger, 50-year-old Dawn Baise, was hospitalized with unknown injuries.
Pill Bust
(Topsham) – Drug agents have arrested a 35-year old Freeport man after seizing 4-thousand pills and a loaded handgun in Topsham. The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency reports to Star 97-7 Scott Crone is charged with illegally importing drugs and violating release conditions. He’s held without bail, while 45-year old Benjamin Steers of Topsham was released and charged with trafficking. Agents valued the pills at $30-thousand dollars.
Burglar Apprehended
(Blaine) An Aroostook County teen is credited with helping police catch a burglar. Maine State Police say a 14-year-old at a residence in Blaine noticed a strange car in the driveway, then saw a woman enter the home. The child remained hidden and could hear the woman opening doors and rummaging through drawers. The child photographed the vehicle including the license plate, then contacted their parents. The parents got home in time to see the woman leaving the house and they called police. Troopers tracked down 50-year-old Doris Tardy of Blaine. She is charged with Burglary, Theft of Drugs, and Possession of Drugs.
Auditions
(Bangor) The Rotary Club of Bangor is looking for singers and dancers for their April fundraising production of Music Off Broadway. Rotarian Bob Potts is the producer; he says auditions are this Tuesday night from 6 to 7:30. The theme of this year’s show is “A Centennial Celebration” in honor of Rotary Club of Bangor’s 100th anniversary. The production of Music Off Broadway will be at the Bangor High School auditorium on April 22nd and 23rd.
Embezzlement Sentencing
(Hancock) A Hancock woman convicted of embezzling thousands of dollars from her former employer will do prison time. A judge sentenced 37-year-old Jodi Webber to a year and a day in prison, then 5 years of supervised release. Webber was a teller at Camden National Bank in Bar Harbor, and between November 2015 and February 2016 stole 19-thousand-4-hundred-dollars from her teller drawer. She allegedly replaced the funds with money she withdrew from 5 accounts belonging to elderly customers by forging their signatures. Webber’s scheme was discovered when a customer questioned an unauthorized withdrawal. Webber must also pay restitution.
Suicide Prevention Training
(Ellsworth) Do you know how to talk with someone who is contemplating suicide? A training program in Hancock County can help. Healthy Acadia Community Health Program Coordinator Tara Young says the Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training, or ASIST, teaches what signs to look for and how to talk to someone who may be having suicidal thoughts. The training is February 9th and 10th, from 8am to 4pm both days in Ellsworth. Scholarships are available. Contact Tara Young at Healthy Acadia for details.
Sports
Super Bowl: New England Patriots 34 Atlanta Falcons 28 (Overtime)
Boston Celtics 107 L-A Clippers 102
College Basketball:
Maine Men host Hartford
Maine Women at Hartford
High School Basketball-Boys
Bucksport 74 Stearns 29
Houlton 54 MDI 50
Woodland 58 Jonesport Beals 48
Lee 55 Calais 40
Girls
Ellsworth 45 Old Town 32
Houlton 68 MDI 39
Calais 67 Schenck 49
Bangor 44 Lawrence 26
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