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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Two dead in fire in Hancock County
The identities of the victims were not made public Monday.
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Four Maine Maritime Academy students killed in single-vehicle crash in Castine
Three other students were injured early Saturday when their vehicle crashed and caught fire, police say.
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Foundation names Hancock, Washington counties grantees for 2023
The Maine Justice Foundation has announced the recipients of the Hancock/Washington County Legal Aid ESO Fund 2023 Grants. Following an application process, the Maine Justice Foundation Grants, Programs & Policy Committee reviewed all qualified applications and made funding recommendations to the Board of Directors this September that were unanimously approved, according to a news release […]