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Island Briefs NEH Memorial Day ceremony planned  MOUNT DESERT — Post No. 103 of the American Legion will hold a brief Memorial Day ceremony at 11:30 a.m. on Monday, May 31, at the Veterans Memorial Park near the marina in Northeast Harbor. In the past, the Legion has organized a parade prior to the ceremony, but it was canceled last year and this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic.    Dollars for Scholars rummage sale  BAR HARBOR— YWCA MDI is holding its Dollars for Scholars rum...

Get our free LIBN e-alerts & breaking news notifications! This story is free for a LIMITED TIME. Dozens of prospective homebuyers queued up at a February open house in Holtsville. Hunted houses   When real estate agent Dawn Jordan listed a hi-ranch in Holtsville in February, she planned to hold a 90-minute open house at the property.  But the turnout for the public viewing was so great, the event turned into a four-hour marathon.  Listed for $449,000, the four-bedroom, two-bath hi-ranch on ...

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Brisbane, australia. retired police officer ken olson is driving with his dash camera on when a black pickup truck tries to cut him off. >> i had an in-car recording device which i always use in case something like this happens. >> i looked up to my rear vision mirror. theres a bloke gesturing and pulling signs at me and going berserk. >> olson doesnt recognize the driver or the vehicle. the man pulls in front of olson and then slams on his brakes. >> i had nowhere to go. i just went straight in...

Was up to something other than just exchanging details. >> olson veers to avoid hitting the black pickup. hes risking a head-on collision with other vehicles, so olson drives off the roadway and loops back, all the while trying to lose his insistent pursuer. >> he continued to follow me, went into the right-hand lane, still diagonally. i had to go into the footpath. >> olson dials emergency assistance. >> ive got a bloke thats collided with me four times. hes trying to run me off the road. >> an...

Just keep driving. i said, dont worry, im not stopping because i didnt know how quickly he was going to recover. all i needed to do was put distance between me and this person. >> keep driving and dont go back. >> im not going back. are you crazy? im getting miles away. >> olson is badly shaken and worried the enraged man is still chasing him. >> im just keeping an eye in my rear vision mirror. i dont need this bloke sideswiping me. >> its able to drive to the nearest police precinct where he fi...

>> nobody would have had any time to help me, and everybody was trying to take evasive action to get away from this lunatic. he had no concern for other road users. >> as the seconds tick by, the driver amps up the chase even more aggressively. >> okay. hes coming up beside me. he just collided with me twice. hes pushing me into the barrier. you better get someone here. this dude is crazy. here he -- oh. absolutely at speed reversed straight into me, smashed the whole front of my car. i was jolt...

Is driving with his dash camera on when a black pickup truck tries to cut him off. >> so i had an in-car recording device which i always use just in case something like this happens. i look up in my rear vision mirror and theres a guy going bezerk. >> olson doesnt recognize the driver or the vehicle. the man pulls in front of olson and then slams on his brakes. >> i had nowhere to go. i just went straight into the back of him, collided with the back of him. >> the man jumps out of the drivers se...

I cant. he keeps cutting in front of me and cutting me off. >> even with the police on the phone, the situation is escalating so fast that olson is basically on his own. >> nobody would have had any time to help me, and everybody was trying to take action to get away. he had no concern for other road users. >> as the seconds tick by, the driver amps up the chase even more aggressively. >> okay. hes coming up beside me. he just collided with me twice. hes pushing me into the barrier. you better g...