STANDISH

Two hospitalized, two others jailed after attack at home

Police say two men are hospitalized with serious head injuries after being beaten with a baseball bat and crowbar in a dispute over a woman.

The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office said Shane Wescott, 25, and his 29-year-old brother, Ryan, were attacked at 10:30 p.m. Friday at Shane Wescott’s home in Standish.

Police a short time later arrested Peter Tracy, 22, and Richard Nichols, 23, both of Portland, as they were driving in Buxton. They are charged with aggravated assault and are being held on $25,000 bail.

Police said that a third man who was assaulted when he tried to intervene told investigators that the alleged reason for the attack was that one of the victims is dating Tracy’s ex-girlfriend.

WILTON

Jay man dies when truck crashes into utility pole

A Jay man was killed when he crashed the pickup truck he was driving into a utility pole off Route 156 early Saturday, police said.

David Goulette, 44, was headed south toward Chesterville when the crash happened, according to Wilton police.

The 2008 Chevrolet Avalanche that Goulette was operating veered off the road and hit a pile of rocks, sending the truck flying into a utility pole and ejecting him, police said.

Police arrived shortly after the crash was reported about 12:20 a.m. Saturday. Goulette was declared dead at the scene.

Speed appears to have been a factor in the crash, which Wilton police Sgt. Richard Billian Jr. continued to investigate Saturday. Billian did not return a message seeking further details about the crash.

OGUNQUIT

Massachusetts man plunges to death off Marginal Way

A Massachusetts man died after losing his footing and falling into the ocean while walking along some rocks in southern Maine.

Police said the 57-year-old man fell around 7:30 a.m. Saturday while walking along the oceanside foot path known as Marginal Way. Police aren’t releasing the victim’s name pending notification of family members.

Sgt. Matt Buttrick told the Portsmouth Herald that rescue officials tried to resuscitate the man on the scene.

FORT KENT

Priest investigation not linked to sexual misconduct

Attorneys for a northern Maine priest say a criminal investigation leading to his voluntary leave of absence has nothing to do with allegations of sexual misconduct.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland announced last week that the Rev. James Nadeau had taken a leave pending results of an investigation launched by the Maine Attorney General’s Office. Neither the diocese nor the Attorney General’s Office would disclose the nature of the investigation.

The Bangor Daily News reported that two attorneys released a statement Friday saying the investigation does not involve allegations of sexual impropriety. But the attorneys would not disclose what the investigation is about.

Nadeau has been at the St. John Vianney Parish in Fort Kent for the past seven years.

PORTSMOUTH, N.H.

Upcoming book digs into history at Isles of Shoals

An upcoming book about the Isles of Shoals off the New Hampshire and Maine coasts traces 6,000 years of history at one of the tiny islands.

Author and historian J. Dennis Robinson says 250,000 artifacts were unearthed on rocky Smuttynose Island, one of the islands in the island group that straddles the Maine-New Hampshire border 6 miles offshore.

The book, called “Under the Isles of Shoals,” is due out in May. It features over 180 images of rare artifacts and student “diggers” at work.

The book will be published by the Portsmouth Marine Society, now operated by the Portsmouth Historical Society. It will accompany a new exhibit opening at Discover Portsmouth from May through September.