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April 21, 2018
Hancock Latest News | Poll Questions | NEA Poetry Suit | Kenduskeag Stream Race | Maine Legislature

    Maine town’s former treasurer accused of stealing $17,960

    Jody Murphy allegedly stole the money by taking funds from municipal bank deposits, town transfer funds and by adding unauthorized stipends to her own paychecks, said an investigator. Read More

    Wrecker loses brakes, then crashes backwards into Maine apartment building

    After the brakes failed, the wrecker's driver managed to steer the loaded vehicle a quarter mile in reverse through the heart of Ellsworth at speeds reaching 40 mph. Read More
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    Nor’easter wallops Maine with up to 30 inches of snow

    After a two-day nor’easter dumped more than a foot of snow in Maine, residents across the state started digging themselves out to get ready to go back to school or to work on Thursday. Read More

    Up to 6 inches of snow to fall as Maine digs out from Tuesday’s nor’easter

    Wednesday’s forecast is less severe, but up to half a foot of fresh snow will pile onto Tuesday's heavy accumulation. Read More
    • The latest closings, cancellations and delays
    • Map: See where this week’s nor’easter dropped the most snow over Maine

    Latest nor’easter buries Maine under snow

    By late Wednesday, a total of between 14 and 20 inches of snow is expected to fall in eastern and northern Maine, including the Bangor area, with the far northern part of the state projected to get between 8 and 15 inches. Read More

    Late winter storm expected to dump a fresh 12 to 18 inches of snow

    The National Weather Service on Tuesday morning issued a blizzard warning for the entire Maine coast until Wednesday morning, saying winds could gust as high as 55 mph in southern and midcoast Maine, and as high as 45 mph east of Penobscot Bay. Read More
    • The latest closings, cancellations and delays

    Third nor’easter in 2 weeks to dump at least a foot of snow across Maine

    Areas in and around Bangor, Lincoln, Millinocket and Greenville could get 18 to 24 inches of snow between Tuesday morning and early Thursday, the weather service said Monday. Read More
    • The latest closings, cancellations and delays

    Retired Aroostook County sheriff tapped to serve as MDEA’s top northern cop – again

    Darrell Crandall, who retired as sheriff last month, previously served as MDEA’s northern commander from around 2008 to 2013. Read More
    POLL QUESTION

    LePage vetoes bill that would allow Bar Harbor port authority

    “Bar Harbor is aware that they cannot legally prohibit cruise ships from visiting,” LePage wrote. Read More

    Bucksport High student charged with school threat

    Nathan Tapley, 18, of Bucksport was charged on Friday afternoon with terrorizing after police received word of the threat, Bucksport Police Chief Sean Geagan said. Read More

    Study: Lobster supply chain contributes $1B to Maine economy each year

    “We never knew what the big picture of our own industry really looked like.” Read More

    Maine’s annual lobster landings drop by nearly $100M in value

    “We still have a really strong resource out there. It’s a wild resource, so there will always be variables.” Read More
    • Study: Lobster supply chain contributes $1B to Maine economy each year
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    Nor’easter clips Maine, knocking out power, flooding roads and canceling flights

    “Small changes in the track of this storm could have a large impact on wind predictions." Read More
    • Friday nor’easter not expected to hit Maine directly, but winds could still cause outages

    Police: Ellsworth student who made threat had access to weapons

    Fifth-year student Michael Allen lived in a house where there was at least a shotgun, Police Chief Glenn Moshier said. Read More
    • Ellsworth superintendent promises better security after shooting threat

    Ellsworth superintendent promises better security after shooting threat

    Ellsworth police planned to “have an on-duty officer in and out of our three schools at various times” on Monday in response to Allen’s threat. Read More
    • Police: Ellsworth student who made threat had access to weapons

    Shoveling shirkers, beware: Bucksport’s sidewalk enforcer is coming

    Valerie Sulya, 80, Bucksport’s sidewalk superintendent, is a one-woman force for accessibility during the messy winter months Read More

    Winter storm dumps mix of snow and rain across Maine

    A hazardous weather outlook has been issued by the National Weather Service for northern, central, coastal and Down East Maine. Read More

    Maine closes more scallop areas to prevent overfishing

    The Maine Department of Marine Resources said it has shut down the Harrington and Pleasant rivers, including Pleasant Bay, as well as the Skillings River and Taunton Bay in the Frenchman Bay area. Read More

    Maine teen allegedly wanted to be ‘the most notorious school shooter in American history’

    “He told the police, ‘I didn't expect you to catch on to this so fast,'" the prosecutor said. Read More
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    Maine lands second major salmon farm, this time at shuttered paper mill

    Maine suddenly finds itself at the heart of a fledgling U.S. industry, as a second company pushes to build a huge land-based aquafarm to feed a growing appetite for Atlantic salmon. Read More
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