UNITY TOWNSHIP (AP) — Police say a dog that apparently jumped into the lap of a driver caused a fatal head-on crash in Unity Township earlier this week. Kennebec County Sheriff’s Chief Deputy Ryan Reardon said a pickup truck driven by 29-year-old Tyler Brackett of Unity was headed west on Route 139 on Monday afternoon […]
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German shepherd makes trip from Maine to NC to reunite with family
BRUNSWICK — After a six-month odyssey that led him from Florida to Maine, a cuddly German shepherd will be reunited with his original owners Saturday, thanks to the Coastal Humane Society. Nine-year-old Chisum was surrendered to the Flagler Humane Society in Flagler County, Fla., in April, after his owners, Kathy and Nelson Walden, relocated to […]
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Scarborough council approves tough new leash law
SCARBOROUGH (AP) — The Scarborough Town Council has approved an ordinance that requires dogs to be leashed year-round on all town property just months after an unleashed dog killed a protected piping plover chick on a beach. The decision made Wednesday means that a $12,000 fine proposed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will […]
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Auburn Police K9 gets new vest
AUBURN — After three years on the force, K9 Dutch is getting new protective gear to keep him safe on the beat. The vest, which will be bullet- and stab-proof, is one of 16 awarded in New England by Vested Interest in K-9s with a $15,000 grant from the Petco Foundation. Although he was born […]
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Outdoors in Maine: Last gun dog slips away after horrifying incident
The huge, bear-like dog came out of nowhere. It pounced upon Sally and clamped its big jaws around her throat grinding her into the dirt. My 15-year old, frail English Setter kicked and yelped in pain as the St. Bernard shook her like a rag doll. I yelled and kicked at Sally’s attacker. I felt […]
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Authorities investigate Waterboro dog shooting
WATERBORO (AP) — Prosecutors are weighing whether to bring charges against a Waterboro man accused of shooting a neighbor’s dog. Melissa and Glenn Carter said they let their two dogs out July 17 as they do every morning. Melissa Carter tells the Journal Tribune (http://bit.ly/1dUzR9V) when they returned 10 minutes later, Tyson, a 3-year-old Rottweiler, […]
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Owner of dog that killed plover comes forward
SCARBOROUGH (AP) — The owner of an unleashed dog that killed a piping plover chick on a Scarborough beach has come forward and is cooperating with the investigation. The Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife said a witness told a Maine Audubon volunteer that the dog owner was warned and did nothing to stop the […]
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Officials investigate plover killed by dog at Scarborough beach
AUUGUSTA (AP) — Federal and state wildlife officials are investigating after a dog killed a protected piping plover chick on a Scarborough beach. A spokesman for the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife says a woman spotted an unleashed dog on Pine Point Beach on Monday morning approaching a plover nest. She warned the […]
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Dog days of Summer
With the summer heat, the caller was concerned for the dog’s safety. Cpl. Kevin Cramp responded. He ran the license plate to identify the owner, and went into a store near where the car was parked. The problem was solved quickly, he said, when within a few minutes, the dog’s owner came out of the […]