Trenton Traffic Light
(Trenton) – Engineers say they’ve fixed a traffic light that has drawn numerous complaints in recent weeks in Trenton. The so-called “Cheese House” light often would stay red for traffic trying to turn onto Route 3 from Route 204 for several minutes, even if there was no traffic on Route 3. That would result in cars ignoring the red light entering Route 3 anyway. Turns out a connection between the camera detection system and the computer that controls the lights had corroded, and the cameras were not working. The fix yesterday saw much shorter red lights in all directions.
Rockland Landfill
(Rockland) – There used to be a saying, Camden by the Sea, and Rockland by the smell. Part of that smell was the city’s landfill which saw garbage, manufacturing residue, and even sludge from the sewer plant dumped into quarries. The garbage disposal will end in 2019. Village Soup dot-com reports the city puts only construction debris into the quarries now, but under an agreement with the Department of Environmental Protection that will end in a couple years, and the landfill will be covered with clay and grassed over. Besides the stench that emanates from the landfill, contamination has shown up in local wells.
Route 198 Rebuild
(Mt. Desert) – Voters in Mt. Desert will decide whether the town should come up with a half-million dollars both this year and next to rebuild a section of Route 198. The Mt. Desert Islander reports the town would partner with the state of Maine on the 2-year, $2-million dollar project. The road that leads into Northeast Harbor is quickly deteriorating and town public works director Tony Smith says it needs an entire rebuild for a 2-point-2 mile section.
Stabbing Plea
(Bangor) – A Virginia woman who stabbed two strangers in the Bangor Mall in 2015 has pled no-contest to aggravated assault. The Bangor Daily News reports 36-year old Elizabeth Ellis will receive her sentence at a later date after yesterday’s plea which means she is convicted. Ellis has stayed at the Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center to determine if she was competent to go to court. A judge yesterday asked why she did not plead insanity. After the June 2015 stabbings, Ellis drove to Farmington and turned herself in to police. Neither victim received life-threatening injuries.
Missing Man
(Franklin) – A Franklin man’s family and friends are worried about his safety as he’s vanished and no one has seen him for about a week. Russell Burnett turns 47-years old today – we’ve shared pictures and information about him on the Star 97.7 Facebook page. Burnett was last seen a week ago on the Eastbrook Road in Franklin where he lived. The Hancock County Sheriff’s Department is asking anyone who has seen Burnett to contact them.
Snowmobile Death
(Eustis) Maine has seen its 7th snowmobile fatality following a crash Sunday that killed a Massachusetts man. Game Wardens say 60-year-old Dennis Picard was killed on a trail near Landers Farm Road in Eustis a little before 3 Sunday afternoon. Picard was the last snowmobiler in his group; he lost control navigating a sharp corner and struck a tree. Paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene. The incident remains under investigation by the Maine Warden Service.
Top Drawer
(Ellsworth) The Ellsworth Chamber of Commerce will bestow its prestigious Top Drawer award to Wallace Events. The company has providing rentals, lighting and sound for 20-years. Owner Brian Spencer took a chance in 1998 starting the business, which has since grown and even expanded into Rockland. Nephew Jake Taylor became Vice President of Wallace Events in 2010 after working for his uncle since childhood. In a news release Spencer says the award “belongs to the staff and the community we all live and work in. They are the engine behind our success.”
Dine Around
(Ellsworth) Looking for a good place to eat? Try Ellsworth starting tomorrow. Chamber of Commerce executive director Gretchen Wilson says that kicks off March Dine Around. New this year – pick up a March Dine Around card at the Chamber or at participating restaurants – collect a sticker from 6 establishments you patronize, and enter to win $200 in restaurant gift certificates!
Thistle’s Closed
(Bangor) The family who owns a Bangor restaurant has quietly closed their eatery after nearly two decades. The Bangor Daily News reports Thistle’s Restaurant owner, 75-year-old Alejandro Rave decided it was time to retire. In 1999 at the time Thistle’s opened on Exchange Street it was only one of two fine dining restaurants, and over the years has served a fusion of Latin American and classic European cuisine.
Bagel Break-in
(Bangor) More action in the downtown Bangor restaurant community, but not the good kind. Two girls were caught on surveillance video allegedly trying to break in to the back doors at Bagel Central. The business posted the footage on their Facebook page asking for help identifying the two girls. Manager Scott Bryson tells the Bangor Daily News they received many personal messages and had the girls names within minutes. No charges have been filed and police have spoken to the girls and their parents.
School Lockdown
(Gorham) Two schools in Gorham were on lockdown after a man was reported seen walking around with a rifle. The Gorham superintendent tells the Bangor Daily News that Village Elementary School and Gorham High School were placed in a soft-lockdown for about an hour Monday as police blocked off South Street. The gunman was said to have entered an apartment building but police were unable to find the alleged suspect, and Gorham police chief Dan Jones questions why only one witness saw the man with the gun.
Sports
Atlanta Hawks 114 Boston Celtics 98
Bruins host Arizona tonight
Red Sox lose to St. Louis 7-2 in Spring Training.
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