hancock county
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PublishedSeptember 9, 2018
Dog’s body found. Then came the curious tale of Franky the pug mix
The 'ugly act' that claimed the life of a terrier-pug mix named Franky elicits an outpouring of support in a Down East town.
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PublishedSeptember 4, 2018
Men wanted in dog’s death turn themselves in to police
They are charged with aggravated animal cruelty in the case of a Boston terrier-pug mix stolen from its owner in Winter Harbor and later found dead.
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PublishedSeptember 2, 2018
Two Hancock County men sought in killing of family’s dog
The body of the pug named Franky washed up on a beach Thursday after it was reported missing following a break-in Aug. 26, police say.
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PublishedMay 21, 2018
Portland woman cracks top 10 in Miss USA contest
Miss Maine USA Marina Gray survives two rounds of elimination in the national pageant, which is won by a Nebraskan.
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PublishedMarch 24, 2018
With ‘crescendo,’ home-schooled student wins Maine State Spelling Bee
Colin Aponte, a 13-year-old from Blue Hill, beats out 13 other competitors to go on to the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington in May.
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PublishedAugust 13, 2017
Regina Grabrovac believes in blueberries for all
Working among the food insecure, she hates to see surplus fruit go to waste.
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PublishedJuly 23, 2017
Lightning sparks wildfire in Hancock County
The fire burned about 2 acres of forestland near Brandy Pond, the Maine Forest Service says.
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PublishedJune 20, 2017
Massachusetts man pleads guilty to embezzling from Maine boatyard
Steven Nygren, 50, wrote unauthorized checks to himself totaling $732,000 and made an additional $62,000 in unauthorized charges to company credit cards of Brooklin Boat Yard, federal prosecutors say.
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PublishedJune 12, 2017
Amid plummeting prices, a growing fear: Fewer Maine blueberry farmers
Lawmakers and agriculture officials say the state needs to find new buyers for one of its signature crops.
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PublishedSeptember 27, 2016
Connecticut man charged with heroin trafficking in Maine
Police say Ronald Golden brought an estimated 750 bags of heroin into the state for sale in Hancock and Penobscot counties.