Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Coffee with a Cop (Ellsworth) Get that cup of Joe Wednesday morning with a side of conversation with Ellsworth’s finest. The Ellsworth Police Department invites you to Coffee with a Cop. Join our heroes at Flexit Café between 8 and 11 tomorrow morning. They say whether you want to discuss neighborhood concerns or […]
Bath Murder/Suicide (Bath) – Three people are dead after a murder suicide incident in Bath yesterday morning. State Police spokeswoman Shannon Moss reports to Star 97.7 police in Bath responded to a shooting at a Crawford Drive home at 7-o’clock yesterday morning. They found 58-year old Lisa Bailey and her 32-year old daughter Jennifer […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Lamoine Homicide Still Unsolved After Two Years (Lamoine) Two years after the body of 71 yo Neil Salisbury was discovered in his Lamoine home on Shore Road, authorities have neither identified a suspect nor charged anyone with his killing. The Bangor Daily News reports Salisbury, a longtime Lamoine resident, lived by himself. His […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Motorcycle/Moose Fatal (T2 R9) Maine State Police Wednesday released information on a September 30th crash involving a motorcycle and a moose. They say 50 yo Anand Sreedharan of Princeton, NJ, was southbound at mile marker 240 in T2 R9 when a moose crossed into his lane and was struck by his motorcycle. The […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Worker Hit, Killed in Orland Construction Zone (Orland) A worker was killed while attempting to direct traffic in a construction zone Tuesday morning. The Hancock County Sheriff’s Office reports to Star 97.7, 24 yo Charles Resh of Searsport was engaged in traffic control in a paving zone on the Acadia Highway in […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Finding Our Voices March for Domestic Abuse Victims (Bangor) The group “Finding Our Voices” is asking the public to join them this afternoon in a walk in Bangor in protest of domestic violence and abuse. The event was prompted by the death of 39 yo Virginia Cookson, who authorities say was killed last […]
Hancock County Budget Up 34% (Ellsworth) – A significant jump in the jail budget to provide more mental health and physical health services has driven the proposed budget for 2025 up by 34-percent. The Ellsworth American reports the preliminary figures show a $14-point-1 million dollar budget, which means a property tax increase of about […]
Union River Economic Study (Ellsworth) – The huge hydroelectric dam on the Union River in Ellsworth has created Leonard Lake upstream, but a study is underway to see if there is a benefit to removing the dam and letting the river run free. The Heart of Ellsworth, the City of Ellsworth, the Chamber of […]
Bucksport School Threat (Bucksport) –Students at Bucksport High School got sent home early yesterday after school officials and police determined there was a threat at the school. The Ellsworth American reports the specifics of the threat are not yet known. Superintendent Josh Tripp and deputy Police Chief David Winchester said a safety concern was […]
Deer Isle Ambulance (Deer Isle) – A new ambulance should arrive sometime in 2025 for Memorial Ambulance Corps in Deer Isle. Philanthropist Donald Sussman made the purchase possible with a $400-thousand-dollar donation. The gift will purchase the vehicle and equip it with the devices necessary for all sorts of life saving emergencies. Memorial Ambulance […]
