Stu Marckoon

Walsh Obit   (Bar Harbor) – One of the men who helped shape today’s Bar Harbor has died.  Thomas Walsh owned numerous hotels in the resort community and often confounded local planners with his projects that pushed the envelope of local ordinances.  Walsh’s family still runs Ocean Properties and the numerous hotels.  The Bangor native was 88-years old when he died this … [Read more...] about Local News – October 8, 2018

Lincoln Fatal (Lincoln) – It’s not clear why a woman in her 20s was standing in the travel lane of Interstate 95 near Lincoln with her toddler yesterday.  A tractor trailer truck hit her – killing her instantly.  State Police spokesman Steve McCausland reports to Star 97.7 the crash left the toddler in critical condition at Northern Light Eastern Maine hospital.  They’ve not … [Read more...] about Local News – October 5, 2018

Robberies Arrest (Augusta) – Augusta police have arrested a 27-year old man and charged him with a pair of business robberies.  Christopher Williams is charged with last evening’s robbery at a Circle K Store and with the previous day’s hold up at a Subway on Bangor Street.  Police captured Williams shortly after the Circle K holdup on Eastern Avenue and determined he likely … [Read more...] about Local News – October 4, 2018

Route 3 Construction (Bar Harbor) – The huge Route 3 construction project in Bar Harbor will take a break for the holiday weekend coming up.  The Maine Department of Transportation reports to Star 97.7 that work will end tomorrow afternoon and resume on Tuesday following the Columbus Day, or alternatively named Indigenous Peoples Day weekend.  When the work picks back up the … [Read more...] about Local News – September 3, 2018

Bangor Drug Bust (Bangor) – Police in Bangor had a pretty easy time finding the first bag of drugs during a traffic stop.  A spokesman tells Star 97.7 it fell to the ground when 35-year old Jerry Pierre-Francois took off his baseball cap.  He denied the bag of cocaine was his – claiming someone else threw it to the ground.  More searching turned up $15-hundred dollars in cash … [Read more...] about Local News – October 2, 2018