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Feds ramp up prosecution of 'illegal' marijuana grows in Maine
BANGOR, Maine — A man in Maine is facing a federal charge after authorities said he ran an illegal marijuana growing operation at a house in Penobscot County. Xisen Guo, 67, is the first to be prosecuted in a sprawling investigation that has seen federal agents from the FBI, DEA, and Department of Homeland Security raid homes in rural Maine suspected of housing large-scale marijuana operations, with possible connections to Chinese criminal organizations.
Dexter teen reported missing has been safely located
DEXTER, Maine — A teen from Penobscot County who had been reported missing has been safely located, officials say. Dexter police were working with Maine State Police to locate the 15-year-old, who had last been seen at her home in Dexter around 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 20, Maine Department of Public Safety spokesperson Shannon Moss said in a 10:28 a.m. release Monday.
Thompson Free Library card fees to be waived for residents of Piscataquis and Penobscot counties
DOVER-FOXCROFT, Maine (WABI) - Thompson Free Library in Dover-Foxcroft is now offering free library cards to all residents of Piscataquis and Penobscot counties. The announcement comes after the library received a sizeable donation from Paula Willoughby. Willoughby grew up in Mexico, Maine. She passed away in Arizona in November of...
Maine Forest Service responds to wildfires across the state
Maine (WABI) - Maine Forest Rangers responded to a number of wildfires across the state. Rangers and a Maine Forest Service engine task force responded to a wildfire in an area northwest of Millinocket which was later contained. Another fire broke out near South Bay Road in Franklin. The Forest...
6-run fourth helps Dexter defeat Mattanawcook and move to 4-0
DEXTER — Dexter Regional High School and Mattanawcook Academy of Lincoln both entered Monday, April 22’s Class C North softball contest with unblemished records during the first week of the season. The Tigers and visiting Lynx had not been tested over a full game as all five combined contests between the two programs were decided by a double digit run total.
When It Comes to Cast-Iron Pans, Collector Mike Zubik’s a Seasoned Pro
Every week or so, retired police officer Mike Zubik drives from his Passadumkeag home to a town off I-95 to meet a stranger in a parking lot. “There’ll be a nod, and the trunk goes up. It probably looks like a drug deal,” Zubik says with a laugh. But the stuff changing hands here is cast-iron cookware. His wife, Marge (whom he calls “the cast-iron widow”), sits patiently in the car while he barters with a fellow collector or a homeowner who’s been cleaning out an attic. Then, he brings the haul home to his basement workshop, where he’ll (eventually) restore it and ready it for sale online or in his booths at Bangor’s Central Maine Antique Mall and Cape Cod’s Wellfleet Drive-In Flea Market. “I’m good at acquiring items,” says Zubik, who currently has hundreds of pans awaiting refurbishing. “They come in like a landslide and go out like a glacier.”
Greenbush man facing domestic violence charges after assaulting 2-month-old
BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - A Greenbush man has been indicted on charges he assaulted his then-two-month-old in 2021. Ryan McCurdy, 28, is facing multiple counts of domestic violence assault. Prosecutors say McCurdy’s child was brought to a Bangor hospital in December of 2021 with trauma. Investigators allege they found...
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