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Police searching Hampden property for missing man
2+ hour, 12+ min ago (156+ words) Police are searching the property of a Hampden man missing since last month. Douglas Dunphy, 78, hasn't been seen or heard from since early January, and the Hampden Department of Public Safety asked for the public's help in locating him on…...
Judge rules federal agents violated rights of workers who fled them in Bethel
3+ day, 14+ hour ago (401+ words) A federal judge has ruled immigration agents violated the constitutional rights of three construction workers earlier this month and ordered bond hearings. On Jan. 15, U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents arrested nine men'who fled from agents in Bethel after they attempted…...
Bangor woman accused of knife attack acted in self-defense, lawyer says
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (480+ words) The Bangor woman accused of attacking someone with a knife did so out of self-defense, her lawyer said. Sammantha Johnson, 36, was arrested Thursday night'after she allegedly attacked a woman on Jan. 24. Johnson is charged in Penobscot County Superior Court with…...
Rockland police seek driver who hit person on electric scooter
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (129+ words) Ethan Andrews is the night editor. He was formerly the managing editor at The Free Press and worked as a reporter for The Republican Journal and Pen Bay Pilot. Police are trying to identify the driver of a car involved…...
Bangor woman allegedly attacked someone with a knife
4+ day, 4+ hour ago (118+ words) A Bangor woman allegedly assaulted someone with a knife last weekend. Sammantha'Johnson, 36, has been charged with aggravated assault with a dangerous weapon and criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon, according to Katy England, a spokesperson for the Bangor Police Department....
Dozens gather outside Susan Collins’ Bangor office to protest ICE funding
5+ day, 4+ hour ago (563+ words) Roughly 80 protestors gathered Thursday in Bangor to oppose the government's plans to provide more funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The group gathered outside the Bangor office of U.S. Sen. Susan Collins on Harlow Street around noon to demand that the…...
2 Bangor-area men indicted for child exploitation and sex trafficking
1+ week, 7+ hour ago (169+ words) Two Bangor-area men have been indicted for child exploitation and sex trafficking, and police are seeking additional victims. Agasha Carvalho, 45, of Bangor faces charges of producing child sexual abuse material; transportation of child sexual abuse material; possession of child sexual…...
Businesses face pressure to respond to immigration enforcement while also becoming a target of it
1+ week, 1+ day ago (1007+ words) From family-run cafes to retail giants, businesses are increasingly coming into the crosshairs of President Donald Trump's mass deportation campaign, whether it's public pressure for them to speak out against aggressive immigration enforcement or becoming the sites for such arrests…...
6 Portland protesters arrested outside downtown hotels
1+ week, 3+ day ago (207+ words) Six people were arrested on disorderly conduct charges in Portland Friday night, after a protest outside two downtown hotels became disruptive. Portland police responded to the Residence Inn at 145 Fore St. and AC Hotel at 168 Fore St. at 9 p.m. for reports…...
Prosecutors charge five people in connection with the shooting of an Indiana judge and his wife
1+ week, 4+ day ago (675+ words) Members of a motorcycle club and a street gang worked together in an attempt to kill an Indiana judge in hopes of derailing a domestic abuse trial, prosecutors alleged Friday, hours after police announced they had arrested five people in…...