When are boulders, logs and other debris a public nuisance? When they’re in a public right-of-way, according to a new lawsuit the town of Westport Island has filed against Albert Greenleaf Jr. and…
Police, Fire and Courts
A Wiscasset woman who allegedly threw a beer bottle and bloodied a family member's face has been arrested and charged with a pair of crimes.
Sarah Morse, 31, of Wiscasset was arrested Monday…
Wiscasset Ambulance Service’s roster is growing at the same time as some existing members’ roles are changing.
The developments follow an outside review of the department and residents’ June…
UPDATE: Paul Simpson, 84, has died as a result of injuries that occurred in the four-vehicle crash on Aug. 13.
According to Sagadahoc Country Sheriff Joel Merry, “the accident remains under…
An 81-year-old man who was on bail conditions after allegedly driving 90 miles per hour in Damariscotta was rearrested after he allegedly broke his bail conditions and made threats.
Joseph…
A man who was court-ordered to refrain from contacting an alleged victim from an earlier crime, not possess alcohol, and not return to a home in Whitefield was arrested after he allegedly went to…
Sagadahoc County
A pair of men were arrested Wednesday in Bath after they allegedly fought and made threats with a baseball bat and a pair of knives.
Robert McKenney, 43, of Woolwich and Logan Sewall, 30, of…
A Turner man has been arrested after he allegedly choked a woman in a Boothbay Harbor motel.
Stephen Entrott, 44, of Turner was arrested in Boothbay Harbor after he allegedly assaulted a…
Sheltered overnight on an island
Jackson Day, the missing kayaker that prompted a Coast Guard search, has been located, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.
He was paddling back to Swans Island this morning from a night on a…
Volunteers from the Edgecomb Fire Department were on Cross Point Road on Saturday, Aug. 8, taking donations for the department.
Daren Graves was at the Eddy Road end of the annual 5 mile…
No one was hurt and traffic was slowed but not stopped Sunday afternoon, Aug. 9, due to a camper fire near Route 1 in Edgecomb, a Lincoln County sheriff’s deputy said.
Kevin Barrett of…
Traffic backed up for miles on Wiscasset’s Route 1 on Sunday morning, Aug. 9, after a rollover accident injured a teen driver, authorities said. Route 1 was back open both north and southbound by…
Boothbay Harbor Police Department
A Boothbay woman was arrested in July after allegedly sneaking through an apartment window and attacking people inside while she was drunk and on bail conditions.
Jamie Rudd, 32, of Boothbay…
A man in jail for Class A aggravated drug trafficking was rearrested after he allegedly attacked another prisoner.
Casey Kleykamp, 28, of Boothbay was arrested Aug. 3 and charged with Class…
A Waldoboro man who has been convicted several times of violating the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act has been rearrested and charged with allegedly violating SORNA again.
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A man and woman from Lewiston were hurt when the motorcycle they were on left Gilman Hill Road in Woolwich and landed in a ditch on Saturday, Sagadahoc County sheriff’s officials said.
Doug…
Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office
A Whitefield woman who was recently released from jail has been rearrested after allegedly violating the conditions of her release and refusing to be arrested.
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A Rockland man has been charged with a misdemeanor after he allegedly asked a woman to wash his truck in the nude then when she refused, allegedly groped her.
…A group of young adults gone boating longer than expected became the subject of a brief search effort Thursday night before they returned unharmed in the boat to the town landing in Wiscasset,…
Advertising a 1972 Dodge Power Wagon on Craigslist paid off for the Alna Fire Department, with a sale on the high end of what Fire Chief Mike Trask hoped the truck would fetch.
The…
Mind the roads
Maine State Trooper Greg Stevens was transported to Maine Medical Center, in Portland, with non-life threatening injuries July 30, after the cruiser he was driving was rear-ended by a tractor-…
Stacy Parker, 37, of Little Elm, Texas, was arrested July 1 by the Little Elm Police Department on an arrest warrant obtained by Detective Scott Hayden of the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office. The…
A man who allegedly strangled a woman who had a protective order against him has been charged with aggravated assault, among other charges.
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Crime in Maine decreased 14.9 percent during 2014, according to the Maine Department of Public Safety. That number represents the largest drop in the 40 years that Maine has tabulated detailed…
A man who was arrested in June as part of a Maine Drug Enforcement Agency bust has been rearrested on drug charges.
Dean Feltis, 48,…
A Whitefield man who was arrested earlier this year for allegedly assaulting a member of his family has been rearrested and charged with violating the conditions of his…
A Newcastle man who was arrested in January on charges alleging he threatened a Lincoln County Sheriff's Deputy has been rearrested and charged with unlawful sexual…
Marine Patrol Officer Benjamin Burnes, who graduated from the Maine Criminal Justice Academy in May, has already put his training to good use, saving…
A change that the Alna Fire Department is making to its fleet of vehicles will better serve the community and help protect a major investment the town made in the fleet, Fire Chief Mike Trask said…
Victims shot in communities of Winn, Benedicta
AUGUSTA — Maine State Police have made an arrest in connection with five shootings, two of them fatal, in three northern Maine communities on Friday.
Maine Department of Public Safety…
The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency has charged a Warren man with two counts of unlawful trafficking in marijuana.
Fifty-six-year-old Kenneth Gray was summoned by drug agents Wednesday…
At the regular meeting of the Lincoln County Fire Chiefs Association on June 17, the Lincoln County Fire Academy was pleased to announce that the Newman Award was awarded to James Richardson of…
A Whitefield man who had bail conditions to not drink alcohol was arrested twice within the span of a week for allegedly being intoxicated.
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An apartment complex is denying blame for injuries a Boothbay Harbor man claims he got when a snow-covered awning collapsed on him last winter. Statewide Bay Landing II is asking a judge to throw…
Traveling with dogs can be a joy, as long as you remember to keep your pet safe.
Last Saturday, with temperatures approaching 90 F, Boothbay Harbor Police Officer Larry Brown received a call…
A Dresden man has been arrested on a warrant after an alleged February incident that involved running away from a family member over bail money.
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A local man who reportedly stole medications and assaulted a relative will serve five days of a 280-day sentence.
Dale J. Stone, 21,…
A Dresden woman has been charged with felony burglary after she allegedly broke into a camper, left behind a note and stole $180.
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A Wiscasset man has been arrested and sent to Two Bridges Regional Jail after he allegedly got into an argument with a relative that involved car keys and a broken…
Maine State Police say the deaths of three members of a Boothbay Harbor family this weekend was a double murder-suicide, and a case of domestic violence.
Detectives have concluded that 71-…
The Bath Police Department has arrested a 71-year-old man and charged him with reckless conduct with a firearm after he allegedly shot a gun inside his house during an argument.
According to…
A Boothbay Harbor man is claiming that a snow-covered awning collapsed on him in February, outside an apartment complex on Bay Landing Lane. George Larrabee is suing Statewide Bay Landing II for…
Lincoln County Superior Court
UPDATE: A Lincoln County jury found Brant Perkins guilty of sexual abuse of a minor on Wednesday afternoon. Judge Daniel Billings also found Perkins guilty of two counts of tampering with a…
The Alna Fire Department’s new pumper-tanker arrived at the fire station on Route 218 on June 29, about 14 months after voters agreed to buy the truck.
Standing beside it Monday afternoon,…
An electrical issue with a light fixture sparked a fire in the basement of a home at 16 Old County Road in Wiscasset June 25, Wiscasset Fire Chief T.J. Merry said.
No one was hurt in…
A two-car accident on June 25 sent three to the hospital and backed up Wiscasset traffic for miles.
At approximately 1:15 p.m. Thursday afternoon the northbound driver of a 2004 Toyota…
A Woolwich man was taken by a Lifeflight helicopter to a Lewiston hospital early June 25, following an accident on Woolwich’s Nequasset Road, Sagadahoc County sheriff’s officers said.
Ray…
Paul Crandall joined the Alna Fire Department this spring because he likes to help people. The night of June 17, the former forestry firefighter was working with longtime department members…
