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PublishedMarch 17, 2025
Hancock County probate judge could again be suspended from practicing law
William Blaisdell has until April 1 to show he has paid his taxes, or else he risks a one-year suspension from practicing law.
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PublishedDecember 31, 2024
Trump advisers accuse two Maine county jails of disobeying immigration law
America First Legal referred to Hancock and Cumberland counties as 'sanctuary jurisdictions,' but Cumberland County's sheriff says the group is wrong and he follows the law.
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PublishedOctober 7, 2024
Hancock County probate court finds temporary help after judge suspended
After probate Judge William Blaisdell was suspended by Maine's highest court for four months, the registrar of probate arranged for elected judges from other counties to fill in on weekly hearings.
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PublishedAugust 19, 2024
Hancock County probate judge sanctioned by state bar board
Under an agreement with the Maine Board of Overseers of the Bar, William Blaisdell is allowed to practice law but must be supervised by another attorney. Maine's highest court is still considering whether to discipline him as a probate judge.
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PublishedJuly 30, 2024
Former Hancock music teacher pleads guilty to assault and disorderly conduct
Seth Briggs, 37, pleaded guilty to assault and disorderly conduct after rubbing a student's leg on the bus ride back from a field trip to Funtown-Splashtown in Saco.
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PublishedJuly 25, 2024
Two victims identified after small plane crashes at Bar Harbor airport
The single-engine plane arriving from New Jersey with 2 people aboard crashed during its approach, the FAA said.
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PublishedJuly 23, 2024
Fatal Hancock County fire ruled a murder-suicide
Two bodies were found at the residence after the fire in May, who authorities identified as Marie Robbins, 35, of Great Pond and Ryan Devisme, 38 of Aurora.
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PublishedJuly 7, 2024
As ecotourism grows, so does the desire to maintain Down East Maine’s wild character
'They want to build attractions, but the fact that there is nothing here is the attraction,' says the co-founder of one outdoors group.
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PublishedMay 21, 2024
More testing needed to identify victims from Monday fire in Hancock County
State police said autopsies were completed but investigators have not yet determined the cause or manner of death.
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PublishedMay 20, 2024
Two dead in fire in Hancock County
The identities of the victims were not made public Monday.
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