Stu Marckoon

Cold (Undated) - As Maine enters a 3rd day of sub-zero wind chills and no end forecast for several more days, the state could be entering record cold territory.  The last time the Bangor area stayed below 10-degrees for six straight days was 1979.  National Weather Service senior forecaster Bruce Sullivan says another cold weather system will hit on the heels of the current … [Read more...] about Local News – December 28, 2017

Wind Chill Advisory (Undated) - Bundle Up if you've got to be outdoors for any amount of time.  That's the advice of weather forecasters who've posted a wind chill advisory for pretty much all of the state.  Wind chills will dip to 25-below along Maine's Coast overnight, and stay that way despite bountiful sunshine tomorrow.   Inland, temperatures will be even colder.  The … [Read more...] about Local News – December 27, 2017

Weather (Undated) - With virtually no traffic on the roads for Christmas Day, plow crews had a fairly easy job cleaning up roads along the Maine Coast.  Inland, they had a lot more snow to push out of the way.  Police report no serious accidents Christmas Day as between 5 and 16-inches of snow fell.  The higher amounts were away from the coast.  Emera Maine reported only a … [Read more...] about Local News – December 26, 2017

School Threat (Ellsworth) - Police have sort of tracked down a threat to Ellsworth High School and determined it was not credible.  Ellsworth Police Chief Glenn Moshier reports to Star 97.7 the threat came over an internet gaming site and originated in Manchester England.  The threat about a planned shooting at Ellsworth High School came in Wednesday evening to a student.  … [Read more...] about Local News – December 22, 2017

Ellsworth - School Closed (Ellsworth) - School officials in Ellsworth have closed school for the day today.  Superintendent of School Dan Higgins tells Star 97-7 they received an undisclosed threatening message and they decided to cancel classes for the day.  The Ellsworth Police department is working with the school department to track down the source of the … [Read more...] about Local News – December 21, 2017