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 … [Read more...] about Local News – July 25, 2017
Local News – July 24, 2017
Motorcyclist Death (Lincoln) - A 50-year old motorcyclist from Howland died when his bike hit a car pulling onto Route 2 in Lincoln. The Bangor Daily News reports Jeffrey Luddon was headed toward Enfield Saturday afternoon when the woman pulled out of Drinkwater's Variety. Luddon struck the car on the driver's side. Police closed the road to reconstruct the … [Read more...] about Local News – July 24, 2017
Local News – July 21, 2017
Cherryfield Death (Cherryfield) - Maine's Medical Examiner's office is using DNA evidence to try to confirm a woman's identity. A passing motorist found her body early Wednesday morning in Cherryfield. State police spokesman Steve McCausland tells Star 97.7 the autopsy revealed how she died, but investigators are withholding that information. They are … [Read more...] about Local News – July 21, 2017
Local News-July 20, 2017
Cherryfield Death (Cherryfield) - State police have classified a Washington County death as a homicide but have few answers they're revealing at this point. Spokesman Steve McCausland reports to Star 97.7 a passing motorist discovered the body along side Route 193 in Cherryfield around 5:30 yesterday morning. Police have seized a black Chevy Impala found about … [Read more...] about Local News-July 20, 2017
Local News – July 19, 2017
Drug Sentence (Bangor) - A federal judge has sent a 34-year old Dixmont man to prison for a year and a half. The US Attorney's office tells Star 97-7 that Adam Hamilton brought oxycodone tablets to Maine from Waterbury Connecticut between June 2013 and April 2015, selling them for $30-dollars apiece. After he gets out of prison, Hamilton will spend 3-years on … [Read more...] about Local News – July 19, 2017
