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1 killed in Winslow crash
WINSLOW, Maine (WABI) - One person is dead following a two vehicle crash in Winslow Monday morning. Winslow Police say vehicles driven by 21-year-old Dominic Reid of Waterville and 34-year-old Nicholas Blanchard of Augusta collided on Route 201 at the Taylor Road intersection. Police say Reid died at the scene...
Man flown to trauma hospital following ATV incident in Appleton
APPLETON — A 19-year-old male was flown to Eastern Maine Medical Center via LifeFlight of Maine after the four-wheeler he’d been operating landed on top of him, late Saturday afternoon, May 18, 2024. The male, who does not live in the Appleton area, had been far ahead of...
Rescue crews respond to Waterville incident near Two Cent Bridge
WATERVILLE, Maine — Rescue crews responded to an incident in the area of the Two Cent Bridge in Waterville Monday afternoon. Waterville Fire-Rescue told NEWS CENTER Maine crews and local police responded to an incident along the Kennebec River at the head of the falls. LifeFlight was called and left the scene around 5 p.m.
Belfast Police beat
BELFAST Belfast Police reported the following activity April 22 - May 15. An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction, and those charged are considered innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law. Juveniles aged 17-or-younger are not named. April 22. Sarah Hill, 62, of Rutledge, Pennsylvania, was...
Several graduates of Maine’s 45th Basic Law Enforcement Training Program to work in the Midcoast
Multiple members of the 45th Basic Law Enforcement Training Program (BLETP) at the Maine Criminal Justice Academy are slated for Midcoast agencies and Maine Warden, Forest, and Marine Patrol divisions following their May 17, 2024 graduation in Vassalboro. Among the list of graduates are the following people and their assignments...
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