Rafting Fatal (West Forks) - A commercial raft floating down the Dead River hit rapids Saturday and flipped over, dumping all 7-people on board into the raging river. Six came back up - 67-year old Richard Sanders did not. When he finally did surface, the guide and civilians got him to shore and tried to revive him. The Warden Service tells Star 97-7 those efforts … [Read more...] about Local News – June 5, 2017
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Local News – June 2, 2017
Inmates Moved (Machiasport) - Corrections workers drove 15 prisoners from the Downeast Correctional Facility in Buck's Harbor to other lockups, and the corrections commissioner says it's in preparation for closing. The Governor included funding for the Machiasport prison through next February. Local lawmakers fought an effort to shut down the minimum security … [Read more...] about Local News – June 2, 2017
Local News – June 1, 2017
Road Closed (Trenton) - Snarled traffic this morning from Mt. Desert Island through Ellsworth as Route 3 in Trenton was closed for hours after a traffic accident. A vehicle clipped a utility pole overnight, bringing lines down over the busy road and forcing firefighters to close it to traffic from Route 204 to Route 230. That meant motorists had to use the much … [Read more...] about Local News – June 1, 2017
Local News – May 30, 2017
Trenton Trailers Fire (Trenton) - Fire destroyed two camper trailers parked behind a Trenton business overnight. Firefighters from Trenton and Lamoine responded to the scene just off Route Three shortly before 10-o'clock last night. They found both campers ablaze with fireworks going off at times. Trenton fire chief Steve Corson tells Star 97.7 those fireworks are … [Read more...] about Local News – May 30, 2017
Local News – May 30, 2017
Bangor Robbery Arrests (Bangor) - A day after a TD bank teller in Bangor stared a robber in the face, a clerk at the Dollar Tree store on Stillwater Avenue heard a robber demand money. Moments later police had a good description of the getaway car - a gray hatchback with Connecticut plates. A patrol officer spotted it, pulled it over, and slapped handcuffs on 29-year … [Read more...] about Local News – May 30, 2017
