Stu Marckoon

Car Deer Crashes (SW Harbor) – Police in Hancock County says the number of car/deer accidents seems to rising.  The Mt. Desert Islander reports the police chief in Southwest Harbor had to order more deer tags this year to issue to people who take deer carcasses away from accident scenes.  Rarely is there a day that goes by without a deer accident report by some police agency … [Read more...] about Local News December 28, 2018

Pyle Obit (Mt. Desert) – The long-time library director in Northeast Harbor has died.  Robert Pyle retired a little over 7-years ago after nearly 40-years at the library.  Pyle was also an officer with the Mt. Desert Police Department, and once arrested a man in the library who had attempted to steal rare books. Pyle died on Christmas Day at the age of … [Read more...] about Local News – December 27, 2018

Fatal Crash (Gouldsboro) – Two people are dead following a head on collision in Gouldsboro Christmas morning.  The Hancock County Sheriff’s Department reports that 35-year old John Organes of Sullivan crossed the center line on Route One near the Chicken Mill Road and slammed head on into a vehicle that 60-year old Michael Grant of Orrington drove.  Organes died as did Grant’s … [Read more...] about Local News – December 26, 2018

Storm (Lamoine) – The bucket trucks are fueled up, extra wire and splicing materials are on board, and the linemen for Emera Maine are ready for the power to go out today.  The utility reports to Star 97.7 that it fully expects heavy rains and high winds will bring down trees and limbs and cut power today and tomorrow.  The National Weather Service has issued a high wind … [Read more...] about Local News – December 21, 2018

Blue Hill Administrator   (Blue Hill) – The Town of Blue Hill is thinking about hiring a town administrator.  The Ellsworth American reports current Selectman Jim Schatz oversees the day to day operation of the town government, continuing a system that most municipalities abandoned decades ago. The other two Selectmen say they don’t have the time to spend that many hours … [Read more...] about Local News – December 20, 2018