Stu Marckoon

Milford Drug Bust   (Milford) - Drug agents seized 50-grams of cocaine base and 30-grams of heroin from a Milford woman's home and charged her with drug trafficking.  The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency reports to Star 97-7 that 45-year old Olivia Dunn is held on $50-thousand dollars bail at the Penobscot County Jail.  They've been investigating her for the past three … [Read more...] about Local News – June 15, 2018

Ranked Choice - Recount     (Augusta) - Teams of analysts will have to review hand counted ballots and computer memory sticks pretty much one vote at a time to reallocate votes from Tuesday's Democratic Gubernatorial and 2nd Congressional District primaries to determine who the winners will be.  It's the first test of statewide ranked-choice voting in Maine, and … [Read more...] about Local News – June 14, 2018

Election Results Wrapup  (Undated) - It looks like the first in the nation use of ranked choice voting will result in at least one and possibly two recounts and rankings.  Maine Democrats had to choose among 7-candidates for Governor for the November Election.  Janet Mills had about 33-percent of the votes with 71-percent of the precincts reporting.  Adam Cote finished 2nd … [Read more...] about Local News – June 13, 2018

Murder Victim Vigil (Bar Harbor) - Dozens gathered at the Village Green in Bar Harbor last evening to pay respects to a 19-year old murder victim.  Searchers found Mikaela Conley's body near the Connors-Emerson School 10-days ago.  A week ago, police arrested 21-year old Jalique Keene, charging him with Conley's murder.  Keene remains held without bail, and a judge has sealed … [Read more...] about Local News – June 12, 2018

Milford Robbery   (Milford) - An armed robbery at a Milford store netted the robber an undisclosed amount of cash, and police are still looking for him.  Penobscot County Chief Deputy William Birch reports to Star 97.7 that the man showed a pistol to the store clerk when demanding the money, and fled on foot toward the nearby Henderson Lane Subdivision.  At one point … [Read more...] about Local News – June 11, 2018