Drug Plea (Bangor) – A 39-year old man faces up to life in prison and a million dollar fine after pleading guilty to selling drugs. The US Attorney’s Office tells Star 97.7 that Jason Mannix admitted to selling heroin, Fentanyl and crack cocaine. Mannix, whose street name is Boston, conspired with others to bring the drugs from Waterbury Connecticut to Maine for about a year … [Read more...] about Local News – March 26, 2019
Local News – March 25, 2019
Cranberry Isles – Fire Truck (Cranberry Isles) – The small fire department serving Cranberry Isles will start designing a brand new fire truck following town meeting action. The Mt. Desert Islander reports voters OK’d borrowing up to $350-thousand dollars for a new fire truck to cover the island. Fire department officials pointed out that insurance rates had gone down thanks … [Read more...] about Local News – March 25, 2019
Local News – March 22, 2019
Shooting Lawsuit (Machias) – Two people wounded by a Marine Patrol Officer in December 2017 are suing the officer, the County Sheriff and others. The Bangor Daily News reports 35-year old Jason Jackson and 34-year old Tiffany Smith filed the suit this week. Jackson, who lost part of an arm in the shooting, was identified by an East Machias woman as the man who demanded money … [Read more...] about Local News – March 22, 2019
Local News- March 21, 2019
Murder Solicitation (Ellsworth) – Earlier this month a 14-year old boy from Ellsworth and a 16-year old from Brewer started talking about murdering another student in an on-line chat room. Police arrested both of them on murder conspiracy charges. Now prosecutors have upped the charge against the 14-year old to murder soliciting murder, a class “A” crime. The Bangor Daily … [Read more...] about Local News- March 21, 2019
Local News – March 20, 2019
Gardiner Murder Suicide (Gardiner) – A violent series of events has left an estranged couple from Livermore Falls dead, and a summer home in Sidney in ruins. State Police spokesman Steve McCausland reports to Star 97.7 that 48-year old Kenneth Bryant shot his 44-year old wife Autumn to death then killed himself at a home in Gardiner yesterday. The deaths followed a fire at … [Read more...] about Local News – March 20, 2019
