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bangordailynews.com > 02/27/2026 > midcoast > midcoast-police-courts > rockport-maine-tree-poisoning-fine-stephen-antonson

NY man fined $3K for allegedly poisoning his Maine neighbor’s trees

1+ hour, 24+ min ago  (868+ words) A'Brooklyn man accused of poisoning his elderly neighbor's trees to improve the view at his Rockport vacation home will pay a fine of $3,000, under an agreement that state regulators approved Friday morning. With'the agreement, Stephen Antonson has acknowledged "that a…...

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bangordailynews.com > 02/27/2026 > bangor > bangor-police-courts > hermon-maine-pines-church-discrimination-lawsuit-ruling-schedule

Judge to decide if Hermon schools discriminated against a church

6+ hour, 11+ min ago  (227+ words) A federal judge's decision about if Hermon schools discriminate against a church is at least two months away. Pines Church, now based in Bangor, sued the Hermon School Department in May 2023, alleging the School Committee rejected the church's request for…...

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bangordailynews.com > 02/26/2026 > central-maine > central-maine-police-courts > edwin-lawrence-vassalboro-cocaine-arrest

Central Maine man allegedly caught moving 2 kilos of cocaine

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (260+ words) State police arrested a Vassalboro man on Wednesday while he was allegedly bringing 2 kilograms of cocaine into Maine from out of state. Agents from the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency had been investigating a residence on Webber Pond Road in Vassalboro…...

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bangordailynews.com > 02/26/2026 > bangor > bangor-police-courts > gary-brinson-murder-trial-jury

Jury to decide if Bangor man killed his friend

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (451+ words) A jury will decide if a Bangor man is guilty of killing his friend. Gary Brinson, 71, is accused of killing Lee Ruona, 64, on Dec. 4, 2024, at Brinson's apartment on Union Street. Brinson is charged with intentional or knowing murder in Penobscot…...

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bangordailynews.com > 02/26/2026 > portland > portland-police-courts > westbrook-maine-spring-street-crash-dog-death-brandon-michael-gross

Man charged in Maine crash that killed dog

1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (179+ words) A Windham man has been charged after a Tuesday crash that left a dog dead. Brandon Michael Gross, 35, has been charged with aggravated driving to endanger, eluding an officer, aggravated cruelty to animals, and violating his conditions of release and…...

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bangordailynews.com > 02/25/2026 > bangor > bangor-police-courts > no-bloody-fingerprints-gary-brinson-bangor-homicide-trial

No bloody fingerprints of accused killer found at Bangor homicide scene, expert testifies

1+ day, 18+ hour ago  (586+ words) There were no bloody fingerprints tying a Bangor man accused of murder to multiple items recovered at the crime scene, a witness testified Wednesday during the second day of the trial. Gary Brinson, 71, is accused of killing Lee Ruona, 64, on…...

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bangordailynews.com > 02/25/2026 > central-maine > central-maine-police-courts > alabama-woman-arrested-maine-turnpike-chase

Alabama woman arrested after Maine Turnpike chase

2+ day, 10+ min ago  (163+ words) An Alabama woman was arrested on Tuesday evening after she was allegedly driving recklessly on Interstate 95 and failed to stop for police. Police received numerous complaints shortly after 5:30 p.m. about the red SUV weaving in and out of traffic at high…...

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bangordailynews.com > 02/25/2026 > state > state-police-courts > robert-fuller-jr-killing-suspect

Suspect worked at the assisted living facility where Maine lawyer and philanthropist was killed

2+ day, 41+ min ago  (641+ words) Police on Wednesday identified the man charged with the murder of Maine lawyer and philanthropist Robert Fuller Jr. as an employee of the Maryland assisted living facility where Fuller was fatally shot on Valentine's Day. Maurquise Emillo James, 22, of Baltimore,…...

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bangordailynews.com > 02/25/2026 > hancock > hancock-police-courts > eliot-cutler-3-years-longer-sentence-porn-probation-violation

Eliot Cutler, facing 3 more years behind bars, denies violating probation again

2+ day, 3+ hour ago  (493+ words) Eliot Cutler on Wednesday denied to a judge that he broke his probation over his alleged inability to stay away from pornography. Cutler appeared via Zoom during Wednesday's hearing at the Hancock County Unified Criminal Court. Hancock County District Attorney…...

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bangordailynews.com > 02/25/2026 > central-maine > central-maine-police-courts > maine-robert-fuller-homicide-maryland-suspect-arrest

Suspect arrested in slaying of Maine lawyer and philanthropist Robert Fuller

2+ day, 6+ hour ago  (262+ words) Update: Police on Wednesday identified the suspect as an employee of the assisted living facility where Robert Fuller Jr. was killed. The suspect in the Valentine's Day slaying of a Maine lawyer and philanthropist at a senior living center in…...