Police in Fairfield and Skowhegan are among the agencies shifting their resources as the drug epidemic in Maine continues to take root, with 715 people statewide dying last year of a drug overdose.
Dylan Tusinski
Staff Writer
Dylan Tusinski is an investigative reporter with the Maine Trust for Local News quick strike team, where he focuses on telling the stories that impact Maine most through hard-hitting reporting, narrative storytelling and accountability journalism. His reporting ranges from government transparency and organized crime to housing policy and climate change. He previously worked for the Morning Sentinel in Waterville from 2023 to 2025, covering about a dozen communities in Kennebec and Somerset counties. He joined the Sentinel in 2023 after graduating from Colorado State University while double majoring in political science and journalism & media communications.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Two adults, two children injured when SUV rolls on Route 3 in Vassalboro
The driver of the SUV attempted to pass other vehicles and swerved to avoid oncoming traffic, according to the Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office.
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Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News, Oxford Hills
Norway man charged with stalking after following woman to her house in Clinton, police say
Anthony C. Aldrich, 51, of Norway was charged following the incident Tuesday and is facing at least one other stalking charge for an incident earlier this year in Oxford County, according to officials.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Madison parents indicted in October crash that killed son, injured other children
Officials say Robert A. Simonds, 30, was driving when his family’s pickup truck hit a tree, and the children’s mother, Ashley A. Corson, 29, was indicted on the same charges for what the district attorney described as “accomplice liability.”