Naples pair arrested
on drug charges
NAPLES —Two Naples residents were arrested Nov. 12 after Cumberland County Sheriff’s officers discovered a 9 mm handgun, $7,500 in cash and drug paraphernalia in their car.

Deputies responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle and, after a search, found 15 grams of heroin/fentanyl packaged for sale and miscellaneous medications in the car, along with the gun and cash.

Jason Dailey, 36, was charged with aggravated trafficking of schedule drugs with a firearm, possession of schedule W drugs (dilauded) and possession of greater than 200 milligrams of fentanyl.

Taylor Bell, 26,  was charged with aggravated trafficking of schedule drugs with a firearm, possession of schedule W drugs, possession of greater than 200 milligrams of fentanyl and possession of a suspended driver’s license.

Dailey and Bell were taken to the Cumberland County Jail and arraigned Tuesday, Nov. 13. Dailey was released on $5,000 bail. Bell was released on $2,500 bail.

College’s nursing students
have highest test pass rate

STANDISH — The Saint Joseph’s College of Maine nursing program has achieved the highest pass rate of licensing exams for students in a bachelor of science   nursing program in the state, the college says.

For calendar year 2018, Saint Joseph’s nursing graduates achieved a 100 percent pass rate of the National Council Licensure Examination, surpassing the national average of 89.41 percent and the Maine state average of 89 percent, according to a press release from the college.  The Saint Joseph’s testing cohort was comprised of 24 students from the Bachelor of Science in Nursing program, a traditional four-year course of study.

 “The preparation and success of our Nursing students are top priorities for our nursing faculty. These NCLEX results are a testament to the faculty’s hard work and dedication to continuous improvement of our program on behalf of our students and their skilled service to others,” Vice President and Chief Learning Officer Michael Pardales said in the press release.

Hunters rescued after
getting stuck in bog

NEW GLOUCESTER — Three hunters got stuck in a bog in New Gloucester Nov. 12 Monday evening and were “cold and wet up to their hips” when they were later rescued, a fire official said.

Capt. Scott Doyle of the New Gloucester Fire and Rescue Department said the hunters became stuck in a bog off 495 Intervale Road, which is also Route 231.

The hunters’ call for help – sent via an Apple Watch – was received around 6:30 p.m. Doyle said 20 staffers from the fire and rescue department responded, as did members of the Maine Warden Service.

The hunters’ cellphone coordinates helped rescue teams locate them.

“Dispatchers told responders that the hunters had been in the water upwards of 30 minutes and that they were lost and very cold,” Doyle said in a statement.

When the rescuers reached the hunters, Doyle said they were “found to be cold and wet up to their hips.”

Rescue crews led the hunters, who were not immediately identified, from the wetland area to safety.

Riding to Top elects
new board members

WINDHAM — Riding To The Top Therapeutic Riding Center recently elected new members to its board of directors.

Newly elected are Gary Plummer, former legislator and retired educator; Hilda Sastre, commercial marketing manager, IDEXX Laboratories; and James Small, regional market manager for Whirpool USA.