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Baby Jace Jules St. Peter was born on Jan. 23 as Northern Maine Medical Center’s New Year’s baby. With their basket of gifts from local businesses and organizations are Jace, held by his mother Ashlee Jipson, as his father, Jake St. Peter, looks on. (Courtesy of Northern Maine Medical Center)
Baby Jace Jules St. Peter was born on Jan. 23 as Northern Maine Medical Center’s New Year’s baby. With their basket of gifts from local businesses and organizations are Jace, held by his mother Ashlee Jipson, as his father, Jake St. Peter, looks on. (Courtesy of Northern Maine Medical Center)
John Bragdon, 53, of Crystal was arrested and charged with elevated aggravated assault
Credit: Getty Images Published: 12:28 PM EST January 14, 2021 Updated: 12:30 PM EST January 14, 2021
CRYSTAL, Maine Maine State Police and Major Crimes North are investigating a domestic violence incident that occurred in Crystal on Thursday.
Police say one person was shot and was taken by LifeFlight to Eastern Maine Medical Center.
Police arrested John Bragdon, 53, of Crystal who has been charged with elevated aggravated assault.
This is an active and ongoing investigation and no further details are expected at this time.
State Police were assisted by Aroostook County Sheriff’s Office.
Southern Maine hospitals hit hard as Maine sets COVID-19 patient record
But the burden on Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor finally eased this week, although it still has the highest numbers in the state.
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Hospitalizations for COVID-19 hit record levels this week, with the burden shifting to southern Maine’s hospitals even as it eased at Bangor’s Eastern Maine Medical Center.
On Thursday, a record 202 COVID-19 patients were hospitalized statewide with 55 in intensive care, also a record number. But the geography of hospitalizations shifted southward during the week, driving confirmed COVID-19 inpatient numbers to record levels at York County’s hospitals and at Maine Medical Center in Portland, the state’s largest hospital.