TRENTON — Florida-based Silver Airways’ first summer as the seasonal air carrier for the Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport was a success, according to Airport Manager Brad Madeira. Silver Airways replaced PenAir effective July 1. The airline, headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, ran twice daily flights from Bar Harbor to Boston. “In July, Silver Airways reported carrying …
ELLSWORTH — While two men charged in the kidnapping of a dog that was later found dead appeared in court Wednesday, only one is free on bail. Both men have been charged with one count each of aggravated cruelty to animals, aggravated criminal mischief, burglary, theft and unauthorized use of property. Nathan Burke, 37, of …
ELLSWORTH — A Hancock County Grand Jury Aug. 9 indicted a Bar Harbor man on charges of gross sexual assault and murder in the June death of Mikaela Conley, 19, of Bar Harbor. The Maine State Police on June 4 charged Jalique Keene, 21, with murder in connection with Conley’s death. Her body was found …
ELLSWORTH — A Trenton woman whose body was found in the mud flats of Goose Cove off Oak Point Road in Trenton July 18 had committed suicide, according to the Maine Medical Examiner’s Office. The body of Barbara Graves, 88, was found by passers-by. “Barbara Graves was ruled a drowning and the manner is suicide,” …
ELLSWORTH — Attorneys for accused murderer Jalique Keene of Bar Harbor are scheduled to meet with Assistant Attorney General John Alsop for a status conference on Thursday, Sept. 13. The Maine State Police on June 4 charged Keene, 21, with murder in the death of Mikaela Conley, 19, of Bar Harbor. Conley’s body was found …
ELLSWORTH — The Hancock County Sheriff’s Office has identified a body found in Trenton Wednesday as that of Barbara Graves, 88, of Trenton. “No foul play is suspected in this case,” said Deputy Luke Gross. “The Sheriff’s Office is working with the Medical Examiner’s Office, as the investigation is still ongoing.” Passers-by found Graves’ body …
ELLSWORTH — A Hancock County jury June 29 found a Mariaville woman not guilty of theft after deliberating for six hours. The Maine Attorney General’s Office had charged Lisa Harriman, 56, with theft by unauthorized taking or transfer of $225,000 and misuse of entrusted property, with a value exceeding $10,000. Harriman was found not guilty …
ELLSWORTH — A Mount Desert man was indicted by a Hancock County grand jury June 7 after an incident in which he allegedly threatened a domestic partner with a firearm. Ryan Dunbar, 34, was indicted on charges of domestic violence criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon, aggravated criminal mischief, obstructing report of a crime or …
ELLSWORTH — Mikaela Conley, the 19-year-old Bar Harbor woman who was found murdered June 2, died of blunt force trauma and strangulation, according to court records. The Maine State Police arrested Jalique Keene, 21, of Bar Harbor on a charge of murder on June 4. “Your affiant has probable cause to believe that Jalique Keene has …
ELLSWORTH — Defense attorney Jeff Toothaker, who is representing Bar Harbor murder suspect Jalique Keene, confirmed Tuesday that police have video footage they are reviewing from the Connors Emerson School. Toothaker said he does not know what, if anything, the video might contain. The body of Mikaela Conley, 19, of Bar Harbor was found near …
