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Maine Warden Service, volunteers disagree on search protocols
HOWLAND, Maine — As far as Richard Bowie is concerned, the Maine Warden Service followed its protocols to the letter in its search in thick woods off Lagrange Road for missing Freeport resident Dean Levasseur early last week. The effort began, Bowie said, with a line search — searchers walking ...
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Officials investigating oversize salmon catch reportedly shared on Facebook
MACHIAS, Maine — If you’re going to poach North Atlantic salmon, it’s probably wise not to boast about it on Facebook. The Maine Warden Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service are jointly investigating a report that an oversize salmon was illegally taken by an ice fisherman on Second ...
Warm weather, rains put damper on kickoff of Maine’s ice fishing season
The arrival of the new year also marks the official start of Maine’s ice fishing season. But December’s roller coaster-like weather means many Maine fishermen hoping to spend their holiday on the ice may have to travel considerable distances — or resort to smaller ponds — to find ice thick ...
Hiker reported missing in Hancock County turns up wet but safe
SORRENTO, Maine — A Pennsylvania man spent an unplanned night in the cool, wet woods of Hancock County before crossing paths Tuesday morning with a contingent of the large search party preparing to look for the missing hiker. A game warden said Tuesday that the man made the right decision ...
Danforth man seriously hurt in bird hunting accident
on Oct. 04, 2011, at 6:19 p.m.
WESTON, Maine — A Danforth man suffered serious injuries in a bird hunting accident Tuesday morning in Weston. John Shaw, 35, suffered severe damage to his left leg when the shotgun being held by his uncle and hunting partner, Douglass Conklin, discharged unexpectedly shortly after 11 a.m., according to Travis ...
For too many ATV riders, safety not a priority, wardens say
By Tony Reaves, Lewiston Sun Journal on Oct. 01, 2011, at 5:18 a.m.
PARIS, Maine — After two ATV deaths in Oxford County in the last week, officials are pushing for riders to observe safe riding practices and to take ATV safety classes. On Wednesday, 14-year-old Albert Roberti crashed into another rider on Elm Hill Road in Paris and was thrown from the ...
Bear sighting in Topsham prompts police warning
By Darcie Moore, Times Record on Sept. 21, 2011, at 3:25 p.m.
TOPSHAM, Maine — Topsham police warn residents who encounter a black bear reportedly seen in the Bridge Street area not to approach or corner the animal. Lt. Christopher Lewis said a black bear sighting in the Bridge Street area was reported to police Monday night. A second sighting occurred Tuesday ...
Monroe man facing pot cultivation charge, other charges may be filed
MONROE, Maine — A Waldo County man was arrested late last week after personnel from the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency and the Maine Warden Service found more than 100 mature marijuana plants and other drugs at his Pattee Road Extension home. Adam Lynn, 31, initially was charged with marijuana cultivation ...
Body of missing Presque Isle man found
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — The more than week-long search for a missing 58-year-old Presque Isle man has ended, but not as family, friends and authorities had hoped. The body of Charlie Flint, who last was seen on Aug. 9 in Washburn, was found Friday morning along a skidder trail off ...
Police refocus efforts in search for missing Presque Isle man
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — It has been more than a week since family and friends have heard anything from a missing 58-year-old Presque Isle man, and the local Police Department has no leads in the search for Charlie Flint. Flint is considered to be in peril because he has a ...
Hiker dies after falling, hitting head on Appalachian Trail, wardens say
CARRYING PLACE TOWNSHIP, Maine — The Maine Warden Service has recovered the body of a man believed to be from New York who died Friday morning after falling and hitting his head while hiking the Appalachian Trail in northern Franklin County. The man, who is in his 50s, had been ...
Wardens recover body of missing Massachusetts swimmer
HIRAM, Maine – Maine Warden Service divers have foiund and recovered the body of a Massachusetts woman who was reported missing after she failed to return from a swim on Stanley Pond. Kathleen Whitehouse, 47, of Malden, Mass., was found about 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Edie Smith, spokeswoman for the Maine ...
Teenage Jet Skiers charged with operating while drunk on Sebago Lake
WINDHAM, Maine — Two teenagers were charged Friday with operating their Jet Skis while intoxicated after one of them reportedly struck a rock while on Sebago Lake and had to be rescued by the Maine Warden Service. William Hanson, 19, of Raymond and Patrick Ciez, 19, of Windham were arrested ...
Aroostook County man found nearly a week after running from police
CARIBOU, Maine — A Perham man who bolted from police on July 7 when the car he was riding in was pulled over was arrested on Wednesday. Caribou Police Chief Mike Gahagan said Christopher Bragg, 29, was spotted Wednesday in a vehicle being driven by 25-year-old Roger Simard near the ...
Hiker rescued after suffering broken ankle near Baxter State Park
TOWNSHIP 2 RANGE 10, Maine — Wardens, along with officials from Baxter State Park, rescued a 59-year-old man Saturday who had suffered a broken ankle in the area of Hurd Pond near the Ice Caves south of the park, according to the Maine Warden Service. Few details, including the man’s ...
Chicago woman survives rafting accident on Penobscot
MILLINOCKET, Maine — A Chicago woman was rescued after the raft she was riding in flipped over Saturday morning on the Penobscot River, a Maine Warden Service spokeswoman said Sunday. Melissa Cheng, 31, was in an eight-person raft heading down the river’s west branch at about 10 a.m. when the ...
Jonesboro teen hurt in ATV accident
BERRY TOWNSHIP, Maine — A 17-year-old boy from Jonesboro was injured Sunday morning in an ATV accident on the ITS 19 trail. According to Joe Gardner of the Maine Warden Service, the teenager was traveling with a group of ATVs on the trail when he attempted to pass another vehicle. ...
85-year-old Harmony woman found after night-long search
on May 26, 2011, at 1:06 p.m.
HARMONY, Maine — An 85-year-old local woman was found in a wooded area about a quarter-mile from her home Thursday morning after an all-night search. Chief Pilot Charlie Later of the Maine Warden Service spotted Idyllene Warren at about 7:55 a.m. lying on a rocky hedgerow not far from her ...
Cruise ship rescue drill staged on Mount Desert Island
BAR HARBOR, Maine — The barricades, boats and ambulances were real, but the “wounded” were only volunteers playing the role of injured cruise ship tender passengers. The significant presence of public safety personnel Wednesday morning in Bar Harbor was the result of an emergency response exercise, not an actual collision ...
Police won’t reveal what they found after Northport search in death of Portland woman
NORTHPORT, Maine — Police have wrapped up their search of a wooded lot in Northport for remains or any evidence related to the death of 24-year-old Elena Lozada of Portland. “We made some recoveries. We’re happy we searched it pretty well,” Portland Police Lt. Gary Rogers said Tuesday morning. “It’s ...
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