Stu Marckoon

Abuse Report - DHHS   (Augusta) - Maine's Human Services Commissioner says his agency found the same shortcomings that a government watchdog agency did when it reviewed the Child and Family Services office.  In a press release to Star 97.7, Ricker Hamilton says to focus is to make sure the two tragedies under investigation never happen again.  A program review agency … [Read more...] about Local News – May 25, 2018

Hospital Voice Mail Out   (Machias) - The hospital serving the Machias area says its voice mail system is down for now.  Downeast Community Hospital callers during off hours are getting a recording explaining the voice mail outage.  A Portland company is working to rebuild the system and should have it ready to go tomorrow.   Bus Driver - Rape (Ellsworth) - A … [Read more...] about Local News – May 24, 2018

Acadia Transportation Plan     (Lamoine) – Paid parking reservations, a new visitor center, and expanded bus service are among the ideas Acadia National Park is floating to help handle traffic in one of Maine’s hottest tourist destinations  In recent years, the park has closed down the road leading up Cadillac Mountain because there are too many cars visiting.  … [Read more...] about Local News – May 23, 2018

Miss Maine/Miss USA (Shreveport, LA) - A young Trenton woman finished in the top 10 in last night's Miss USA beauty contest.  Marina "Rosie" Gray serves as a Sergeant in the National Guard, and made it through to the top 15, and after the swimsuit competition to the top 10.  She did not get past the evening gown competition of the contest won by Miss Nebraska.  Gray grew up in … [Read more...] about Local News – May 22, 2018

Stonington Lobsterman's Death      (Stonington) - It wasn't like Butch Ciomei to come in late from lobster fishing into Stonington and when his son couldn't reach him, he raised concern, reporting him missing.  An hour later the son found Ciomei's body wrapped in fishing line and in the water outside his running boat, the Chelsea Lynn which had run aground near … [Read more...] about Local News – May 21, 2018