PSAP Vote
(Ellsworth) – The Hancock County Commissioners are scheduled to vote this morning on whether to farm out 9-1-1 call answering to Penobscot County. Reaction to the proposal has been nearly universally negative from town administrations and public safety officials. The proposal comes as the Hancock County Regional Communications Center is running out of room and few people apply for dispatching jobs. County officials say it could cost less money in the long run. Town officials say paying another county for the 9-1-1 call answering makes little sense and will only jeopardize public safety due to slower response times.
Golden Road Fatal
(T1 R13) – Dust on a dirt road may have obscured a pickup truck driver’s view before he slammed into the back end of a logging truck yesterday. The Piscataquis County Sheriff’s Department is investigating the fatal crash on the Golden Road which runs between Millinocket and the Canadian border. They’re waiting for relative notification to release the victim’s name.
DI/Stonington Principal
(Deer Isle) – Deer Isle Stonington High School has a new principal which now leaves a vacancy at Bucksport High School’s athletics department. The superintendent of schools named Ed Hatch as principal at Deer Isle/Stonington. He had served as athletic director at Bucksport High for several years. The former principal at Deer Isle, Todd West, has gone to work for the Bucksport School Department.
Jordan‘s Snack Bar
(Ellsworth) The new owners of Jordan’s Snack Bar are packing up the moving van and heading to Hancock County. Scott Kenny tells Star 97.7 he’s worked in southern Maine the past 15 years, but it’s time to come home. Kenny is a Class of “93 Ellsworth High School graduate. He and his wife are hiring 20 to 25 employees and hope to re-open the Downeast Highway take-out restaurant sometime next month. They’re still hiring line cooks, prep cooks, and window attendants. The application box set up outside Jordan’s Snack Bar in Ellsworth is accessible anytime.
Burglary Arrests
(Bangor) A patrolling Bangor police officer was suspicious about the two men he spotted rummaging through a car at 4 o’clock in the morning on Buck Street. When the officer inquired about their activities one of the men said he knew the car’s owner. The officer called their bluff. A search of the men turned up stolen property from that car and from other vehicles on nearby streets. 34-year-old Shaun Ross of Bangor and transient 20-year-old Justice Kneeland are charged with Burglary and Theft. Ross is also charged with drug possession and Kneeland for Violating Release Conditions. Bangor PD reminds everyone to lock the doors on your cars and homes.
Dog Pardon
(Augusta) The Alaskan husky pardoned by Governor Paul LePage will be given another chance at life. In a deal made at Monday’s court hearing the judge opted not to euthanize Dakota but move the dog to a veterinarian hospital near Waterville for training. WMTW reports Dakota was ordered to be put down after attacking two other dogs in which one died.
Cap’s Tavern Update
(Brewer) A construction crew leveled a Brewer tavern after fire damaged it beyond repair earlier this month. Cap’s Tavern owner Del Merritt tells WVII-TV he’s unsure if he’ll rebuild or not, but the South Main Street building had to be demolished regardless. Firefighters responded to Cap’s Tavern on July 13th about an hour after the bar closed to put out a fire between the 2nd and 3rd floor apartments. Investigators say it was arson but no one is charged yet.
Child Porn
(Athens) An Athens man will spend the next 6 years in prison for possessing child porn. A federal judge sentenced 38-year-old Steven Strang Junior for purposely seeking out the images online and downloading them from the internet. Strang pled guilty in May last year. Once out of prison he’ll be on 10-years supervised release.
Pot Hearing
(Blue Hill) – Town officials in Blue Hill want to hear from voters on what, if any, marijuana control measures should pass. Five proposed marijuana prohibition ordinances go up for a public hearing on Thursday, August 10th. Each ordinance, if passed, would ban separate activities involving marijuana, including retail sales, cultivation, manufacturing, testing and social clubs. Town officials yesterday said they don’t know when a public vote will take place on the ordinances.
Sports
- Seattle Mariners 4 Boston Red Sox 0 (James Paxton held the Sox to just 4-hits in 7-innings.)
- Tonight, Drew Pomeranz is on the mound against Seattle ace Felix Hernandez. Boston has called up 3rd baseman Rafael Devers to try to give the bats a needed boost.
- Former NBA MVP Derrick Rose has signed a 1-year deal to play with the Cleveland Cavaliers next season.
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