Deportee Pleads
(Bangor) – A French citizen who was in the US illegally after he got deported has admitted to his crimes. The US Attorney’s office tells Star 97-7 border agents caught 50-year old Phillippe Maurice in Portage in May. After claiming he was a US citizen, he admitted that he was French and friends had dropped him off in Canada and he crossed the border into Maine. He faces up to 2-years in prison and a quarter million dollar fine.
ID Theft
(Portland) – About a year and a half ago a group of people was driving around Southern Maine using stolen credit card numbers to make purchases. A worker at a WalGreens in Portland spotted one of the phony transactions, got a license plate number and called police. One of the people in the car is headed to federal prison for at least two years, possibly up to 5. The US Attorney’s office tells Star 97.7 that 24-year old Yaisdar Gargallo of Miami entered a guilty plea yesterday. He faces up to a quarter million dollar fine as well.
Bangor – Abduction Rumors
(Bangor) – Police in Bangor say they’ve not received any complaints about attempted abductions, despite social media posts about a man driving around town looking for a house cleaner. They did, though, find the man and gave him a talking to about his method of seeking employees. Sergeant Tim Cotton posts on the department’s very popular Facebook page that if anyone felt an abduction attempt was in the works, they should call 9-1-1 instead of posting on social media.
Food Pantry Theft Sentence
(Rockland) – A Rockland woman who volunteered at a local food pantry and wrote vouchers to herself will serve a 30-day jail term for theft. Village Soup dot-com reports 50-year old Colleen Hupper will begin her sentence next month. Hupper volunteered at the Area Interfaith Outreach food pantry at one time and learned about the voucher system which helps people with things like power bills and heating fuel. She will have to pay the organization back $138-dollars for a fuel delivery.
Missing Boaters Update
(Square Lake) Game Wardens have searched 600-acres of the bottom of Square Lake but 2 Aroostook County men are still missing. Four men fishing last Tuesday were sent into the frigid water when their boat capsized. Only 23-year-old Charles Guimond of Fort Fairfield survived; he was the only one wearing a lifejacket. Divers recovered 56-year-old Martin Chambers’ body the next day. The Maine Warden Service dive team continues looking for his brother Mark Chambers and also Eric Sherwood. The Warden Service hopes to search another 450 acre section of the lake when weather permits.
Dogs Adoptions
(Bangor) A long line is likely outside the Bangor Humane Society as nearly 20 puppies and adult dogs go up for adoption at Noon today. The dogs were rescued earlier this month from a high-kill shelter in Mississippi. The Bangor Daily News reports state law requires that all dogs imported from out of state be quarantined for 2 to 5 days before being placed in new homes, so the puppies were placed in temporary foster homes while the adult transfer dogs have been quarantined in the humane society’s shelter on Mount Hope Avenue. Learn more about the adoption process before you show up by logging on to: Bangor Humane dot Org.
Taste of Ellsworth
(Ellsworth) Heart of Ellsworth brings a new event to town – the first ever Taste of Ellsworth is Saturday evening. Executive Director Cara Romano says there will be food, fun and music at the outdoor picnic-style event. Franklin Street, between the old Grasshopper Shop and J & B Atlantic, will be closed to traffic during the Taste of Ellsworth on Saturday night from 5 to 8.
Nuisance Bears
(Local) Pictures of bears in Maine back yards have popped up recently on social media. Inland Fisheries and Wildlife bear biologist Thomas Schaeffer says there’s likely a food source attracting the bears, and if it’s bird feeders – that’s an easy fix for homeowners
New MPO
(Gouldsboro) Marine Patrol in the Gouldsboro area welcomes a new member to the force. Officer Jonathan Varnum is an Oakland native and is an experienced outdoorsman, having worked for guided services in central and northern Maine. Varnum completed Marine Patrol’s 9-week Full-Time Officer Training, plus 18 weeks of Basic Law Enforcement Training at the Maine Criminal Justice Academy.
Nonprofit Grants
(Maine) The John T. Gorman Foundation is awarding $800-thousand-dollars to 48 Maine nonprofits through its annual Direct Services Grant Program. The grandson of LLBean established the Foundation to help improve education for children, promote successful transitions into adulthood for vulnerable older youth, help struggling parents support their families, and enable low-income seniors to remain in their homes longer. Washington County recipients are Downeast Hospice Volunteers, Hand in Hand, the local branch of Friends of Aroostook County, and Maine Seacoast Mission. And Hancock County recipients include Ellsworth Free Medical Clinic, HOME, and Hospice Volunteers of Hancock County.
Sports
Kansas City Royals 4 Boston Red Sox 2 (Sox send Chris Sale against the Royals tonight)
The Celtics have traded away the #1 draft pick to the Philadelphia 76ers in return for the #3 pick and future draft choices.
American Legion Baseball tonight: Brewer at Trenton, Bangor at Hampden
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