hancock county
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PublishedFebruary 1, 2021
Nonprofit barred for supporting Black Lives Matter may be allowed back in Maine jail
The Hancock County sheriff cut off a nonprofit recovery coaching service after it expressed support for the Black Lives Matter movement.
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PublishedJanuary 27, 2021
Counselors from agency that praised Black Lives Matter barred from Hancock County Jail
Hancock County Sheriff Scott Kane canceled the group's contract last summer and defended his decision when questioned this week.
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PublishedDecember 10, 2020
Man who fled to Maine sentenced for 1996 Massachusetts rape
Ivan Keith fled Massachusetts in 2003 and was arrested in Seal Cove, Maine, in August 2019, in a house that belonged to his ex-wife, authorities said.
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PublishedFebruary 3, 2020
Agreement settles case against Cianbro Corp. chairman charged in cannon blast
Charges were filed last fall against Peter G. Vigue, 72, of Pittsfield after he fired a small cannon at a Maine Maritime Academy football game and injured a referee.
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PublishedJanuary 4, 2020
Volunteers bringing steam locomotive back to life in Maine
They are slowly but surely restoring the last steam-powered locomotive operated by Maine Central Railroad.
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PublishedNovember 6, 2019
Sale of Hancock County wind farm project puts it on fast track toward completion
The Weaver Wind project, scheduled to go online by October 2020, is expected to produce enough energy to power up to 20,000 homes annually.
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PublishedSeptember 28, 2019
Maine State Police find missing fisherman
Samuel (Deonta) Linscott, 23, of Waltham in Hancock County, worked in the Winter Harbor area and hadn't been heard from in three days.
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PublishedAugust 19, 2019
Stonington man hospitalized after 2 crashes within 5 miles
Jared Murphy, 18, clipped a car he was trying to pass, then continued on and rolled his pickup truck a few miles later, police say.
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PublishedJune 26, 2019
Maine Voices: Children – and battery electric school buses – are our future
A new federal bill will help districts get the resources they need to provide tens of thousands of young Mainers with healthy air to breathe and a safe ride to school.
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PublishedMay 12, 2019
Elderly man killed in head-on crash in Hancock County
Maine State Police say Joseph Ryan, 93, of Hancock died after his car collided with another vehicle Sunday afternoon on Route 1 in Hancock.