Bill Trotter
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Machias sewage plant mishap shuts down clam flats
MACHIAS, Maine — A rainstorm and a power failure at the local wastewater treatment plant have shut down shellfish harvesting in the Machias River, according to officials. An overflow of sewage into the Machias River happened Wednesday, June 12, when heavy rains fell across much of Maine. Both officials with ...
Man dies in Surry car accident
SURRY, Maine — A Trenton man is dead after a vehicle he was driving went off Route 172 and struck several large trees, according to police. The Hancock County Sheriff’s Department said that Justin Frye, 26, of Trenton, was at the wheel of a silver 1999 Pontiac sedan when the ...
Rock climbers injured in 25-foot fall at Acadia
ACADIA NATIONAL PARK, Maine — A woman and man from Boston were hurt Sunday while rock climbing at Otter Cliffs when a climbing rope broke, according to a park ranger. The man and woman were rock climbing around 10 a.m. with a local guide who, along with the man, fell ...
High lobster landings in Canada keep dockside prices low in Maine
ELLSWORTH, Maine — Similar to 2012, prices Maine lobster fishermen are getting for their catch are low for this time of year, when a low supply usually results in higher prices. But this spring it’s not high landings of soft-shell lobster in Maine that are to blame, according to lobster ...
Jonesport supermarket closing after state forces upgrade to meat cutting room; owner hopes to reopen
JONESPORT, Maine — For the time being, at least, this seaside fishing village is going to revert to being a one-supermarket town after state officials required the store to upgrade its meat cutting room. The local IGA Supermarket, which for decades was the only supermarket-style grocery store between Machias and ...
Train off tracks temporarily blocks Route 15 in Bucksport
BUCKSPORT, Maine — A train derailment blocked Route 15 for several hours Saturday night and early Sunday morning but was described Monday by one official as relatively minor. The incident occurred around 9 p.m. Saturday as a train headed north across the highway near Harriman Cove Road, according to local ...
Trenton teen who sparked manhunt faces additional charge
TRENTON, Maine — A local teenager accused of sparking a five-hour manhunt on Friday after he allegedly took two guns from his parents’ home is facing an added charge of burglary with a firearm, according to Maine State Police. Last Friday, police indicated they were looking for Dylan Sargent, 16, ...
Bar Harbor man sentenced to one year in Rite-Aid robbery
ELLSWORTH, Maine — A Bar Harbor man who robbed the Bar Harbor Rite-Aid last November and made off with prescription medication has pleaded no contest to the crime. As a result, Donald Mace will spend a year behind bars, according to documents filed in Hancock County Superior Court. Mace pleaded ...
Five-hour manhunt ends in arrest of Trenton 16-year-old
TRENTON, Maine — A 16-year-old boy was taken into custody without injury Friday evening after sparking a five-hour manhunt that drew an estimated 50 law enforcement officers from multiple agencies to Bayside Road, according to state police. In a statement issued Friday evening by Maine Department of Public Safety, police ...
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Report: Suspect in custody after Trenton manhunt
UPDATE: Ellsworth police officers say they have a suspect is in custody. Route 230 remains closed. TRENTON, Maine — Police are asking local residents to be on the lookout for a 16-year-old boy they believe is armed and dangerous. The teenager is possibly armed with two handguns and threatened a ...
Alleged drug dealers, thwarted store burglar among Hancock County indictments
ELLSWORTH, Maine — A Tremont man who was subdued by a Bar Harbor store owner as he allegedly tried to rob the store at gunpoint and several alleged drug dealers were among more than a dozen people indicted Thursday by a Hancock County grand jury. Chris P. Stevens, 39, entered ...
Owners, investigators sift through rubble of Sedgwick fire
SEDGWICK, Maine — A few items have been salvaged from the charred pile of a fire that destroyed a large storage rental unit building last weekend, but an official cause of the blaze has not been determined, according to officials. The large building consisted of dozens of rental storage units, some ...
Despite obstacles, Orland man finds ‘therapeutic’ drive to restore historic 14-foot brass model Navy cruiser
TRENTON, Maine — It may not be a billion-dollar project for a full-fledged warship, but for one Navy veteran from Orland, a four-year project at a local metal fabrication shop has been no less important. Bart Hutchins, who served on the USS Albany from 1968 to 1970, has spearheaded the ...
Two more hikers injured in Acadia National Park
ACADIA NATIONAL PARK, Maine — Hikers’ injuries in the park continue to keep park rangers and others busy, with rescuers handling two more incidents in Acadia on Tuesday. One hiker, a 36-year-old woman from Atlanta, was injured around 11:30 a.m. while hiking on Acadia Mountain near where Man of War ...
Sullivan mom whose son brought pot brownies to school gets 90-day suspended sentence
ELLSWORTH, Maine — A Sullivan woman has received a jail sentence of 90 days, all of it suspended, for her role in an incident last fall in which her eighth-grade son took pot brownies she had baked to school and shared them with friends. Amanda Hiser, 33, initially was charged ...
Former worker who accused Jackson Lab of mistreating mice loses whistleblower lawsuit
ELLSWORTH, Maine — After deliberating for less than an hour Monday afternoon, a civil jury of seven men and two women sided with The Jackson Laboratory in a whistleblower lawsuit filed against the lab by a former employee. Santina Caruso, who worked for Jackson Lab as a veterinary technician for ...
Sedgwick fire destroys large storage building with cars inside
A structure fire on Saturday, June 1, 2013, destroyed a rental storage unit building on Route 172 in Sedgwick, including about a dozen cars and many other items stored inside, despite the efforts of approximately 50 firefighters who responded from 12 area towns.
Visitor injuries, trail violations keep Acadia rangers busy
ACADIA NATIONAL PARK, Maine — Now that the park is fully open to visitors, and with above-normal temperatures in the region the past few days, activity in the park has stepped up — bringing a few accidents along with it. On Saturday, a woman who injured her ankle at the ...
Bar Harbor faces possible lawsuit over pier railing
BAR HARBOR, Maine — The town is in the process of getting a new railing put up around the edge of the local municipal pier and it could wind up on the receiving end of a lawsuit over the old one. The existing pier railing and the concrete knee wall ...
Another lobster bycatch bill surfaces in Legislature
AUGUSTA, Maine — Despite highly visible defeats for Maine groundfishermen who have tried to overturn a state law that prohibits them from possessing lobsters, there may be hope yet for easing the restriction. For the third time in six years — and the second time in the past two months ...
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