The eagle was spotted Dec. 26 acting abnormally on Papoose Pond in Waterford and later died, the Maine Warden Service says.
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River search scaled back
LEWISTON — Divers concluded their search of the Androscoggin River on Friday for a 5-year-old boy who plunged into the chilly waters Tuesday evening. “Diver search options for the river have been exhausted,” Auburn Deputy Chief Jason Moen wrote in an email Friday afternoon. He said the Maine Warden Service would continue with boat and aircraft patrols as […]
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New game warden heads north. Way north.
Maine Game Wardne Kyle Franklin stands outside of his home in Durham. Franklin is a recent warden graduate and is being posted to Estcourt Station District, the northernmost point in Maine. DURHAM — When 24-year-old Kyle Franklin heads to Estcourt Station in the near future, the population of the tiny village will soar from four to […]
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Game wardens graduate, assigned
VASSALBORO — The Maine Warden Service graduated 10 new game wardens at the Maine Criminal Justice Academy, including three from the area. Graduates from the area included Harry Wiegman from Leeds, going to the Rangeley District; Taylor Valente from Gray-New Gloucester, going to Rockwood District; and Kyle Franklin from Durham, going to Estcourt Station District, […]
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Jeffrey Evangelos asks feds to investigate game wardens
AUGUSTA — A Maine state lawmaker says he wants the federal government to investigate the conduct of undercover game wardens facing questions for law enforcement tactics, including providing alcohol and encouraging poaching. State Rep. Jeffrey Evangelos tells the Portland Press Herald he sent the request to the U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday. Dozens have […]
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Hebron man rescued on Appalachian Trail, carried out 1.5 miles
DEAD RIVER TOWNSHIP — Maine game wardens and rescue officials from around western Maine carried a 64-year-old Hebron man 1.5 miles out of the woods on Wednesday after he was injured hiking the Appalachian Trail in Somerset County. Cpl. John MacDonald said in a news release that John Jutras injured his knee and dislocated his […]
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Maine game wardens ready to star in season two of ‘North Woods Law’
Fans of the cable TV show “North Woods Law” love to talk about the time Maine Game Warden Kris MacCabe caught a loon in a box. MacCabe found it in a frozen stream in Weld, swimming in a pocket of open water that had been iced and snowed over. While cameras rolled, he chuckled and […]