Appeals court sides with Camden in long legal battle
Camden has won the latest round in a lengthy legal battle with a former police dispatcher. The U.S. First Circuit Court of Appeals issued its ruling June 25 in the appeal filed on behalf of Alan...
View ArticleKnox County closed cases
The following cases were completed from June 27 through July 6 in Knox County courts. Brenda Carty, 54, of Owls Head, was sentenced to 364 days in jail with all but seven days suspended and placed on...
View ArticleWarren man accused of sexually assaulting teen
A 22-year-old Warren man was released on bail Friday, July 6, after he was arrested the previous day, accused of sexually assaulting a teen. Michael Canfield is charged with Class C gross sexual...
View ArticleOne injured in two-car crash in Washington
Injuries were sustained in a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Rockland Road and Waldoboro Road in Washington at 11:45 a.m. Friday, July 6. According to a press release from Sgt. Lance Mitchell...
View ArticlePedestrian struck by car at Rockland intersection
A pedestrian was taken to the hospital Saturday afternoon, July 7, after being struck by a car at a busy Rockland intersection. Barbara Lindley, 67, of Wickenburg, Ariz., was crossing Park Street from...
View ArticleLincoln County sheriff's log
The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office responded to a total of 486 calls for the period of June 26 to July 2, and reported the following local incident: June 29 A crash occurred on Village Street in...
View ArticleKnox County deeds
The following deed transfers were recorded from June 25 through July 6 at the Knox County Registry of Deeds. Appleton Andrew M. Staples to Nickolas E. Marston. Nationstar Mortgage LLC and Mr. Cooper...
View ArticlePolice release information on Thomaston truck crash
Thomaston police released information Monday, July 9, on an incident where a commercial box truck hauling frozen bait rolled on its side Friday afternoon, July 6, at a busy intersection. A 2012...
View ArticleSt. George man says he was fired after reporting illegal actions by seafood...
The former general manager of a Spruce Head Island seafood company claims he was fired after raising concerns to the president of the parent corporation about illegal actions that included repackaging...
View ArticleKnox County grand jury indicts 18
Eighteen people were indicted this week by a Knox County grand jury that met for two days. Randall S, Lind Jr., 40, Union, three counts of gross sexual assault, 12 counts of unlawful sexual contact...
View ArticleWarren man accused of sexually assaulting woman with cellphone
A 37-year-old man made his initial court appearance Wednesday, July 11, after being arrested Monday on suspicion of sexually assaulting a woman with a cellphone. Jerome J. Cushing of Warren was...
View ArticleD.A. won't pursue charges following St. George altercation
A 32-year-old St. George man who was arrested Tuesday, July 10, on suspicion of felony domestic violence assault will not be formally charged. Dustin Brooks was arrested and charged with Class C...
View ArticleKnox County closed cases
The following cases were completed in the Knox County court from July 6 through July 13. Steven Wehnke, 24, Rockland, sexual abuse of a minor Aug. 15, 2017, in Rockland, 364 days in jail, all...
View ArticleWaldoboro police blotter
Waldoboro police officers responded to 457 calls for service between June 19 and July 10, and reported the following incidents: June 19 Officer Thomas Bartunek investigated a crash on Union Road at...
View ArticleCushing man pleads to school threat
A 20-year-old Cushing man will serve 120 days in jail for making threats against Oceanside High School in March if he meets certain conditions over the next year. Thomas E. Sawyer pleaded guilty July...
View ArticleMotorboat strikes ledge off South Thomaston
A motorboat carrying a family of seven struck a ledge about 3 miles off Spruce Head Island Thursday afternoon, July 19. A local fishing boat came to their rescue and towed the motorboat to the Spruce...
View ArticleNew York woman who struck officer with car while fleeing drug bust gets three...
A New York state woman was sentenced Thursday, July 19, to three years in prison for dealing crack cocaine and then striking a police officer with a car as she fled a drug bust. Chamara Cox, 31, of...
View ArticleNo foul play found in death of artist Indiana
The state's medical examiner has ruled out foul play in the death earlier this year of world-famous artist Robert Indiana. "Robert Clark [Indiana]'s cause and manner of death have been ruled...
View ArticleFour injured in head-on Warren crash
Four people were injured Saturday afternoon, July 21, one seriously, in a three-car crash on Route 1. About 2:55 p.m., the Knox County Sheriff's Office, Warren Fire Department, Waldoboro and Warren...
View ArticleLincoln County sheriff's log
The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office responded to a total of 988 calls for the period of July 2 to July 17, and reported the following local incidents: July 2 A crash occurred on Wiscasset Road in...
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