Cherryfield Murder
(Machias) – The details have started to emerge from last month’s murder and arrests in Cherryfield. The victim, 55-year old Sally Shaw of New Gloucester, died from a single gunshot wound to the head. She knew her alleged killers. Affidavits released yesterday say Shaw drove her boyfriend, 37-year old Carine Reeves of New York while he sold drugs. 19-year old Quaneysha Greely, who is also charged with murdering Shaw, was another of Reeves’ girlfriends. Greely’s attorney say that Reeves pulled the trigger, the couple ditched the rented car after an accident at the intersection of Routes 9 and 193 and paid a person $200-dollars to drive them to Bangor.
Kayaker Search
(Whiting) – A kayak accident in Washington County has left a man dead. The Washington County Sheriff’s Department and game wardens recovered the man’s body overnight from Indian Lake in Whiting. Searchers responded to the call at about 8-o’clock last evening, and rescued a woman who was with the victim. A dispatcher tells Star 97.7 they’ve not released the victim’s name yet – that’s expected later today.
Bag Ban
(Belfast) – When 2018 starts, stores in Belfast can’t ask shoppers if they want paper or plastic. The plastic option will cease to exist. The city council in Belfast voted this week to impose a single-use plastic bag ban at all stores. They’ve also banned use of polystyrene containers that are popular with coffee shops and fast food restaurants. Belfast is the 10th Maine community to ban plastic shopping bags, and the 6th to outlaw the Styrofoam containers.
Recovery Support
(Ellsworth) Healthy Acadia will host a community conversation about volunteer opportunities for citizens who want to help people recovering from addiction. Spokeswoman Denise Black says the free meeting encourages attendees to get involved in their communities as volunteers and mentors. The community conversation is next Tuesday night at 5, at Your Place Incorporated on Old Mill Road in Ellsworth.
Library Anniversary
(Ellsworth) Today’s the 200th anniversary of the Ellsworth Public Library’s historic Tisdale House building. Library director Amy Wisehart says the library takes pride in providing many services to the community. The library’s celebration is this afternoon from 4 to 7 with cake and punch served while supplies last.
Body Found
(Rockport) – Authorities have identified a man whose body turned up obscured by brush on a Rockport Road. The Pen Bay Pilot says he was 51-year old David Wayne Allen of Rockland. Investigators say it appears he was biking, went off the road and struck a tree. A foul odor alerted passers by to the body. Police say Allen’s body had been on Mt. Pleasant Road for some time.
Truck Flips
(Steuben) Several motorists swerved to avoid being hit by a speeding truck on Route 1 in Steuben Tuesday night right before it flipped over. The Ellsworth American reports the unnamed driver told a first responder he fell asleep at the wheel. A witness says the truck reached about 80 miles per hour driving in the opposite lane and came close to hitting 4 cars. The truck hit a driveway and launched into the air then landed upside down. The pickup truck driver was taken to the hospital with a cut on his face, no other injuries reported.
Kidnapping Sentence
(Belfast) A Searsport man accused of kidnapping a woman and their child in May is sentenced to a year in prison. Belfast police say 35-yer-old Jason Moulton broke into the woman’s home and forced her and a child into his car while repeatedly hitting the woman. A neighbor called for help as Moulton drove away. WABI-TV reports the kidnapping charge was dropped but Moulton will serve jail time for aggravated criminal trespass, domestic violence, violating a protection order and violating bail.
Dairy Queen
(Ellsworth) – It’s going to be a Dairy Queen for Ellsworth. That’s the word from the Maine Coast Mall as city officials review an application for a new restaurant that will sit where the former Dow and later Darling’s Auto once did business next to McDonald’s. The 25-hundred square foot Dairy Queen will be a Grill and Chill facility and should be open by December.
Confederate Flag Removed
(Downeast ME) A local blueberry company asked an employee to remove the Confederate Flag he hung on their property after receiving complaints. The Bangor Daily News reports Mark Pelletier of Steuben agreed to remove the flag but was offended at being asked. Pelletier says to him the Confederate flag represents Americans fighting for their rights and says he’s not a white nationalist. Customers and community members complained to G M Allen and Son after seeing the flag on one of its tractors in Sedgwick. Vice president Annie Allen tells the newspaper she doesn’t want her company to be associated with the flag and what it represents.
Deer Permit Increase Vote
(Augusta) The Advisory Council to the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife commissioner voted unanimously Wednesday to increase this year’s number of deer permits by 45%. A total of 66-thousand-50 deer permits will be issued on September 8th. Several wildlife management districts in northern and Downeast Maine will be buck harvest only because those areas have unproductive deer habitat and are below population goals. The mild winter and associated lower than average winter mortality rates prompted the permit increases in most districts except for district 13 north of Farmington.
Sports
- Boston Red Sox 5 St. Louis Cardinals 4 (Mookie Betts with a walk-off double in the bottom of the 9th inning)
- Red Sox off today – they open a series with the Yankees tomorrow
- Portland Sea Dogs 6 Altoona Curve 1
- The Little League World Series opens today in Williamsport Pennsylvania
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