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Bucksport Standoff (Bucksport) – All is safe this morning on Route 1 in Bucksport after a standoff on Halloween ended without injury.  Police took an un-named 57-year old man to a Bangor hospital for a mental health check.  Earlier in the day he apparently threatened to use explosives. That prompted officers to shut down Route 1 between Nicholson Avenue and Route 46 and … [Read more...] about Local News – November 1, 2018

Slippery New Road (Bar Harbor) – Perhaps the scariest adventure some people will have this Halloween will be driving on Route 3 in Bar Harbor.  Motorists have flooded social media with complaints about a newly built section of the road in the Ireson Hill area.  The complaint – it’s very slippery.  This week a dump truck trying to slow for stopped traffic hit the newly … [Read more...] about Local News – October 31, 2018

Caron Drops Out (Portland) – With polling numbers showing less than 3-percent support, Alan Caron is pulling out of the race for Maine Governor.  His name will appear on next Tuesday’s ballot, but yesterday Caron said he is withdrawing and throwing his support behind Democrat Janet Mills.  Caron was running as an independent and had vowed to drop out of there was no chance … [Read more...] about Local News – October 30, 2018

Boat Sinks (Islesford) – An Islesford fisherman lost his boat when it sank off the island last week.  The Ellsworth American reports Cory Alley discovered his boat sank while it was moored off Islesford.  A crane attempted to raise the boat, but the weather was too rough.  Alley said he had planned to repair the engine on the Under Pressure over the winter.  The boat was not … [Read more...] about Local News 10-29-18