Stu Marckoon

Lubec Fatal (Lubec) – A motorcycle crash has left a 28-year old man dead in the Washington County town of Lubec.  The Sheriff’s Department reports to Star 97.7 that Bradley Morrison was passing a line of vehicles on Route 189 when he slammed into a car that was turning onto the Maple Tree Road.  The crash happened Saturday afternoon.  The car’s driver sustained non-life … [Read more...] about Local News – September 3, 2018

Missing Man (Greenbush) – A meticulous search in Greenbush started yesterday as authorities try to find some sign of a 66-year old man last seen in March of last year.  No one reported Guy Carmel missing until last September, and the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office called in help from the State Police major crimes unit.  They sealed off Carmel’s home on Tower Road in … [Read more...] about Local News – August 31, 2018

Manslaughter Verdict (Bangor) – Though he claimed it was an accident, jurors found Antoine “Prince” Bethea guilty of manslaughter in a shooting death in Bangor.  Bethea shot 36-year old Terrance Durel of New Orleans outside an apartment house on Highland Avenue on Easter Sunday in 2017.  Prosecutors had sought a murder conviction.  Bethea said he and another man and the … [Read more...] about Local News – August 30, 2018

Colson Resigns (Bangor) – Long time broadcast newsman Craig Colson is stepping down as the news director at Channel 7 in Bangor.  Colson cited health reasons for leaving, but says on his Facebook page that they are not life-threatening.  He said he needed to alter his lifestyle after holding a high stress job for more than 5-years at the top.  Colson started his career working … [Read more...] about Local News – August 29, 2018

Gouldsboro Fire   (Gouldsboro) – No injuries following an early morning building fire in Gouldsboro.  Firefighters from a half dozen communities awoke to their pagers going off shortly before 5-o’clock this morning with reports of the fire on Gouldsboro Point Road.  It turned out to be in an auxiliary building at a complex that borders the ocean which Google Earth showed … [Read more...] about Local News – August 28, 2018