Deer Isle/Manager (Deer Isle) - Voters in Deer Isle will decide tomorrow whether the community should hire a town manager. For most of the town's history one of the Selectmen has run day to day operations of the town government at the town office. The proposal would allow Selectmen to hire a town manager instead, though most of the key town staff positions would remain … [Read more...] about Local News – June 12, 2017
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Local News – June 9, 2017
Porn Plea (Bangor) - A convicted sex offender from Dover Foxcroft faces at least 10-years in prison and up to 20-years after pleading guilty to possessing child porn. The US Attorney's office tells Star 97.7 that William Oliver had a previous child molestation conviction in Georgia and failed to register as a sex offender. He sent child porn pictures to an undercover … [Read more...] about Local News – June 9, 2017
Local News June 8, 2017
Gouldsboro Fire (Gouldsboro) - Firefighters from eight communities spent much of yesterday afternoon trying to keep the flames from spreading in a Gouldsboro home. The call to 121 East Schoodic Drive came in shortly before noon. Firefighters from Gouldsboro, Winter Harbor, Sullivan, Sorrento, Hancock and Steuben rushed to the scene, while departments from Franklin, Ellsworth … [Read more...] about Local News June 8, 2017
Local News – June 7, 2017
Orrington Standoff (Orrington) - An Orrington man is dead after a nearly 12-hour standoff with police that ended early this morning. The attorney general's office will investigate the incident that began at about 1:30 yesterday afternoon when a man called 9-1-1 and threatened police. The Penobscot County Sheriff's Department and State Police tactical team rushed to the … [Read more...] about Local News – June 7, 2017
Local News – June 6, 2017
Child Porn Sentence (Bangor) - A Winter Harbor man who admitted to police that he collected child porn pictures and videos on his computer and on CDs will spend the next 5-years in prison. A Federal judge sentenced 66-year old Jack Palmer yesterday. After he gets out, Palmer will go on supervised release for another 10-years. Jurors convicted Palmer last September. … [Read more...] about Local News – June 6, 2017
