Stu Marckoon

Ellsworth Traffic Lights (Ellsworth) – Ellsworth plans to install new cameras at its traffic lights soon in order to get traffic moving more efficiently.  The Ellsworth American reports the cameras detect cars and control when lights should change to help eliminate long backups.  City technology director Jason Ingalls says the so-called grid-smart cameras will replace … [Read more...] about Local News – May 16, 2019

Augusta Drug Bust   (Augusta) – Three handguns, a rifle, $450-dollars in cash and 31-grams of Fentanyl.  That’s the haul from a pair of drug raids at an Augusta apartment building.  Police tell Star 97.7 they charged 22-year old Keith Holmes of New York with drug trafficking and 26-year old Douglas Krajewski of Augusta with illegal drug possession.   Parking … [Read more...] about Local News – May 15, 2019

Motorcycle Fatalities     (Machias) –Two students who were just completing their freshman year at the University of Maine at Machias died in a motorcycle crash.  Machias police say 19-year olds Ashley Falanka of Mt. Chase and Michael Koski of New York State died in the head on crash on Elm Street in Machias late Sunday afternoon.  The local police department says both … [Read more...] about Local News – May 14, 2019

Hancock Fatal   (Hancock) – A fatal crash on Route 1 in Hancock closed the road for 2-and-a-half hours yesterday.  The crash killed 93-year old Joseph Ryan of Hancock.  His vehicle hit another car head on near the Hancock Heights mobile home park around 11:30 in the morning.  Two occupants in the other vehicle, Michel Taccyl and Noel Antenord, both of Jonesport, … [Read more...] about Local News – May 13, 2019

Gouldsboro Chase   That’s the sound from Gouldsboro police Chief Tyler Dunbar’s body cam as he chased a car into Steuben yesterday.  Dunbar posted the chase on Facebook, writing that he observed 23-year old Eric Edwards of Gouldsboro operating a pickup truck, knowing Edwards had a suspended license.  Twice the truck backed into Dunbar’s cruiser.  The truck stopped after … [Read more...] about Local News – May 10, 2019