Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Firefighters, Forest Rangers Battle Blaze in Castine Woods (Castine) Crews from more than a dozen local fire departments and Maine Forest Rangers from the Downeast District battled a woods fire near Route 199, 166A and Dunc’s Meadow in Castine for a second day Thursday. As of yesterday, the fire had burned three and […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Windjammer Passengers File Injury Lawsuit (Rockland) An Arizona couple who were passengers on the windjammer Mercantile in July 2023 have filed a lawsuit against the ship’s owner. The Pen Bay Pilot reports the cruise listed in the suit left from Camden Harbor in July 2023. The woman reportedly fell and fractured her foot […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Maine DOC Restricts Operations at Piscataquis County Jail (Augusta) The Maine Department of Corrections on Tuesday issued a memo announcing it was immediately restricting the operations of the Piscataquis County Jail, due to health and safety concerns. Failures listed include discrepancies in medical records, improper medication and sharps management, and not following infectious […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Authorities Release Additional Info on Glenburn Incident (Hermon) Authorities have released additional information related to a violent incident that occurred Sunday. The Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office tells Star 97.7, shortly after 3 pm, the RCC received a report of gunfire and damage to a vehicle and residence on Danforth Drive in Glenburn. Witnesses […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Bangor Teen Killed in ATV Crash (Presque Isle) A Bangor teen died Saturday afternoon when the ATV he was driving rolled over and struck him. Authorities say the crash happened shortly before 5 p.m. as the 15 yo was riding with a group on the Cross Road ATV trail in Presque Isle. The […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs US Coast Guard Releases Report on De-masting of Schooner Grace Bailey (Rockland) The U.S. Coast Guard yesterday released the results of an investigation into the de-masting of the Schooner Grace Bailey in Penobscot Bay in Rockland. The Schooner was about a mile east of Rockland on October 9th, 2023, returning from a five-day […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs No Word on Comfort Dog Baxter’s Tragic Death (Bangor) Two months after a young comfort dog died in a hot car, authorities still aren’t releasing details about the tragedy. Baxter, a 3-year-old chocolate lab recruited to provide comfort to Maine’s emergency dispatchers, died May 29 after he was left in a car parked […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Maine DOT Installs Traffic Cameras (Augusta) The Maine Department of Transportation began installing traffic cameras this week at key locations along I-95 and I-295. MDOT officials say the cameras are aimed at improving highway safety. Cameras will be monitored 24/7, and the public will be able to access them to see current conditions. […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Pond Road Structure Fire (Gouldsboro) Crews from multiple towns rushed to put out a fire Saturday morning at a structure in Gouldsboro. The building where the blaze occurred was unoccupied but sits off the road in thick woods with other homes nearby. Firefighters report flames were shooting 40 to 50 feet high when […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Victims in OOB Camper Explosion Succumb to Injuries (Old Orchard Beach) Authorities say the two women in that camper explosion at an Old Orchard Beach Campground have succumbed to their injuries. Officials tell Star 97.7 News, Alesia Ventura-Large and her friend, Nancy Pilsch, both 58 and from Massachusetts, were in Alesia’s camper about […]
