Police, Fire and Courts

• Sheriff’s department begins search for new K-9 team

  Wed, 08/05/2020 - 10:30am

  

  On Aug. 1, Duke, Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department’s German shepherd patrol dog retired after seven years of service, and now the hunt is on for a new K-9 team. Duke, 8, is struggling with spinal and bone structure problems which led to the department’s decision to replace Duke and Lt. Kevin Dennison as the K-9 team. During the Aug. 4 county commissioners’ meeting, Sheriff Todd Brackett outlined the process for selecting a new crime fighting duo. Brackett reported the department is searching...

• Lincoln County honors two deputies who died in service

  Wed, 08/05/2020 - 9:45am

  

  On July 30, 1984, Det. Sgt. Don Davey was responding to an emergency call in Nobleboro. Davey was rounding a curve and collided with a tractor trailer. Both men died in the accident. On Aug. 4, Lincoln County honored Davey and another deputy, Reuben Blackman, as the department’s only officers who died in the line of duty. Blackman died on May 5, 1933 responding to a Somerville domestic dispute. A monument listing both men’s names was a concept for over five years before county officials made it...

• ‘Ultimate sacrifice’: 9/11 firefighter turned Wiscasset resident Rich Kubler remembered

  Mon, 08/03/2020 - 8:45am

  

  Alna Volunteer Fire Department President and longtime First Congregational Church of Wiscasset member Beth Whitney hoped she would not cry while singing the hymn “The Eternal Father” solo in Rich Kubler’s memorial service Saturday. She did not, but she said she and others did at the service’s close, when a dispatcher announced Kubler had answered his last alarm. According to Hackensack (New Jersey) Fire Department, Kubler, 53, of Wiscasset, died July 25 from cancer linked to his recovery work...

• Maine Judicial Branch releases revised COVID-19 phased management plan, issues trial court remote proceedings and public access order

  Fri, 07/31/2020 - 11:15am

  Portland, Maine. The Maine Judicial Branch released its Revised COVID-19 Phased Management Plan (“Plan”). Face coverings: The revisions include updated guidance from the CDC and requires that any person entering a courthouse must wear a cloth face covering that covers the nose and mouth. Face shields are no longer permitted as a substitute. Jury trials: Due to the anticipated inability of the Judicial Branch to effectively conduct jury trials in September while satisfying current CDC health and...

• State requests any shark sightings to be reported to Marine Patrol; include photos, coordinates

  Wed, 07/29/2020 - 3:45pm

  The Maine Marine Patrol is continuing to conduct targeted patrols in southern Maine after a fatal shark attack near Bailey Island July 27 . The patrols are being conducted to help confirm the presence, location and species of sharks, according to a news release from the Marine Patrol. The agency is encouraging anyone who sees a shark to report it to a local Marine Patrol officer. This information will be used by Marine Patrol, working with Massachusetts Department of Marine...
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  UPDATE: NYC woman identified in fatal Casco Bay great white shark attack

  Tue, 07/28/2020 - 2:15pm

  

  7/28, 1:30 p.m. Update: Officials identified the shark as a great white shark during a noon press conference in Augusta. The Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR) confirmed the identity of the woman killed yesterday by a shark attack near Bailey Island. "Today I have the sad duty of confirming that Julie Dimperio Holowach, 63, of New York City died yesterday as a result of a shark attack while swimming near Bailey Island," said DMR Commissioner Patrick Keliher, in a news release...

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: 10 accidents

  Tue, 07/28/2020 - 11:45am

  

  Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following: The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 311 calls for service for the period of July 21 to July 28. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 6,877 calls for service. Summonses John A. Lucas, 20, of Edgecomb was issued a summons July 22 for Minor Consuming Liquor, on Wiscasset Road, Boothbay, by Deputy Jonathan Colby. A 17-year-old female from Warren was issued a summons July 26 for Minor Transporting Liquor, on Brown Road, Nobleboro, by Sgt...

• Boothbay Harbor police make 3 OUI arrests

  Fri, 07/24/2020 - 11:00am

  

  Boothbay Harbor Police Department made four arrests between June 29 and July 20. On July 2, Sgt. Patrick Higgins arrested Mark DiPhillippo, 53, of Biddeford for operating under the influence. On July 8, Sgt. Higgins arrested Mathew Tilton, 29, of Boothbay Harbor for operating under the influence. On July 10, Officer Larry Brown arrested Markus Russell, 19, of Boothbay Harbor for domestic violence stalking. On July 11, Officer John Braley arrested Eric Brown, 57, of Lunenburg, Massachusetts for...

• Duke retires after 7 years in sheriff’s department

  Tue, 07/21/2020 - 3:30pm

  

  For seven years, Duke, a patrol and drug search dog, has taken a bite out of crime in Lincoln County. But those days are numbered. The 8-year-old German Shepherd is struggling with spinal and bone structure problems and will retire Aug. 1. Sheriff Todd Brackett honored Duke and his handler Lt. Kevin Dennison for the second time for exceptional duty during the July 21 county commissioners meeting. “As a team they have an outstanding reputation and success rate. They have seven years of devoted...

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: Three arrests

  Tue, 07/21/2020 - 12:00pm

  

  Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following: The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 265 calls for service for the period of July 13 to July 21. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 6,566 calls for service. Summonses A 17-year-old male juvenile from South Bristol was issued a summons July 16 for Criminal Mischief by Detective Ryan Chubbuck. James W. Oliver, 53, of Nobleboro was issued a summons July 16 for Failure to Comply with Sex Offender Registration Act – 3rd Offense, at the...

• Squeegee, club allegedly part of Wiscasset road rage incident July 8

  Tue, 07/21/2020 - 10:30am

  On July 8, Wiscasset Police Department responded to a physical altercation between two men at the Clipper Mart in Wiscasset. T he men were identified as James Puterbaugh , 39, of Wiscasset and Sean Williams, 42, of Waldoboro. T he investigation Officer Jonathan Barnes conducted found the incident stemmed from a road rage incident where the two men were allegedly tailgating and passing each other prior to entering Wiscasset on Route 1 in Edgecomb . Both men pulled into the Clipper Mart, where...

• Wiscasset police blotter

  Wed, 07/15/2020 - 4:15pm

  

  Wiscasset Police Department reported the following activity for July 1-14: Summonses On July 3 , Sgt. Perry Hatch summonsed Craig Amnott, 54, of New Windsor, New York for speeding. On July 3 , Hatch summonsed Amy James, 49, of Somerset, New Jersey, for speeding. On July 3 , Chief Larry Hesseltine summonsed Lancelot McMurrin, 37, of Lisbon for speeding. On July 3, Hesseltine summonsed Jennifer Watson, 38 of Chelsea, for speeding. On July 3 , Hesseltine summonsed Phyllis McDonald, 62, of Woolwich...

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: Nine arrests

  Mon, 07/13/2020 - 4:15pm

  

  Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following: The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 283 calls for service for the period of July 7 to July 13. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 6,301 calls for service. Summonses Anthony Thornton, 36, of Jefferson was issued a summons July 10 for Hindering Apprehension, on Hinks Road, Jefferson, by Detective Scott Hayden Andrew J. Nencheck, 35, of Boothbay was issued summonses July 13 for Operating under the Influence (Drugs) - 1 prior and Violating...
• Deputy to take part in national crime data analyst conference

  Wed, 07/08/2020 - 8:15am

  

  Recent national data has shown a strong correlation between greater law enforcement presence and reduction in traffic accidents and crime, Chief Deputy Rand Maker of Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office said. Since March, Deputy Mark Bridgham has analyzed local data, and his work has resulted in his being invited to a national conference. On July 7, Maker sought county commissioners’ approval to send Bridgham to the Data-Driven Approaches to Crime and Safety Conference in Charlotte, North Carolina...

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: Seven accidents

  Tue, 07/07/2020 - 1:15pm

  

  Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following: The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 697 calls for service for the period of June 23 to July 7. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 6,018 calls for service. Summonses Vincent P. Maltese, 55, of Jefferson was issued a summons July 1 for Failure to Comply Sex Offender Reg. Act. 1st offense, on Bath Road, Wiscasset, by Detective Terry Michaud. Robert H. Blanchard, 50, of Bristol was issued summonses July 1 for Operating under the Influence;...

• EMS develops new dispatch code for possible COVID-19 cases

  Mon, 07/06/2020 - 4:15pm

  

  There is another term besides COVID-19 and coronavirus describing the deadly pandemic infective agent. Maine Emergency Medical Service dispatchers are using positive U-21 and negative U-21 in alerting paramedics about possible contact with patients infected with a deadly airborne virus. Maine EMS officials adopted the code in March to warn paramedics about possible infected patients without alarming residents, according to Maine EMS Director J. Sam Hurley. Dispatchers radio paramedics a patient...

• Boothbay Harbor police make four arrests

  Thu, 07/02/2020 - 7:00pm

  Boothbay Harbor Police Department made four arrests between May 30 and June 28. On June 3, Officer Doug Snyder arrested Jonathan Wright, 37, of Boothbay Harbor for domestic violence assault and criminal mischief. On June 13, Officer John Braley arrested Michael Poulin, 23, of Harpswell for violating condition of release and criminal mischief. On June 25, Officer John Braley arrested Abigail McLellan, 24, of Boothbay for operating under the influence. On June 28, Officer Braley arrested Jasmine...

• Rescue at Monkey C Monkey Do July 1 a ‘team effort’

  Wed, 07/01/2020 - 9:45pm

  

  If not for the COVID-19 pandemic, Grace Moclair would have started a summer internship at Disney World last month. Instead, the 20-year-old, Rhode Island-raised Wiscasset woman was working at Monkey C Monkey Do Wednesday afternoon when a customer had a medical emergency on the course. According to multiple interviews, Moclair, co-worker and Edgecomb junior firefighter Ryan Potter, and a customer who is a nurse helped get the woman to Wiscasset responders. Moclair, a University of Massachusetts-...

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: Two arrests

  Tue, 06/30/2020 - 10:30am

  

  Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following: A complaint was received June 24 of Criminal Mischief on Brown’s Cove Road in Bristol. The complainants saw a message spray painted in the road in front of their home. After viewing the message, neighbors were asked if they witnessed the vandalism which they all responded that they did not. Investigation will continue as any new leads come forth. Deputy Scott Peterson was the investigating officer. A kayak was found on Recreation Parkway in Nobleboro...

• Two Bridges Jail Authority cuts 15 jobs

  Tue, 06/23/2020 - 4:30pm

  A series of factors has culminated with Two Bridges Jail Authority approving a 2020-21 budget eliminating 15 jobs. The cuts will occur in two phases with the first in mid-July and the second in August. Jail Administrator Col. James Bailey said reductions will hit every department and reduce the staff from 55 to 40. The authority consisting of Lincoln and Sagadahoc county officials approved a $5.486,891 budget June 17. It cuts spending by $625,690 or 10.2%. Twelve workers will lose their jobs...

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: Four arrests

  Tue, 06/23/2020 - 12:30pm

  

  The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 305 calls for service for the period of June 16 to June 23. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 5,321 calls for service. Summonses John R. Tonry, 22, of Edgecomb was issued a summons June 18 for Operating under the Influence, on River Road, Newcastle, by Deputy Jonathan Colby. Nicole J. Scribner, 37, of Augusta was issued a summons June 21 for Operating while License Suspended or Revoked- OUI, on Cooper Road, Whitefield, by Sgt. Kevin Dennison...

• Commissioners approve four new SUVs for sheriff’s department

  Wed, 06/17/2020 - 4:00pm

  In a split decision June 16, Lincoln County commissioners approved four new SUVs for the sheriff’s department. Two weeks earlier, commissioners received five sealed bids from Maine dealerships for new patrol SUVs. Commissioners asked the sheriff’s department to review the bids and make a recommendation. After analysis, Sheriff Todd Brackett recommended buying two 2021 Ford Interceptors from Darling’s Ford in Bangor for $32,679 each and two 2020 Dodge Durangos from Newcastle Chrysler for $28,589...

• Wiscasset police blotter

  Mon, 06/15/2020 - 1:30pm

  

  For June 1-14, provided by Wiscasset Police Department: Summonses On June 5, Officer Barnes summonsed Erik Howard, 26, of Wiscasset for speeding. On June 5, Officer Barnes summonsed Tamra Headrick-Bell, 39, of Bremen for Operating Under the Influence, Unlawful Possession of Scheduled Drugs and Violation of Bail. On June 6, Officer Barnes summonsed Keith Laney, 47, of Wiscasset for Operating After Suspension. On June 7, Sgt. Hatch summonsed Craig Urwin, 34, of Boise, Idaho for speeding...

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: Three arrests

  Tue, 06/09/2020 - 12:30pm

  Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following: The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 320 calls for service for the period of June 2 to June 9. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 4,719 calls for service. Arrests Trey W. Knof, 23, of Nobleboro was arrested June 3 for Violating Condition of Release on US Route 1, Nobleboro, by Detective Ryan Chubbuck. Peter E. Townsend, 36, of Edgecomb was arrested June 3 for Domestic Violence Assault – priors and Criminal Mischief, on River Road,...

• UPDATED: Brackett shares thoughts on Wiscasset demonstration promoting equal justice

  Sat, 06/06/2020 - 8:45am

  

  UPDATED: Lincoln County Sheriff Todd Brackett was able to reply at length Monday to Wiscasset Newspaper’s request for comment after the demonstration. Here are his comments: “I was able to participate in the event Friday and took the time to speak with attendees on both sides of the issue, thanking them for their participation. The gathering was peaceful and professional. “Like many, I find myself on many levels both sad and angry at the untimely and unnecessary death of George Floyd. I am...

• County receives five bids for cruisers

  Fri, 06/05/2020 - 7:00am

  

  Lincoln County commissioners received five sealed bids from Maine dealerships June 2 for buying three new police SUVs. Newcastle Chrysler of Newcastle was the low bidder, with $28,589 for each of three 2020 Dodge Durango all-wheel drive pursuit SUVs. Darlings Ford of Bangor bid $32,679 per vehicle for Ford Interceptors. Darlings Dodge of Augusta bid $30,976 per vehicle for 2020 Dodge Durango All-Wheel Pursuits. O’Connors of Augusta bid $38,954 for 2021 Chevy Tahoes. And Qurik of Augusta bid $33...

• Wiscasset head-on crash claims Edgecomb man

  Wed, 06/03/2020 - 4:30pm

  ​About 11:08 a.m. Wednesday, June 3, Wiscasset Police Department was dispatched to a two-vehicle accident on Bath Road near Wiscasset House of Pizza. ​ Laughlynn Bragg, 26, of Wiscasset was driving a 2007 Dodge Caliber south on Bath Road. Thomas Sikes, 71, of Edgecomb was driving a 2006 Toyota Tacoma north on Bath Road. The vehicles hit head-on. ​ Sikes died at the scene. Bragg was transported t o MidCoast Hospital in Brunswick with non-life-threatening injuries. ​ Both vehicles were totaled...

• Maine criminal justice community releases joint statement: ‘Change starts with us’

  Wed, 06/03/2020 - 11:30am

  

  AUGUSTA — The Maine criminal justice community, which includes the Maine Chiefs of Police Association, the Maine Sheriffs Association, the Maine Prosecutors Association, and the Maine Department of Public Safety, stand united with Maine people in mourning the senseless and unjust death of George Floyd. Together, we condemn the actions of those law enforcement officers responsible for Mr. Floyd’s death. We offer our deepest condolences to the family and friends of Mr. Floyd. We cannot ignore the...

• Wiscasset police blotter

  Tue, 06/02/2020 - 12:15pm

  

  Wiscasset Police Department reported the following for May 16-31: Summonses On May 24, Officer Barnes summonsed Chad Duncan, 51, of Newcastle for motor vehicle speeding 30-plus mph over speed limit. On May 27, Officer Hubert summonsed Douglas Humphrey, 56, of Lewiston for operating a motorcycle without a license. Arrests: On May 17, Officer Barnes arrested John Salyers, 31, of Wiscasset for domestic violence assault-priors, assault on an officer, refusing to submit to arrest or...

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office

  Tue, 06/02/2020 - 12:15pm

  

  Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 283 calls for service for the period of May 26 to June 2. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 4,399 calls for service. Summonses Jeremy D. Hallowell, 41, of Somerville was issued a summons May 28 for Operating under the Influence, on Jones Road, Somerville, for an incident that took place on April 13 in Somerville, by Detective Scott Hayden. Timothy A. Ambrose, 26, of Boothbay Harbor was issued a...

• Lincoln County Lifesaver program finds East Boothbay woman

  Fri, 05/29/2020 - 1:00pm

  

  A Lincoln County Emergency Management Agency search team was a real lifesaver May 27 for an 82-year-old East Boothbay woman. Lincoln County Communications received an emergency call around 11 a.m. from the woman’s husband reporting his wife, who has a cognitive impairment, was missing. The woman is one of four participants in the county’s Project Lifesaver program. In 2018, Lifesaver began as a pilot program to aid public safety officials in locating people diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease,...

• Maine Judicial Branch releases phased re-opening plan for courts

  Thu, 05/28/2020 - 11:45am

  The Maine Judicial Branch announced May 27 the release of the State of Maine Judicial Branch COVID-19 Phased Management Plan. The plan creates a five-phased process for reopening Maine Courts and is based on the most recent scientific data available from the Maine Center for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention and stakeholder input. The plan is available on the Judicial Branch website here: https://www.courts.maine.gov/covid19/covid-management-plan.pdf The plan sets out guidelines that must be...

• Boothbay Harbor police blotter

  Tue, 05/26/2020 - 2:00pm

  Boothbay Harbor Police Department made one arrest between April 1 and May 21. On April 11, Officer Tom Chryplewicz arrested Kyle Gornto, 27, of Boothbay Harbor for violating conditions of release. The department responded to the following emergencies: 911 check, 19; animal complaint, seven; administrative, two; alarm, burglar, 12; assist citizen, 45; compliance check inmate, seven; property check, 190; criminal mischief, two; community paramedicine, two; community policing, 11; disabled motor...

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: Two arrests

  Tue, 05/26/2020 - 1:30pm

  

  Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following: The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 257 calls for service for the period of May 18 to May 26. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 4,116 calls for service. Summonses Christian S. Ayer, 21, of Harpswell was issued a summons May 21 for Sexual Abuse of a Minor, which occurred in Dresden, by Detective Scott Hayden. Courtney E. Peaslee, 28, of Whitefield was issued a summons May 23 for Theft by Unauthorized Taking or Transfer, on Hilton Road,...

• Courthouse slowly reopening to public

  Thu, 05/21/2020 - 8:00am

  

  On May 18, Lincoln County Courthouse’s doors opened to the Registries of Deeds and Probate for people who made appointments. The courts are open Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 12 to 4 p.m. and by appointment during those same hours. County officials are requiring that, prior to entering, visitors have their temperature taken, answer screening questions, wear a mask and not bring bags into the facility. County Administrator Carrie Kipfer updated commissioners May 19 about efforts to...

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: Three arrests

  Mon, 05/18/2020 - 3:15pm

  

  Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following: The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 176 calls for service for the period of May 12 to May 18. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 3,859 calls for service. Summonses Aaron M. Esposito, 37, of Waterville was issued summonses May 17 for Criminal Threatening and Violating Condition of Release, on South Clary Road, Jefferson, by Deputy Jerold Winslow. Glenn M. Lewis, 64, of Waldoboro was issued a summons May 17 for Attaching False Plates, on...

• Wiscasset police blotter

  Mon, 05/18/2020 - 1:15pm

  

  Arrests On May 2, Sgt. Hatch arrested Lucas Shepherd, 21, of Portland for assault. On May 4, Officer Barnes summonsed Samuel Santis-Aguilar, 34, of Chicago, Illinois for motor vehicle speeding 30-plus mph over speed limit. On May 5, Officer Barnes arrested Glenn Lewis, 64, of Waldoboro for violating condition of release, unlawful possession of scheduled drug and attaching false plates. On May 7, Officer Barnes arrested Zoe Hendricks,18, of Bowdoin for violating condition of release. Also May 7...

• LCSO arrests man in Dresden for stolen gun

  Fri, 05/15/2020 - 2:45pm

  

  On Thursday, May 14 at 1:10 p.m., Lincoln County Sheriff’s deputies responded to Calls Hill Road in Dresden for a report of a stolen gun. The gun was allegedly stolen by a relative living in the area. An investigation found Frank Foss Jr., 25, formerly of Milo, had allegedly stolen the gun. Foss was found living nearby in a small shack. Foss has been out on bail stemming from an incident in Milo in December 2019 where he is accused of killing a cat and shooting at his wife and kids while drunk...

• UPDATED: Amber Alert canceled

  Fri, 05/15/2020 - 6:15am

  UPDATE: From Maine Department of Public Safety Spokesman Steve McCausland: Maine’s Amber Alert has been canceled. The missing 3-year-old was located safe a short time ago. Additional details will be released later in the morning. Original post: State Police have issued an Amber Alert for a 3-year-old girl who may be endangered and is with her parents, who were last seen in Van Buren Thursday night . The girl is Audrey Laferriere with blonde hair and brown eyes. The girl and her parents are...

• Wiscasset, China men arrested, charged with child porn possession

  Thu, 05/14/2020 - 2:30pm

  The State Police Computer Crimes Unit, working with Homeland Security, has charged two men this week with possessing child pornography. The arrests took place in Wiscasset and China following investigations which started in March. The two cases are unrelated. In Wiscasset May 13, Casey Leavitt, 28, of Lowell Town Road was arrested at his home. He was taken to Two Bridges Regional Jail in Wiscasset and has a court date scheduled for July. Investigators found over 100 alleged images of young...

• Shawna Gatto loses appeal in Kendall Chick, Wiscasset murder

  Tue, 05/12/2020 - 4:15pm

  

  Maine Supreme Judicial Court on Tuesday affirmed a lower court’s conviction of Shawna Gatto in the murder of Kendall Chick, 4, of Wiscasset in 2017. The state’s ruling, available at courts.maine.gov, states in part: “Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the State, the record is sufficient to support the trial court’s conclusion that the State had proved all elements of depraved indifference murder beyond a reasonable doubt ... Furthermore, the trial court did not abuse its...

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: Four arrests

  Tue, 05/12/2020 - 12:30pm

  

  Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following: The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 406 calls for service for the period of April 28 to May 12. Year to date, LSCO has responded to 3,683 calls for service. Arrests Matthew A. Plummer, 37, of Westport Island was arrested May 4 for Violating Condition of Release and Refusing to Submit to Arrest or Detention, on Gardiner Road, Dresden, by Detective Scott Hayden. Jason Walsh, 37, of Wiscasset was arrested May 6 for Violating Condition of...

• Boothbay man hurt in single-vehicle accident

  Thu, 05/07/2020 - 12:30pm

  

  A Boothbay man was hurt May 5 in a single-vehicle accident on Route 27. Larry Smith, 77, was traveling south in Boothbay around 3 p.m. when a medical event resulted in his 2019 white Nissan pickup truck drifting into the north side ditch, according to the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department accident report. Smith’s vehicle ended up just past Giles Road with extensive front end damage and tipped up into a tree. “He left the road and went through a ditch which acted like a ramp catapulting it...

• Wiscasset Ambulance Service: Seek care for medical emergencies

  Fri, 05/01/2020 - 12:45pm

  

  COVID-19 aka the coronavirus has certainly upended our way of life and will likely continue to do so for some time to come. It is hard to keep up with information concerning the virus as new data is being released every day, sometimes contradicting data or information that was released only a couple of days before. In some parts of the country and in some segments of society, COVID-19 has been devastating. However, across the country an equally devastating trend is also developing. People who...

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: Several accidents

  Tue, 04/28/2020 - 12:45pm

  

  Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following: The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 337 calls for service for the period of April 14 – April 28. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 3,277 calls for service. Summonses Charles S. Hammond, 28, of Boston, Massachusetts was issued a summons April 19 for Operating Motor Vehicle beyond Class Restriction, on Pond Road, Newcastle, by Sgt. Kevin Dennison. A 17-year-old male juvenile from Waldoboro was issued a summons April 26 for Possession of...

• Democrats to honor Sheriff Todd Brackett with Frances Perkins Award at virtual dinner

  Sat, 04/18/2020 - 8:15am

  

  The Lincoln County Democratic Committee (LCDC) has announced Lincoln County Sheriff Todd Brackett as the recipient of the 2020 Frances Perkins Award. The biennial tradition recognizes a Lincoln County Democrat who exemplifies, through their efforts, the continuing legacy of Frances Perkins. Grounded by summers with her grandmother in Newcastle, Perkins, FDR’s Secretary of Labor, was the lead advocate of the New Deal for Social Security, the 40-hour work week, workers’ compensation, and...

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: Three accidents

  Tue, 04/14/2020 - 1:30pm

  

  Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following: The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 195 calls for service between April 6 and April 14. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 2,940 calls for service. Summonses A 16-year-old male juvenile from Bristol was issued a summons April 8 for Minor Possessing Liquor, by Deputy Caleb Poirier. Tanner B. Geyer, 18, of Bristol was issued a summons April 8 for Minor Possessing Liquor, by Deputy Caleb Poirier. Hunter W. Prentice, 23, of Bristol was...

• Sheriff reaches out to Edgecomb

  Wed, 04/08/2020 - 12:45pm

  

  Meeting via teleconference on Monday evening, April 6, Edgecomb selectmen focused on”issues of immediate concern in maintaining town operations during this time.” Fire Chief Roy Potter said there is one confirmed case of COVID-19 in Edgecomb, which was handled by his department. As of April 3, the department had an adequate supply of personal protective equipment (PPE) but was waiting for more. Potter explained he has established a protocol for Edgecomb firefighters to respond to COVID-19 calls...

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: Three arrests

  Mon, 04/06/2020 - 2:15pm

  Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following: The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 167 calls for the period of March 31-April 6 and Year to date, LCSO has responded to 2,745 calls for service. Arrests Theodore E. Poland, 52, of Nobleboro was arrested April 2 for Domestic Violence Assault, on River Road, Newcastle, by Deputy Jonathan Colby. Ryan S. Blake, 32, of Whitefield was arrested April 5 on a Hallowell Police Department warrant for Violation of a Protection Order, on Heath Road...

• BHPD wishes administrative assistant Maureen Smith well in retirement

  Mon, 04/06/2020 - 12:00pm

  

  Longtime Boothbay Harbor Police Department administrative assistant Maureen Smith has retired and Chief Bob Hasch thanked her and posted “best wishes on your next adventure” on the department’s Facebook page this past week. Smith, who worked the past 19 years at the BHPD, was in the law enforcement and public safety field for a total of 33 years. She was a communications officer for Lincoln County and was an administrative assistant at another police department. She has also been a stout...

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