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Police seize hundreds of marijuana plants at yet another illegal grow operation in Maine
HARMONY, Maine — Authorities seized hundreds of marijuana plants at an illegal grow operation in the Somerset County town of Harmony on Friday morning. Members of the Somerset County Sheriff's Office and the Waterville police worked with the Dept. of Homeland Security, the Federal Drug Enforcement Admin. U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the Office of Cannabis Policy to execute a search warrant at a home on South Road. No one was home at the time of the search.
The bees are back: Maine needs 1.4 billion bees to pollinate its blueberry crops alone
FALMOUTH, Maine — A wave of customers returned to local farms and flower shops this weekend looking for some last-minute Mother's Day gifts. Winslow Farm and Flower Shop in Falmouth had one of its first busy days of the season on Sunday as Sarah Boudreau and her family welcomed back regular customers and locals.
Belfast Police beat
BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity April 28 - May 9. 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 28. Jacqueline Reed, 33, of Searsmont,...
$2 million worth of fentanyl pills intercepted after they were mistakenly sent to a house in Maine
A homeowner in Winslow, Maine, had to file a complaint with police after two packages arrived from California containing nearly 30 pounds of pills containing fentanyl.
The state can do the right thing
On May 7, the Belfast City Council voted 5-0 to revoke its 2021 approval of an eminent domain action that would have taken intertidal land from 43-year Belfast residents Jeffrey Mabee and Judith Grace. Under the guise of creating a municipal park, the 2021 eminent domain action would have skirted...
Change is not always an improvement
The red doors of Heavenly Threads thrift store are closed. The Congregational Church assures us, via Facebook, that it will reopen. Their Facebook post does not accept comments and tells us that their planning is not complete and that whatever information is circulating in the community is inaccurate. What I...
Maine teen dies following Waldo County crash
LIBERTY, Maine — A teenager involved in a crash in the Waldo County town of Liberty last week has died. Blair Fuller-Barnard, 18, of Montville, died Saturday, according to her mother. At about 3 p.m. Wednesday, Fuller-Barnard was driving a 2002 Toyota Camry on West Main Street when she turned onto Belfast Augusta Road and failed to yield to a Dodge Ram pickup truck headed west and a tractor-trailer headed east, according to the Waldo County Sheriff's Office. Fuller-Barnard and her passenger, 19-year-old Donovan Aldus of Montville, were flown by a medical helicopter to a hospital for treatment. Aldus remains hospitalized with "severe" injuries.
18-year-old who died after Liberty accident saved five lives as organ donor
BANGOR, Maine (WABI) -The family of 18-year-old Blair Fuller-Barnard, who died in a crash in Liberty last week, is grieving. During this devastating loss, they’re sharing her story because she is also their hero. “She always just cared about what she could do to make everybody else happy. She...
Baseball Game Preview: Winslow Plays at Home
Winslow is 0-4 against Cony since April of 2022 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Winslow Black Raiders will look to defend their home field against the Cony Rams at 4:00 p.m. Winslow is is headed into Monday's matchup looking for...
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