HEBRON — The family of Karen Wrentzel, who was fatally shot by a hunter last month, reacted with shock and anger Wednesday to details released in a police affidavit Tuesday. Robert Trundy, 38, has been charged with manslaughter. Wrentzel’s uncle, Jon Spofford, said in an interview Wednesday that Trundy “must be held accountable for his […]
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Hunter charged with manslaughter in death of Karen Wrentzel
PARIS – The man who shot and killed a Hebron woman on opening day of the hunting season has been charged with manslaughter.
According to the criminal complaint filed by the Attorney General’s Office, Robert Trundy, 38, of Hebron is charged with manslaughter in the death of Karen Wrentzel, 34…
Staying informed on hunting safety
Hunting may be a way of life in Maine, but many people are not always aware when seasons begin. Karen Wrentzel, 34, was shot and killed by a hunter on her property in Hebron on Oct. 28, the opening day of deer season. Her grandmother, Beverly Spofford, said Wrentzel and several family members did not […]
No ID on hunter in Hebron fatal shooting
HEBRON — The Maine Warden Service said Monday it will not identify the hunter in a fatal shooting in Hebron until it becomes public. Wardens are investigating the incident that left 34-year-old Karen Wrentzel dead on her property on Greenwood Mountain Road on Saturday. They have not released the name of the 38-year-old man who […]
‘Free spirit’ Karen Wrentzel remembered
HEBRON – Karen Wrentzel was “a beautiful, kind soul of unique quality,” family member Joan Joy Tibbetts said Sunday. Tibbetts and others are mourning her death in a hunting incident Saturday. Wrentzel, 34, of 490 Greenwood Mountain Road in Hebron, was “digging around for rocks” on her land, according to her uncle, Jon Spofford, when […]
Hebron woman killed in hunting incident wasn’t hunting
UPDATE: “Free spirit” Karen Wretzel remembered HEBRON — The 34-year-old woman who was shot and killed Saturday on her property by a hunter was identified Sunday by the Maine Warden Service as Karen Wrentzel of 490 Greenwood Mountain Road. According to a family member, Joan Joy Tibbetts, Wrentzel was on property gifted to her by her grandmother, […]
Woman killed in hunting incident in Hebron Saturday
HEBRON — A 34-year-old woman was shot and killed Saturday by a hunter on the first day of deer hunting season in a heavily wooded area about 250 yards from Greenwood Mountain Road. The woman, believed to from the area, was pronounced dead at the scene, Maine Warden Service spokesman John MacDonald said. He said the […]
Author describes life with prisoners in Maine after World War II
HEBRON — Historian Hank Lunn of Camden recently briefed the Hebron Historical Society on his personal experiences with German World War II prisoners of war in his hometown of Littleton in Aroostook County. At the end of the war in the European Theater, 42,000 prisoners of war were brought to the U.S. to serve time […]
Local roundup: Mountain Valley boys' soccer edges Carrabec in overtime
RUMFORD — Espen Lamberg scored a volley on a corner from a ball headed by Will Sorensen in the third minute of the first overtime period as Mountain Valley edged Carrabec 2-1 in boys’ soccer action Wednesday afternoon. Colin Rugh scored th Cobras’ (0-2) lone goal in the second half to even up the score […]
2017 Hebron football
Coach: Tom Radulski (first year) Conference: Evergreen Last year’s record: 3-5 Returning athletes: Postgrads — Christian Peete (RB/DB), Justin Beckett (WR/DB), Jake Bieler (LB); Seniors — Ben English (QB/DB), Ryan Kappelmann (OL/DL), Dylan Richmond (TE/LB), Quinn Woods (OL/DL). Key losses: Alex Renaud (WR/DB), Ryan Sullivan (QB/DB), Mike Tuzzo (RB/LB). What to expect: Radulski, the Lumberjacks’ […]