Local News – June 16, 2026

  Ellsworth Hampton Inn Fire   (Ellsworth) – Guests at an Ellsworth hotel evacuated their rooms early this morning as fire alarms sounded.  Fire Chief Scott Guillerault tells Star 97.7 the call to the Hampton Inn off High Street came in just before 1-o’clock...

Local News – February 27, 2026

Drug arrest   (Vassalboro) – A police dog helped drug agents nab a suspected drug dealer from Vassalboro after he fled from a vehicle that officers disabled on Interstate 295 Wednesday night.  Agents had kept an eye on a home in Vassalboro for the past 8-months...

Local News – February 26, 2026

Cutler – Probation Violation (Ellsworth) – Former gubernatorial candidate Eliot Cutler says he did not break his probation by obtaining more pornography.  A hearing is set for April 8th to address motions by the District Attorney’s office to revoke Cutler’s...

Local News – February 25, 2026

Local News 2-25-26   MDI School Reorganization   (Bar Harbor) – The future of the school system serving towns on Mt. Desert Island, three offshore islands and Trenton will go before voters in a few months.  Towns are being asked to vote at the statewide primary...

Local News – February 24, 2026

Local News 2-24-26 Storm   (Undated) – Snowplows hit the roads of Downeast Maine overnight to get roads passable after yesterday’s blizzard.  Little was open on Monday as schools, government offices, and even some stalwart stores like Mardens and Reny’s called it...