Bill DaButler

  Car Fire Death (Orrington) - Maine's medical examiner is using DNA evidence to try to identify a woman found dead in a burned out car in Orrington.  A passing motorist spotted the flames at about 3:30 Sunday morning on the Swett's Pond road.  An Orrington woman owns the car.  State Police spokesman Steve McCausland tells Star 97.7 the body inside was burned beyond … [Read more...] about Local News – June 13, 2017

Deer Isle/Manager (Deer Isle) - Voters in Deer Isle will decide tomorrow whether the community should hire a town manager.  For most of the town's history one of the Selectmen has run day to day operations of the town government at the town office.  The proposal would allow Selectmen to hire a town manager instead, though most of the key town staff positions would remain … [Read more...] about Local News – June 12, 2017

  Porn Plea (Bangor) - A convicted sex offender from Dover Foxcroft faces at least 10-years in prison and up to 20-years after pleading guilty to possessing child porn.  The US Attorney's office tells Star 97.7 that William Oliver had a previous child molestation conviction in Georgia and failed to register as a sex offender.  He sent child porn pictures to an undercover … [Read more...] about Local News – June 9, 2017

Gouldsboro Fire (Gouldsboro) - Firefighters from eight communities spent much of yesterday afternoon trying to keep the flames from spreading in a Gouldsboro home.  The call to 121 East Schoodic Drive came in shortly before noon.  Firefighters from Gouldsboro, Winter Harbor, Sullivan, Sorrento, Hancock and Steuben rushed to the scene, while departments from Franklin, Ellsworth … [Read more...] about Local News June 8, 2017

Orrington Standoff (Orrington) - An Orrington man is dead after a nearly 12-hour standoff with police that ended early this morning.  The attorney general's office will investigate the incident that began at about 1:30 yesterday afternoon when a man called 9-1-1 and threatened police.  The Penobscot County Sheriff's Department and State Police tactical team rushed to the … [Read more...] about Local News – June 7, 2017