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Thanks to everyone who submitted their dog for the contest. This year was the best one yet! Make sure to thank your friends and family for playing fair and casting their votes. Congratulations to the winners of the contest, keep listening for more chances to win cool stuff from Star 97.7! … [Read more...] about Winners of the 3rd annual Star 97.7 Maine’s Cutest Dog Contest

Hancock Forest Fire (Hancock) – A lightning strike that may have occurred several days ago is blamed for a woods fire in Hancock.  Firefighters from that town, Sullivan, Sorrento and Franklin responded to the blaze near Jellison Cove Road yesterday afternoon.  It took a couple of hours to get the fire out.  Forest Rangers tell Star 97.7 the cause appears to be lightning.  No … [Read more...] about Local News – September 5, 2018

Hiker Rescue   (Bar Harbor) – A dramatic rescue in Acadia National Park yesterday as a Maine Forest Service helicopter plucked an injured woman from Dorr Mountain.  The 9-1-1 call came in shortly after 7-o’clock yesterday morning.  A pair of firefighters hiked up the mountain and reached the scene, determining that carrying the woman down on a stretcher or backboard … [Read more...] about Local News – September 4, 2018

Lubec Fatal (Lubec) – A motorcycle crash has left a 28-year old man dead in the Washington County town of Lubec.  The Sheriff’s Department reports to Star 97.7 that Bradley Morrison was passing a line of vehicles on Route 189 when he slammed into a car that was turning onto the Maple Tree Road.  The crash happened Saturday afternoon.  The car’s driver sustained non-life … [Read more...] about Local News – September 3, 2018

Missing Man (Greenbush) – A meticulous search in Greenbush started yesterday as authorities try to find some sign of a 66-year old man last seen in March of last year.  No one reported Guy Carmel missing until last September, and the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office called in help from the State Police major crimes unit.  They sealed off Carmel’s home on Tower Road in … [Read more...] about Local News – August 31, 2018