Bar Harbor Fire (Bar Harbor) - Two are dead, two others injured after a fire in Bar Harbor. The State Fire Marshal's office sent a team of investigators and a mobile command center to the scene at the end of the Russell Farm Road yesterday. They've not released identities, but say a woman and her adult son perished in the blaze reported about 8-o'clock yesterday morning. … [Read more...] about Local News – April 23, 2018
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Local News – April 20, 2018
Garland Shooting (Garland) - A shooting in Garland last evening left one man wounded and another facing charges. Penobscot County Chief Deputy William Burch tells Star 97.7 officers arrested Ambimelec Costanon who allegedly fled to Medway following the shooting on the Dexter Road in Garland around 7-o'clock last night. Police have not named the victim who apparently suffered … [Read more...] about Local News – April 20, 2018
Local News – April 19, 2018
Hancock Wildfire (Hancock) - Area fire departments have started to cut off burning permits as several wildfires have broken out this week. Hancock's Fire Chief tells Star 97.7 his department called in help from Sullivan and Sorrento yesterday when a permitted burn got out of control and winds started blowing flames toward the woods on the East Side Road. They … [Read more...] about Local News – April 19, 2018
2018 Blueberry Festival T-Shirt Design Contest
Contest Submission Deadline Extended! CONTEST CONTACT: Nancy Lewis (207) 271-8513 lewisnancy8@hotmail.com (Machias, Maine) – The Blueberry Festival T-shirt Design Contest submission deadline has been extended! The new deadline is May 15. But, hurry! This is your last chance for this year’s contest. Every year a different design is featured on the T-shirts, which are sold … [Read more...] about 2018 Blueberry Festival T-Shirt Design Contest
Local News – April 18, 2018
Ranked Choice Voting (Augusta) - Maine's highest court has ruled that ranked choice voting will be used in the upcoming June primary elections. The justices ruled that the controversial voting method in which voters rank their choice in offices with more than 3-candidates is in effect for the primary election. That same election will also determine whether the … [Read more...] about Local News – April 18, 2018
