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Machias pharmacy fined $5K for operating without supervision

by Sabrina Martin March 23, 2026March 23, 2026

Machias Family Pharmacy, owned by pharmacist Benjamin Okafor, was searched by Drug Enforcement Administration agents in February.

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Connecticut man pleads not guilty to assaulting border officer in Maine

by Marie Weidmayer March 16, 2026March 16, 2026

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Feds identify man accused of assaulting border officer in Maine

by Christopher Burns March 13, 2026March 13, 2026

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Bangor man indicted in Washington County for fatal crash last April

by Sabrina Martin March 12, 2026March 12, 2026

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3 arrested in drug bust at Down East motel

by Ethan Andrews March 3, 2026March 3, 2026

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Shots allegedly fired at police as 6 arrested in Down East drug bust

by Ethan Andrews February 23, 2026February 23, 2026

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‘No relief in sight’ for understaffed Washington County prosecutor

by Judith Meyer, The Maine Monitor February 18, 2026February 19, 2026

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Down East mill identifies 2nd worker who died from gas leak

by Sabrina Martin February 18, 2026February 18, 2026

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2nd worker dies after gas exposure at Woodland Pulp mill

by Sabrina Martin February 17, 2026February 17, 2026

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Down East house fire started by 3-year-old playing with lighter

by Paul Koenig February 9, 2026February 9, 2026

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Read the Maine supreme court decision vacating Kailie Brackett’s conviction

by Christopher Burns February 5, 2026February 5, 2026

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Woman’s conviction in brutal Down East murder vacated because of faulty footprint analysis

by Marie Weidmayer February 5, 2026February 5, 2026

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UMaine junior killed in pulp mill incident remembered as ‘wicked smart’

by Sabrina Martin January 29, 2026January 30, 2026

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Intern who died from gas exposure at Down East mill was UMaine student

by Sabrina Martin January 28, 2026January 29, 2026

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Border Patrol arrests 4 immigrants Down East

by Christopher Burns January 28, 2026January 28, 2026

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Worker dies after gas exposure at Down East pulp mill

by Sabrina Martin January 28, 2026January 29, 2026

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2 seriously injured after gas leak at Down East pulp mill

by Ethan Andrews January 27, 2026January 27, 2026

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Former Down East school bus driver gets 18.5 years for sexually assaulting student

by Ethan Andrews January 19, 2026January 19, 2026

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Down East man convicted of 3 murders claims lawyer was ineffective

by Marie Weidmayer December 22, 2025December 22, 2025

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Victim of fatal Down East fire identified as the homeowner

by Ethan Andrews November 25, 2025November 25, 2025