Stu Marckoon

Storm (Undated) - The bare ground conditions along the Downeast coast will come to an end late today.  The National Weather Service has posted a Winter Storm Warning beginning at 6-O'clock tonight with up to a foot and a half of snow predicted.  National Weather Service Meteorologist Jim Hayes says it'll be a widespread two day event over the northeastern US. In our area 9 … [Read more...] about Local News – March 7, 2018

Ranked choice (Augusta) - Enough Maine voters signed a petition to force the June primaries to use ranked choice voting for the first time in the state's history.  The petition also forces a referendum vote on the future of the ranking system passed a couple years ago, but postponed by the Legislature because it runs counter to the state constitution.  The system will require … [Read more...] about Local News March 6, 2018

Augusta Drug Bust (Augusta) - Police in Augusta have charged two men with drug trafficking after catching them with 35-grams of cocaine and cash near Cony High School. Sgt. Jason Mills reports to Star 97.7 that 26-year old Dylan Hendsbee and 23-year old Steve Madsden, both of West Gardiner, face aggravated trafficking charges after they caught the pair on the Nature Center … [Read more...] about Local News – March 5, 2018

Slippery Roads     (Ellsworth) - No serious accidents overnight, some roads are kind of slippery this morning after freezing drizzle fell overnight.  Salt and Sand trucks got called out early this morning to put some ice melter on the highways.  Parking lots are a bit slippery too.   Murderer Pregnant (Belfast) The Stockton Springs mother accused of … [Read more...] about Local News – March 2, 2018

Woodlawn Barn Plan OK'd (Ellsworth) - Plans to replace a barn and two other buildings at the historic Woodlawn Museum in Ellsworth will move ahead after all.  The Ellsworth American reports the city's Board of Appeals overturned a minority vote by the Historic Preservation Commission that blocked demolition of the deteriorating barn and replacement with an $8-million dollar … [Read more...] about Local News – March 1, 2018