Snowmobile Accidents (Corinna, Holden) - Another deadly weekend on Maine's snowmobile trails. The Assistant Fire Chief of Sangerville died when his snow machine crashed into a tree in Corinna. Maine Warden Service Lieutenant Dan Scott tells Star 97-7 that Jeffrey Wiley was returning from a 300-mile trip when he crashed. In Holden, 25-year old William Johnson … [Read more...] about Local News – February 12, 2018
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– Maine man arrested for threatening to kill newly appointed Sheriff
From Public Safety Department spokesman Steve McCausland: "State Police have arrested a Mexico man for threatening the life of the incoming Sheriff of Oxford County. Troopers charged 56 year old Joseph Salatka Thursday afternoon with terrorizing. Salatka was arrested walking along the Roxbury Road in Rumford , a short distance from his home, by Trooper Adam Fillebrown. The … [Read more...] about – Maine man arrested for threatening to kill newly appointed Sheriff
– Downeast Correctional Facility abruptly closed
Statement by AFSCME Council 93 Executive Director Frank Moroney on Governor LePage’s closure of the Downeast Correctional Facility: “Early this morning, under the cover of darkness, Governor LePage moved forward with his reckless plan to close the Downeast Correctional Facility in Machiasport. Approximately 65 inmates were moved to the overcrowded and understaffed Mountain … [Read more...] about – Downeast Correctional Facility abruptly closed
Local News – February 9, 2018
SW Harbor Selectboard (Southwest Harbor) - The Board of Selectmen in Southwest Harbor has gone through three chairmen in the past month. The Mt. Desert Islander reports Lydia Goetze resigned as board chair in January, and the vice-chair, Chad Terry stepped down from the top spot a meeting later. Dan Norwood is the new selectboard chair, but his term expires in May. … [Read more...] about Local News – February 9, 2018
Local News – February 8, 2018
Storm Cleanup (Ellsworth) - School is open this morning, though students in most Washington County towns will have a couple extra hours to get to classes. The latest winter storm dropped a lot of snow in some parts of Maine, but along the coast, it changed over to rain last evening before the precipitation ended. That prompted the opening delays Downeast to give plow trucks … [Read more...] about Local News – February 8, 2018
