Stu Marckoon

Lincoln Fire (Lincoln) - A pair of fires last evening in Lincoln kept firefighters at the scene of a mothballed paper mill overnight.  Eleven communities from as far away as Old Town sent manpower and equipment to the scene of the fires at the Lincoln Pulp and Paper complex.  The first fire destroyed a scales shed building.  A few minutes after firefighters got that out, … [Read more...] about Local News – November 16, 2017

Bar Harbor - Ferry Terminal (Bar Harbor) - A committee weighing the options for the unused ferry terminal in Bar Harbor will recommend to the Town Council that the town purchase the property for 3-and-a-half million dollars.  WABI-TV reports if the Council approves, the purchase would go to voters next June.  Bay Ferries Limited stopped using the terminal 8-years ago. After a … [Read more...] about Local News – November 15, 2017

Ellsworth Mayor (Ellsworth) - The city of Ellsworth has a new city council chair.  Fellow councilors voted 4-to-3 in favor of Marc Blanchette to lead the city council meetings for the next year.  Former chair Bob Crosthwaite garnered the minority vote.  The city council also welcomed new city councilor Dale Hamilton in its organizational meeting yesterday morning.  Hamilton … [Read more...] about Local News – November 14, 2017

Kidnapping (Bangor) - Three people from Georgia face kidnapping charges after picking up a man in Brewer and forcing him to make a fraudulent bank transaction.  Sergeant Brent Beaulieu reports to Star 97-7 the incident occurred last Friday and the suspects who range in age from 20 to 44 are due in court today.  Beaulieu says the victim provided police with a plate number and … [Read more...] about Local News – November 13, 2017

Drug Arrests (Brunswick) - More drugs off the street after busts in Southern Maine.  The Drug Enforcement Agency reports to Star 97-7 that a state trooper stopped a 50-year old New Jersey man on the Turnpike in York and found 72-grams of cocaine and 15-grams of heroin in Irvin Philmore's car.  He's charged with trafficking as are 3-people from Brunswick arrested this week … [Read more...] about Local News – November 10, 2017