An Interior Department watchdog said Wednesday that U.S. park police (“USPP”) cleared Black Lives Matter protesters from Lafayette Park near the White House last June to erect fencing around the area, not to make way for former President Donald Trump’s walk to St. John’s church. The department’s inspector general said the commander in charge of …
Monthly Archives: June 2021
Game Wardens Responding To Suspected Drowning On Swan Lake
Maine Game Wardens are searching for a suspected drowning victim on Swan Lake in Swanville, using sidescan sonar in an area of Swan Lake where a camp owner discovered an overturned kayak and some personal belongings. Christopher N. Friedrich, age 41 of Springfield, Oregon was reported missing yesterday afternoon to the Waldo County Sherriff’s Department …
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Lewiston Drug Seizure
The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency has announced the arrest of Anthony Barrett Cremona, 40, of Lewiston, as part of an ongoing drug trafficking investigation. Maine Drug Enforcement Agents and Lewiston Police executed a search warrant at Cremona’s apartment, 83 Bartlett Street, Lewiston. Police were initially called to a domestic disturbance at the residence. The execution …
Bath Named One of the Top Towns to Visit in the USA
Bath, Maine has been named one the Top 15 Best Small Towns to Visit, according to Smithsonian Magazine. Here’s part of what they highlight about Bath: …shipbuilding remains a prominent part of Bath’s lure, the small town has plenty more to offer, such as a downtown historic district filled with architectural treasures, from Queen Anne-style …
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Shot Fired During Early Morning Waterville Home Invasion
Around 6am this morning, June 9, a man and woman attempted a home invasion at 16 South Grove Street in Waterville. According to WABI, one shot was fired, but no one was injured. The two people fled the scene and the Waterville Police are asking the public to call (207) 680-4700, if they shave any …
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UPDATE: Fisherman’s Body Recovered from Medomak River Identified
UPDATE: the Maine Marine Patrol is identifying the man whose body was recovered from the Medomak River yesterday morning as James Guptill, 34 of Waldoboro. ORIGINAL STORY: June 8, 2021 The Maine Marine Patrol recovered the body of a fisherman from the water this morning at 6:30am, June 8, near Johnson Island in the Medomak …
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UPDATE: Girl Pulled from Androscoggin River Has Died
UPDATE: Isha Ali, 13, from Lewiston, who was pulled from the Androscoggin River in Greene Monday, has died. A 13-year old girl who was swimming in the Androscoggin River and had to be rescued has died. Deputies say she was not wearing a life jacket and reportedly did not know how to swim. https://t.co/TKuyU2pZhV — …
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Vice President Harris meets with Mexican President Obrador to address illegal migration
Vice President Kamala Harris met with Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador in Mexico City on Tuesday to discuss immigration policy, as part of her first foreign trip since taking office in January. Harris’ Mexico visit comes after she visited Guatemala on Monday, where she told Central Americans that “help is on the way” if …
President Biden ends negotiations with Senator Capito and Republicans over infrastructure legislation
President Biden has ended negotiations with Senator Shelley Moore Capito and Republicans over infrastructure legislation. According to White House press secretary Jen Psaki, Biden told Capito on Tuesday that the latest GOP offer didn’t “meet the essential needs of our country” to fix roads and bridges, prepare the nation for a future reliant on clean …
Jennifer Lopez’s Nuyorican Productions signs first-look deal with Netflix
Jennifer Lopez’s Nuyorican Productions has signed a multi-year first-look deal with Netflix. As part of the deal, Nuyorican will produce both film and television offerings, scripted and unscripted. Lopez, along with producing partner Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas, will aim to work on projects that look to support diverse female actors, writers and filmmakers. Business partner Benny Medina …
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