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 … [Read more...] about Local News February 6, 2017
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Local News – February 3, 2017
Drug Evidence (Ellsworth) - The attorney for an accused heroin dealer says Marine Patrol officers had no valid reason to stop his client last September, so a judge should toss out any evidence collected. Russell Golden is accused of drug trafficking and two of the other three people in the vehicle also face charges. The Mt. Desert Islander reports attorney Don Brown represents … [Read more...] about Local News – February 3, 2017
Body ID’d, found behind Dunkin Donuts in Thomaston last week
From Public Safety Department spokesman Steve McCausland: "State Police and the State Medical Examiner’s Office says the skeletal remains found in Thomaston last week are those of 41 year old Joshua Robichaud, a transient, who was last seen leaving the Knox County Jail last May. The positive ID came from work conducted by the State Police DNA lab. Robichaud’s death is not … [Read more...] about Body ID’d, found behind Dunkin Donuts in Thomaston last week
Local News – February 2, 2017
Fatal Accident (Sedgwick) Police say road and weather conditions are behind a fatal accident in Sedgwick Wednesday morning. State police tell Star 97-7 that 53-year-old Sara Wardamasky of Blue Hill was traveling south on Route 15 when she crossed the centerline and struck a northbound vehicle head-on around 10:30. Police say she died at the scene. The other driver, 21-year-old … [Read more...] about Local News – February 2, 2017
Local News – February 1, 2017
School Resource Officer (Ellsworth) - Ellsworth High School will have a police officer on duty in the building once again. It has been several years since the school resource officer position was staffed, and current Ellsworth PD patrol officer Amie Torrey is the pick of both the school and police department. Torrey graduated from Ellsworth High nearly 23-years ago and has been … [Read more...] about Local News – February 1, 2017
