Police/Crime/Courts

7 months ago

19-year-old accused of setting fire to old Fort Fairfield town garage

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 old Public Works garage at 61 Park St.  With help from local police, […]

7 months ago

Aroostook man asks the state’s highest court to vacate his murder conviction

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 Court in Houlton, asked the Maine Supreme Judicial Court on Tuesday […]