The state has already matched its total fatalities from last year and the summer is weeks away, leading officials to call for caution and making boaters more wary.
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Maine Warden Service names new chief pilot
Jeffrey Beach of Fairfield has been a licensed pilot for 27 years.
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Maine Warden Service marks 137 years of service
Kris MacCabe of Wilton is named Maine Game Warden of the Year in the celebration at the Winslow VFW.
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Six hunters accused of illegally shooting snowshoe hares
Five hunters from Massachusetts and one from Maine shot 67 more hares than they were legally allowed to, the Maine Warden Service says.
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Massachusetts woman killed in Maine snowmobile crash
The accident, which was the ninth snowmobile fatality this season, occurred Saturday evening near Jackman.
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Rhode Island man is Maine’s third snowmobile fatality of the season
Edmond D. Imondi, 53, failed to negotiate a curve and struck a stand of trees west of Millinocket Lake, authorities said.
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Maine investigators look into snowmobile crash victim’s speed, familiarity with trail
The state medical examiner says that Angus McDuffie, 44, of Gray died of blunt force trauma to the head and neck after being thrown from his snowmobile Monday in Windham.
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Lost deer hunter found after spending night in Maine woods
Brownell Bacon, 79, of Vermont had left his camp in Allagash but failed to return after dark, the Maine Warden Service says.
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Wardens raise concerns about gun-sales background check proposal
The Maine Warden Service says ballot Question 3 could be difficult or impossible to enforce, as supporters and opponents launch ads and announce endorsements.
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Maine Warden Service pilot resigns after arrest
Charles Later was arrested Sept. 2 in Bangor and charged with assaulting a police officer and other offenses.