Campground Sold (Trenton) – A young Southwest Harbor man has purchased a popular campground in Trenton. Colton Sanborn now owns the Timberland Acres campground, purchasing it from the Awalt family as the facility closed for the winter this month. The Ellsworth American reports the 23-year old’s family owns campgrounds on Mt. Desert Island. The 35-acre campground has … [Read more...] about Local News – October 26, 2018
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Local News – October 25, 2018
Child Struck (Windsor) – A Knox County woman got a ticket for passing a stopped school bus and running into a student who was boarding the vehicle. State Police spokesman Steve McCausland said it happened during a snow storm in Windsor on Route 17. Troopers ticked 51-year old Eileen Bayer for passing the bus that was stopped and had its red lights on. Bayer struck 14-old … [Read more...] about Local News – October 25, 2018
Local News – October 24, 2018
Local News 10-24-18 Body Recovered (Jonesport) – Divers pulled up a 51-year old Jonesport fisherman’s body from waters off Doyle Island yesterday. The Coast Guard reports to Star 97.7 that it got a distress call from another fisherman who saw Scott Chandler fall into the waters yesterday morning. State Police and Warden Service divers recovered his body … [Read more...] about Local News – October 24, 2018
Local News – October 23, 2018
Governor Sues AG (Augusta) – Governor LePage says he will take the Attorney General to the Supreme Court after a superior court judge ruled against the outgoing Republican governor. LePage sued AG Janet Mills who is running for governor for joining a lawsuit with other states in regard to the DACA program that allows immigrant children to remain in the US. A ruling signed … [Read more...] about Local News – October 23, 2018
Local News – October 22, 2018
ATV Fatality (Carthage, ME) – An ATV accident in Western Maine has left a young Massachusetts man dead. The Maine Warden Service reports to Star 97.7 that 27-year old Taylor Curtin of Belchertown died when the ATV he’d borrowed from a fellow camper in Carthage went airborne and hit a tree. Curtin did not wear a helmet and died at the scene. Warden investigators say … [Read more...] about Local News – October 22, 2018
