Bill DaButler

Child Porn Sentence   (Bangor) - A Winter Harbor man who admitted to police that he collected child porn pictures and videos on his computer and on CDs will spend the next 5-years in prison.  A Federal judge sentenced 66-year old Jack Palmer yesterday.  After he gets out, Palmer will go on supervised release for another 10-years.  Jurors convicted Palmer last September.  … [Read more...] about Local News – June 6, 2017

Rafting Fatal   (West Forks) - A commercial raft floating down the Dead River hit rapids Saturday and flipped over, dumping all 7-people on board into the raging river.  Six came back up - 67-year old Richard Sanders did not.  When he finally did surface, the guide and civilians got him to shore and tried to revive him.  The Warden Service tells Star 97-7 those efforts … [Read more...] about Local News – June 5, 2017

  Inmates Moved (Machiasport) - Corrections workers drove 15 prisoners from the Downeast Correctional Facility in Buck's Harbor to other lockups, and the corrections commissioner says it's in preparation for closing.  The Governor included funding for the Machiasport prison through next February.  Local lawmakers fought an effort to shut down the minimum security … [Read more...] about Local News – June 2, 2017

Road Closed   (Trenton) - Snarled traffic this morning from Mt. Desert Island through Ellsworth as Route 3 in Trenton was closed for hours after a traffic accident.  A vehicle clipped a utility pole overnight, bringing lines down over the busy road and forcing firefighters to close it to traffic from Route 204 to Route 230.  That meant motorists had to use the much … [Read more...] about Local News – June 1, 2017