Acadia Park Closures (Bar Harbor) - Yesterday was a perfectly lovely day to head to Acadia National Park. Apparently a lot of people had the same opinion, and that prompted park officials to post a plea on their Facebook page for people to use the Island Explorer bus system to visit as they contemplated shutting down several roads due to traffic congestion. This is one of … [Read more...] about Local News – July 3, 2017
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Drug arrests in Brewer
From the Brewer Police Department: "On June 17, 2017 Justin Grover (29 of Bangor) was operating a motor vehicle involved in a hit and run accident by investigated by Officer Freeman. Grover was located, arrested and charged with Operating after Habitual Offender Revocation, Violation of Conditional Release, and Failure to Report Accident by Quickest Means. Tylor Harriman … [Read more...] about Drug arrests in Brewer
Local News – June 30, 2017
State Budget (Augusta) - There's still no guarantee that state government won't shut down at midnight, but lawmakers at least have a budget to vote on today. An overnight agreement repeals a surtax on Maine's wealthiest taxpayers, increases the lodging tax and increases funding for education by $162-million dollars. Senate President Mike Thibodeau's office reports to Star … [Read more...] about Local News – June 30, 2017
Local News – June 29, 2017
Storm Washout (Ellsworth) - A mess around the roads near the Ellsworth Elementary Middle School during a powerful thunderstorm yesterday. Lightning hit a tree near the school. That knocked out electrical systems at a nearby housing complex. At the same time a water main burst, dumping a couple hundred thousand gallons of water down Forest Avenue while the downpour … [Read more...] about Local News – June 29, 2017
Local News – June 28, 2017
Budget/Shut Down (Augusta) - Still no state budget and it's highly likely state government will shut down after Friday until lawmakers and the Governor can come up with a spending plan. The Governor's office tells Star 97.7 that he's even agreed to a higher budget than first proposed, but refuses to give in to Democrat demands for education spending with no … [Read more...] about Local News – June 28, 2017
