Stu Marckoon

Abuse Murder     (Stockton Springs) - A horrifying picture of a 10-year old girl's life that ended Sunday in Stockton Springs.  A police affidavit filed in the arrest of Marissa Kennedy's parents showed the couple allegedly abused the girl for months.  They would make her kneel on a tile floor and hold her hands up while they beat her with a belt, and then a mop … [Read more...] about Local News – February 28, 2018

Stockton Springs Death (Stockton Springs) - A couple staying in a Stockton Springs condominium faces murder charges after a 10-year old girl's death.  Ambulance workers responded to the condo Sunday and found Marissa Kennedy dead.  The Medical Examiner's office says the death was a homicide, and detectives questioned her 33-year old mother Sharon Carrillo and her 51-year old … [Read more...] about Local News – February 27, 2018

School Threat (Ellsworth) - Extra police presence at the two public school campuses in Ellsworth today follows a court appearance Friday of a teen-ager who claimed he wanted to become the most notorious school shooter in history.  Superintendent of Schools Dan Higgins sent a letter to school parents indicating that extra uniformed police in addition to the school resource … [Read more...] about Local News – February 26, 2018

Bucksport - Salmon Farm (Bucksport) - Excitement in Bucksport as a Maine based company plans to buy the former Verso Paper mill and open a salmon farming operation.  It's the second major salmon farm to locate in the area in recent weeks, joining another project by a competing company in Belfast.  Whole Oceans, which is based in Yarmouth, says it plans to put $250-million … [Read more...] about Local News – February 23, 2018

Theft Sentence (Bangor) - A 49-year old Bangor man is serving jail time for stealing goods from Maine supermarkets and selling them on line.  The US Attorney's Office reports to Star 97.7 that a judge sentenced Anthony Berry to 3-months in jail and 3-years supervised release.  Berry entered a guilty plea last May.  In addition to the jail time, Berry will have to reimburse … [Read more...] about Local News – February 22, 2018