Stu Marckoon

Sheriff Resigns (South Paris) - The Sheriff in Oxford County is stepping down after a sex scandal.  Wayne Gallant submitted his resignation a day after County Commissioners asked the Governor to remove him from office.  Gallant admitted that he sent an inappropriate picture to an unnamed woman.  His term expires at the end of next year, and Governor LePage will appoint someone … [Read more...] about Local News – December 7, 2017

Bar Harbor Fire   (Bar Harbor) - Firefighters dangled precariously from the top of the ladder truck from Southwest Harbor, operating a special chainsaw to cut a ventilation hole in a Bar Harbor home's roof to try to reach a stubborn fire underneath.  Others from 7-other fire departments wore airpacks and gingerly entered the burning top floor over a garage to tear down … [Read more...] about Local News – December 6, 2017

Home Invasion Plea (Belfast) - A Waldo County woman will serve 10-months of a 6-year prison term for a drunken home invasion in which she crawled into an elderly woman's bed, literally scaring her to death.  37-year old Tara Shibles of Thorndike admitted to the home invasion in which 72-year old Joyce Wood of Burnham died of a stress induced heart attack after calling 9-1-1 … [Read more...] about Local News – December 5, 2017

Fire Truck Return (Ellsworth) - The Ellsworth Fire Department is returning a donated fire truck that it has never used after the donor wrote 10-letters complaining that the department wasn't using the truck properly.  The Ellsworth American reports Brian Hogan of Raymond donated the converted military vehicle in January 2016.  Since then the fire department has stored it in a … [Read more...] about Local News – December 4, 2017

County Budget (Ellsworth) - It'll cost property tax payers a bit more to run County Government in Hancock County in 2018.  County Commissioners have approved a budget that's 6-percent higher than this year's spending plan.  The increases are driven by addition of a patrol deputy, an information technology position, and overall wage increases for county workers who've suffered … [Read more...] about Local News – December 1, 2017