Tiny New Sweden (population 620) became infamous last year as the site of a del
Date
6-1-2004
Pages
50-55, 83-85
Abstract
Tiny New Sweden (population 620) became infamous last year as the site of a deliberate mass arsenic poisoning at a church social that sickened many, killed one, and led to the suicide of suspect Daniel Bondeson of Sweden. A year after the international media frenzy, the town has settled into its old ways. Largely because of the publicity, last year's Midsommar Fest was the largest in recent memory. Everyone in New Sweden knows who Bondeson's suspected accomplice is, although there has been no indictment or arrest. Public attention has shifted to a Maine Department of Transportation plan to upgrade Route 161 and put a three-lane highway through New Sweden, a plan townspeople oppose. Arsenic victim Ralph Ostlund, an older man who doctors predicted would never walk again, went cross-country skiing last winter.
Subjects
New Sweden, Poisoning
Recommended Citation
Clark, Jeff, "Tiny New Sweden (population 620) became infamous last year as the site of a del" (2004). Maine News Index - Down East Magazine. 2511.
https://digitalcommons.portlandlibrary.com/news_downeast/2511
Source
Down East