Stu Marckoon

Medical Plane Crash (Presque Isle) - A plane crash in Aroostook County, but all on board survived.  WABI-TV reports a medical transport plane carrying a paramedic, nurse and patient took off from the airport shortly before 7-o'clock last night, but the engine caught fire.  The pilot turned around and tried to land, but the engine quit and the plane came down short of the … [Read more...] about Local News – November 23, 2017

Harrington Crash (Harrington) - An accident on Route 1 in Harrington has reportedly injured several people and shut down the road. A state police dispatcher confirms to Star 97.7 they are diverting traffic around the scene and ambulances drove the injured to the hospital.  The 9-1-1 call reporting the crash came in around 6-o'clock this morning.   Eastbrook … [Read more...] about Local News – November 22, 2017

HCRCC Director Resigns (Ellsworth) - The woman who has headed up the 9-1-1 agency in Hancock County for more than 8-years is calling it quits.  Renee Wellman confirms to Star 97-7 she has submitted her resignation to County Commissioners effective December 8th.  Wellman has headed up the Hancock County Regional Communications Center and has been a strong advocate for emergency … [Read more...] about Local News – November 21, 2017

Accident Victim Dies     (Bangor) - It's not clear what, if any, charges an Eastbrook woman will face now that a passenger in the vehicle she crashed last week has died.  54-year old Trudy Pickard died surrounded by family at Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor Saturday night.  She was a passenger in the vehicle that 52-year old Darlene Haslam drove last week.  … [Read more...] about Local News – November 20, 2017

Lincoln Fire-Arson   (Lincoln) - Those fires at the closed Lincoln Pulp and Paper mill this week were no accident, and there was one more than initially reported.  State Police and Fire Marshals arrested 59-year old David Parsons of Lincoln yesterday, charging him with 3-counts of arson.  Parsons used to work at the mill and his daughter tells Newscenter he has mental … [Read more...] about Local News – November 17, 2017