The incident, in which a vacationing woman was bitten on the foot, is the first documented case of a rabid otter in Maine.
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Video: Otter chases, bites woman at Rockland beach
Officers then spend hours tracking the otter before shooting it and sending it to the state lab to test for rabies.
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Rockland health club director accused of fraud
A federal court complaint accuses Michael Morrison of submitting false claims for $177,000 in physical therapy services to Medicare, MaineCare, the VA and an insurance company from 2005 to 2016.
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Rockland schooner gets new life under new owners, new name
Adam and Katie McKinlay purchased the 99-foot Isaac H. Evans last fall and plan to offer windjammer trips under the vessel’s original name – the Boyd N. Sheppard.
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Cushing man accused of threatening Rockland school arrested on bail violation charge
Thomas E. Sawyer was arrested on a terrorizing charge in March and is accused of violating conditions of his release by using drugs.
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Cruise ships trigger identity crisis for a small city in Maine’s midcoast
Rockland and its transformation catch the industry’s eye, and now residents are split over whether to welcome or rebuff mass tourism.
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Mental health evaluation continues for man who spoke of school shooting
Brandon Luzzi, who was held at Pen Bay Medical Center in Rockport, told his mother that he believed the voices that told him to ‘do a school shooting’ came from a foreign object or device inside his body.
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Rockland man pleads guilty to stabbing, is sentenced to 6 years
George Gilmore, 33, admits that he attacked Morgan Robinson after an argument over underwear left on the floor of their apartment led to a racial slur.
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Fate of Rockland man who allegedly talked about school shooting rests with doctors
Brandon Luzzi is being held at Pen Bay Medical Center while clinicians determine whether he is well enough mentally to go home or needs treatment.
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A warning, an emergency lockdown – 44 minutes later, the scene is secure
On a day when Rockland police were to train on school lockdown procedures, a disturbing tip sent authorities into action.