Ellsworth Brush Fire (Ellsworth) - A woods fire that quickly blew out of control in Ellsworth last evening is out thanks to heavy equipment and help from a lot of area firefighters. The call to a slash area next to the RF Jordan gravel pit off McDevitt Way came in at dusk. Narrow, rough woods roads hampered fire trucks from easily reaching the scene. … [Read more...] about Local News – June 18, 2018
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Local News – June 15, 2018
Milford Drug Bust (Milford) - Drug agents seized 50-grams of cocaine base and 30-grams of heroin from a Milford woman's home and charged her with drug trafficking. The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency reports to Star 97-7 that 45-year old Olivia Dunn is held on $50-thousand dollars bail at the Penobscot County Jail. They've been investigating her for the past three … [Read more...] about Local News – June 15, 2018
Local News – June 14, 2018
Ranked Choice - Recount (Augusta) - Teams of analysts will have to review hand counted ballots and computer memory sticks pretty much one vote at a time to reallocate votes from Tuesday's Democratic Gubernatorial and 2nd Congressional District primaries to determine who the winners will be. It's the first test of statewide ranked-choice voting in Maine, and … [Read more...] about Local News – June 14, 2018
Local News – June 13, 2018
Election Results Wrapup (Undated) - It looks like the first in the nation use of ranked choice voting will result in at least one and possibly two recounts and rankings. Maine Democrats had to choose among 7-candidates for Governor for the November Election. Janet Mills had about 33-percent of the votes with 71-percent of the precincts reporting. Adam Cote finished 2nd … [Read more...] about Local News – June 13, 2018
– Trenton man releases 1st book, also talks cancer
"Johnny Remick, a Maine native, has literally lived coast to coast. . . and back again." "For 18-years Johnny Remick made America laugh. Although he retired from the comedy stage in 2007, he continued commercial acting and material writing for his comedic peers. He moved back to his family home on the Maine Coast during the summer of 2017 to focus on writing his book - Here, … [Read more...] about – Trenton man releases 1st book, also talks cancer
