Stu Marckoon

Petition Dispute   (Augusta) - A Bar Harbor man will appear on the Republican primary ballot, despite allegations from his opponent that his petition signatures contained dead people and forgeries.  Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap ruled that Max Linn will remain on the ballot, even though more the 200-signatures on his nominating petitions were rejected.  That left him … [Read more...] about Local News – April 6, 2018

Cruise Ship Season (Bar Harbor) - In two weeks Bar Harbor's busiest cruise ship season ever will get under way, well before the summer's high season.  The Mt. Desert Islander reports 174-cruise ship visits are scheduled for this summer, up three from last year. The season begins 4-days earlier than last year's first visit and will end on November 7th.   Garcia … [Read more...] about Local News – April 5, 2018

Train Bridge (Ellsworth) - If you've driven up Route 1-A in Ellsworth toward Bangor, you've probably noticed an excavator on the railroad bridge over the Union River.  Downeast Rail Heritage Preservation Trust is repairing the bridge abutments and the tracks that run over the bridge in hopes that the Scenic Railroad can start using that stretch of tracks this summer.  The last … [Read more...] about Local News – April 4, 2018

Warren Fatal   (Warren) - An 82-year old Tenant's Harbor woman is dead after her compact car slammed into a tractor trailer truck on Route 1 yesterday.  The Knox County Sheriff's Department tells Star 97.7 that Constance Chandler-Ward may have suffered a medical incident before her car went onto the wrong side of the road in Warren, slamming into the rear wheels of the … [Read more...] about Local News – April 3, 2018

Pen Air Pulls Out   (Trenton) - The scramble is on to find a new commercial air carrier to serve the Hancock County airport in Trenton.  Pen-Air which has offered commercial flights since 2012 says it will stop service at the end of June.  The Bangor Daily News reports the decision came after the Federal Department of Transportation awarded commercial air service for … [Read more...] about Local News – April 2, 2018