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2 Houlton men arrested on drug trafficking charges
2+ hour, 53+ min ago (279+ words) Two Houlton men were arrested on multiple drug charges Thursday following a police search of their Houlton residence, camper and property outbuildings, according to police." Seth R. Suitter, 35, of Houlton was charged with two Class B felonies, unlawful trafficking of methamphetamine…...
19-year-old accused of setting fire to old Fort Fairfield town garage
21+ hour, 33+ min ago (135+ words) A 19-year-old Fort Fairfield man has been charged with arson after two building fires in the town on Tuesday, including a former town garage. At about 6:15 p.m. town firefighters were called to a structure fire and found smoke coming from the…...
Former Houlton town manager set for plea hearing in domestic assault case
21+ hour, 4+ min ago (377+ words) Former Houlton Town Manager Cameron Clark will appear at a plea hearing in April." Clark was indicted in December on two felony counts and one misdemeanor related to an alleged domestic violence assault of a dating partner. He was arrested…...
Aroostook town accuses plowing service of breaking contract
1+ week, 1+ day ago (309+ words) A small town in central Aroostook County has issued a breach of contract notice to its plowing contractor, whom it says has failed to properly clean roads after snow storms and used town-owned sand for personal purposes." The Board of…...
Aroostook man asks the state’s highest court to vacate his murder conviction
1+ week, 3+ day ago (633+ words) MONTICELLO, Maine " An Aroostook County man serving 55 years in prison for the murder of his fiancee wants his first-degree murder conviction overturned, alleging multiple trial court errors. Jayme Schnackenberg, 42, who was convicted in 2025 following a three-day trial in Aroostook County…...
Fort Kent police make arrest in bomb threat case
1+ week, 3+ day ago (234+ words) FORT KENT, Maine " Fort Kent police have charged a 15-year-old Fort Kent Community High School student with making a bomb threat in a handwritten note last week. The student was charged with making a false report and terrorizing, according to…...
Aroostook police arrest man for 3rd time in 15 months on drug charges
1+ week, 5+ day ago (312+ words) The Fort Fairfield Police Department arrested a man over the weekend on methamphetamine trafficking charges." During a probation compliance check Saturday, police found 14.09 grams of methamphetamine and 0.79 grams of cocaine at the Limestone Road residence of 53-year-old Scott Larson, according…...
Theft and violence top grand jury indictments
3+ week, 1+ day ago (906+ words) HOULTON, Maine " The Aroostook County grand jury handed up 55 indictments for December, including Houlton's former town manager. The grand jury indicted Cameron Clark, 37, of New Limerick, for tampering with a victim and domestic violence assault. Clark was also indicted on…...
County chooses design firm for new Aroostook jail
3+ week, 2+ day ago (486+ words) FORT KENT, Maine " Aroostook County Commissioners voted on Wednesday to begin contract negotiations with SMRT Architects & Engineers for new jail design and architectural services." The firm, with locations in Bangor, Portland, New York and Massachusetts, will help The County through…...
Judge orders Houlton police to turn over footage in case involving minor
3+ week, 3+ day ago (704+ words) HOULTON, Maine " The Houlton Police Department must release the body camera footage of an officer's interaction with a minor to the child's father by next Thursday, according to court documents." After reviewing the unredacted footage in private late last year,…...