Theft Sentence
(Bangor) – A 49-year old Bangor man is serving jail time for stealing goods from Maine supermarkets and selling them on line. The US Attorney’s Office reports to Star 97.7 that a judge sentenced Anthony Berry to 3-months in jail and 3-years supervised release. Berry entered a guilty plea last May. In addition to the jail time, Berry will have to reimburse Hannaford, Wal-Mart and other stores $9-thousand dollars and pay a $9-thousand dollar fine.
School Shooting Thwarted
(Morrill) – Police in Central Maine may have thwarted another school shooting. An 18-year old living at the Ironwood School in Morrill faces attempted murder charges after officers investigated following another resident’s report that Jack Sawyer planned to shoot up his old school. The Ironwood School is a residential facility for troubled teens. Police searched Sawyer’s car and found a shotgun and books about other school shootings.
McClain Verdict
(Bangor) – A verdict will come down later today against the man tried for killing a 16-year old East Millinocket girl in 1980. Justice Ann Murray heard the case against Phillip Scott Fournier without a jury a few weeks ago. He’s accused of murdering Joyce McClain whose body turned up behind Schenck High School the day after she was reported missing after she went for a jog.
Green Drinks
(Ellsworth) Ellsworth’s inaugural Green Drinks event is tonight at Fogtown Brewing. Heart of Ellsworth executive director Cara Romano says the gathering of adults 21 and up will highlight the Ellsworth Green Plan. It’s $8 to get in or $5 if you bring your own mug. Green Drinks is 5:30 to 7:30 this evening at Fogtown Brewing Company on Pine Street.
PUC Investigation
(Ellsworth) – It was an electrical contractor working to replace a broken utility pole in Ellsworth that knocked out phone service to a lot of people last week. The Public Utilities Commission confirms to Star 97.7 that an auger drilling a hole for a replacement pole snagged phone and fiber optic lines. That cut phone service, knocking out credit card machines at local retailers, even cutting off medical office phones. Utility crews spent several days on the scene, splicing wires under High Street. The broken pole remains in place for now.
Electric Cost
(Maine) Electricity customers in Maine unnecessarily paid $77-million-dollars more on power during a 4 year period. The Maine Public Utilities Commission confirmed the findings in a 2016 investigation by the Bangor Daily News. Between 2012 and 2016 Mainers would’ve saved that money by sticking with the state-regulated power price instead of buying power from retail sellers called “competitive electricity providers”. The newspaper reports Emera lured customers with lower than state-regulated prices then raised its average price, taking in a profit of $58-million dollars. The PUC says it expects to propose rules for consumer protections in March.
Buckfield Arson
(Buckfield) A Buckfield man is charged with arson after allegedly throwing a Molotov cocktail at a car parked at a store near his home. Investigators arrested 29-year-old Cody Kreworuka on Wednesday for the February 10th incident. They say Kreworuka allegedly threw the flammable device at a vehicle parked at Tilton’s Market, but it caused very little damage. Investigators don’t know what his motive was but Kreworuka is in the Oxford County Jail.
Sports
- The US Women’s hockey team beat Canada in a shootout to win the gold medal in Olympic hockey.
Class “B” Semi Finals – Girls
# 6 Winslow 39 #2 John Bapst 26
# 5 Presque Isle 55 #1 Hermon 52
Class “B” Semi Finals – Boys
# 2 MDI 72 # 3 Presque Isle 60
#1 Hermon 57 #4 Winslow 32
Quarterfinals
Class “C” Boys #3 Mattanawcook 45 #6 Penobscot Valley 37
Class “C” Boys #2 Fort Fairfield 64 # 7 Piscataquis 60
Class “D” Semi Finals start this afternoon at the Cross Center.
