Arrest Warrant Issued for Former PTF Treasurer\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n
A judge issued an immediate arrest warrant Monday for former Ellsworth school parent-group treasurer Joshua Dudeck, 46, accused of stealing over $30,000 from the PTF between 2022 and 2025.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Dudeck skipped a plea hearing claiming a family emergency, but prosecutors noted he was seen dropping off children at school that morning.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n He faces a theft charge with $34,048 in restitution owed and $10,000 cash bail now set.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The Ellsworth American<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Serious Crash Shuts Down Route 94 in Garland\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n A serious crash closed State Route 94 between Haskell Lane in Garland and Carr Road in Dexter Monday afternoon.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n LifeFlight, Maine State Police and the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office responded as crash reconstruction got underway.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The road is expected to remain closed for a considerable time with traffic detoured around the area according to WABI news.<\/span><\/p>\n WABI-TV<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Officials Seek Unauthorized Fire Truck in Limerick\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n Limerick Fire and Rescue is asking for help identifying a personally-owned fire truck seen driving with lights and sirens in the Lake Arrowhead area.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Officials say the truck is not affiliated with their department or any local department.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n WABI news reports no emergency was occurring at the time.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Anyone with information is asked to call Maine State Police.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0WABI-TV<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Bobby Charles Campaign Fined $22K by Ethics Commission\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n The Maine Ethics Commission voted 4-1 to fine Republican gubernatorial candidate Bobby Charles’s campaign $22,657.99 for accepting $45,315 in over-the-limit contributions.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Campaign staff blamed an outside consultant and asked to delay action until after the Nov. 3 election.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n WABI news reports the commission denied that.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The penalty equals 50% of the total overages following a Maine Democratic Party complaint.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n WABI-TV<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Grant Street and Bridge Hill Roadwork Updates\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n Oct. 26-28 Ellsworth updated its roadwork schedule with closures on Grant Street and paving on Bridge Hill from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The Main Street entrance to Grant Street is closed Oct. 26-27, with Liberty Street to the dam closed Oct. 28.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Contractors will also pave the Bridge Hill cross trench Oct. 27-28 with possible delays.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n City of Ellsworth<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Trainer Fined After Horse Dies En Route to Windsor Fair\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n Trainer Stanley Whittemore received the maximum $1,000 fine and one-year suspension through Sept. 7, 2027 after his horse Vogue Blue Chip’s leg broke through his trailer floor Aug. 31.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The horse dragged for miles despite another driver honking for over two miles, suffering an exposed fractured cannon bone requiring euthanasia.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Whittemore accepted responsibility, saying it was the worst incident in his 61 years in racing according to WABI news.<\/span><\/p>\n WABI-TV<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Waggle Launches Financial Wellness for Women\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n Blue Hill CPA Rebecca Lynn-Crockford launched Waggle to provide plain-spoken financial education for women in midlife transitions like retirement, divorce and widowhood.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Drawing on 40 years in corporate finance, she will cover budgeting, Medicare, Social Security, taxes and estate planning through workshops and limited coaching.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The Ellsworth American reports Fall offerings include a four-week Deer Isle course Oct. 29-Nov. 19 and a free Nov. 5 talk at Blue Hill Public Library.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n