South Thomaston
CRIME & SAFETY
Maine man at center of Cushing death case claims police beat him after arrest
One of the men at the center of a death investigation in Cushing says he was beaten by Maine State Police when he was brought into custody after a standoff in Augusta. Jason Hewett appeared remotely in a Knox County Court on Thursday. The state asked for his bond to...
Delivery truck rolls over on Route 27, Boothbay; no one hurt
At 5:45 a.m. Thursday, July 18, Lincoln County Communications received a 911 call for a commercial truck which had rolled over on Route 27 in Boothbay, near Knickerbocker Group. Boothbay Fire & Rescue and Boothbay Region Ambulance Service crews were immediately dispatched, with the first units arriving on scene at...
Spontaneous Combustion of Floor Refinishing Sawdust Causes Maine House Fire
Trash bags of sawdust spontaneously combusted, causing a house fire July 16 in Rockland, Maine, the Penobscot Bay Pilot reported. The fire started around 9 p.m. after bags filled with sawdust, thinner and rags had been left outside for hours from a floor refinish project. Temperatures reached the high 80s...
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