Stu Marckoon

Election  (Undated) – If you’re a fan of political advertisements and robo-calls, you’ll have a little withdrawal after today.  It’s Election Day across the nation, and Maine voters are expected to turn out in droves.  Absentee balloting is higher than it was 4-years ago when the state elected a governor who is now term limited and says he’s retiring to Florida after the … [Read more...] about Local News – November 6, 2018

Power Outages   (Bangor) – As a wall of heavy wind followed a day of steady rain, trees and limbs came tumbling down across Maine, bring power lines down with them.  The result – more than 75-thousand power outages Sunday.  Linemen hit the road in bucket trucks, cutting big trees off the lines and splicing together the broken wires.  They didn’t get it all yesterday, but … [Read more...] about Local News – November 5, 2018

Bucksport Standoff (Bucksport) – A 57-year old Bucksport man is charged with reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon after a nearly 7-hour standoff this week.   William Benjamin allegedly fired a shot inside his home and threatened to detonate a hand grenade when police came calling.  Officers shut down Route 1 in Bucksport Wednesday afternoon and they were able to get a … [Read more...] about Local News – November 2, 2018

Bucksport Standoff (Bucksport) – All is safe this morning on Route 1 in Bucksport after a standoff on Halloween ended without injury.  Police took an un-named 57-year old man to a Bangor hospital for a mental health check.  Earlier in the day he apparently threatened to use explosives. That prompted officers to shut down Route 1 between Nicholson Avenue and Route 46 and … [Read more...] about Local News – November 1, 2018

Slippery New Road (Bar Harbor) – Perhaps the scariest adventure some people will have this Halloween will be driving on Route 3 in Bar Harbor.  Motorists have flooded social media with complaints about a newly built section of the road in the Ireson Hill area.  The complaint – it’s very slippery.  This week a dump truck trying to slow for stopped traffic hit the newly … [Read more...] about Local News – October 31, 2018