Hancock County News

Police are investigating a burglary at V&S Variety that resulted in thousands of dollars in prescription medicine being stolen from the store's pharmacy.

Doug Radziewicz, executive director, fills in the cat's tail on the SPCA of Hancock County's $2 million capital campaign sign in Trenton.

A Sedgwick man has been arrested and likely will face multiple charges after punching a police officer in the face at a local store and then running into nearby woods, according to police.

In April, the Open Door Recovery Center celebrated its 25th anniversary of providing outpatient substance abuse rehabilitation services to residents of Hancock County as well as neighboring counties.

Two more deaths have been reported linked to H1N1 influenza in Maine, bringing the overall total to five since August.

The death toll from Maine's H1N1 outbreak has risen again. On Saturday, the Maine Center for Disease Control reported two new deaths over the previous week.

Submitted by Mike Tipping on Wed, 11/11/2009 - 9:11am. Maine Politics The results of last week's election aren't contained solely in the success or failure of the big-ticket ballot items.

After having successfully sued Hancock County over the county's practice of charging $1.50 per page for electronic copies of documents filed in its Registry of Deeds, a Cumberland company is turning its sights on the rest of Maine.

Robyn Douglas, Troop Leader of the Downeast Dog Scouts Troop 159, recently received the Good Scout Award from the Dog Scouts of America.

Submitted by Al Diamon on Fri, 11/06/2009 - 11:15am. Maine Media The morning after: If you were looking for local election results from the greater Portland area early on Nov.

Michael A. Martinez, 28, of Campbell, Calif., was arrested Oct.24, on an OUI charge and taken to the Hancock County Jail.

The list of people facing charges as a result of an Oct. 26 home invasion in Southwest Harbor has grown and could end up being even longer, according to officials.

While visiting the former Brown Farm site recently in vacant Riceville, now called Township 39, Harold "Bubba" Murray of Bangor Ghost Hunters kicks away leaves to uncover old stove parts in what might have been a handyman's quarters more than a century ago.

A Southwest Harbor man who was convicted five years ago of stealing more than $40,000 from a convenience store in his hometown added another conviction to his criminal record on Thursday.

BANGOR, Maine a ' Two different Maine Drug Enforcement Agency investigations last week in Bangor and Otis resulted in three arrests and the seizure of more than $100,000 in prescription drugs, the MDEA said in a release.

Penobscot, ME) -- There is one ticked off moose in Hancock County, Maine who wasn't about to share the road with a car.

The victim in a Monday night home invasion suffered only a superficial wound and has a history with the seven men accused of assaulting him, according to a local law enforcement official.

ELLSWORTH, Maine a ' A Bangor man faces multiple charges after he alledgedly stole two vehicles early Wednesday morning and led police on a chase that ended in a crash on Route 180 in Ellsworth.

BROOKLIN, Maine a ' Five people were injured in a head-on accident on Route 15 in the heavy rain late Saturday afternoon.

AUGUSTA : Dr. Dora Anne Mills, director of the Maine Center for Disease Control, said Oct.