{"id":2224,"date":"2026-11-09T05:30:58","date_gmt":"2026-11-09T10:30:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/star977fm.com\/?p=2224"},"modified":"2026-11-08T13:39:55","modified_gmt":"2026-11-08T18:39:55","slug":"11-09-26-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/star977fm.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/09\/11-09-26-news\/","title":{"rendered":"11-09-26 News"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ellsworth City Council Race Heads to Recount<\/b>
\n<\/span>Ellsworth\u2019s City Council election is headed to a recount after just seven votes separated the second- and third-place candidates. Official results show Robert Grant Sr. with 1,808 votes and Tiffany Dilda-Gaspar with 1,801; Casey Hanson received the most votes for the two available seats. The Ellsworth American reports Dilda-Gaspar requested the public hand count, but the date has not yet been announced.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Ellsworth American<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n

CD2 Ranked-Choice Process Moves Forward<\/b>
\n<\/span>Maine election officials will begin verifying results in the 2nd Congressional District race Monday, even though Democrat Matt Dunlap has conceded to Republican Paul LePage. If LePage remains below a majority after verification, officials will conduct a ranked-choice tabulation as required by state law. WABI reports Secretary of State Shenna Bellows expects the process to take about a week and plans to limit costs by conducting it during regular business hours.<\/span><\/p>\n

WABI-TV<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n

Paddleboarder Murder Case Moves to Adult Court<\/b>
\n<\/span>A Frankfort man accused of killing paddleboarder Sunshine \u201cSunny\u201d Stewart in Union last year will be tried as an adult. Deven Young, now 19, was 17 when police say he killed Stewart, whose body was found in Crawford Pond in July 2025. WABI reports Young\u2019s attorneys waived a bindover hearing, and he will be held without bail at the Knox County Jail ahead of a January court appearance.<\/span>
\n<\/span>WABI-TV<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n

Lobstermen Welcome New Federal Whale Analysis<\/b>
\n<\/span>The Maine Lobstermen\u2019s Association is welcoming a federal announcement that new scientific analyses indicate U.S. fisheries <\/span>may<\/span><\/i> be meeting the standard for protecting endangered North Atlantic right whales. The announcement follows the association\u2019s successful court challenge to an earlier federal assessment of the lobster fishery\u2019s impact on whales. The Bangor Daily News reports current regulations remain in effect while federal officials develop a new rule, with further rulemaking delayed by Congress until 2028.<\/span><\/p>\n

Bangor Daily News<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n

Maine\u2019s First Hybrid Ferry Begins Service<\/b>
\n<\/span>Maine\u2019s first hybrid electric-and-diesel ferry is scheduled to begin passenger service Monday, November 9, between Rockland and Vinalhaven. The vessel, named for longtime ferry captain Almer Dinsmore, can carry up to 250 passengers and 23 vehicles. The PenBay Pilot reports the $21.9 million ferry was commissioned Thursday and will operate primarily in hybrid mode.<\/span><\/p>\n

PenBay Pilot<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n

Identity Theft Workshop at Ellsworth Library<\/b>
\n<\/span>Ellsworth Public Library will host a \u201cMoney, Key & Me\u201d workshop on preventing identity theft Thursday, November 12. Participants will learn how thieves obtain personal information and what warning signs to watch for. An Ellsworth American event listing reports the workshop starts at 5:30 p.m. and is presented with KeyBank.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Ellsworth American event listing<\/span><\/i><\/a>;<\/span><\/i> Maine Public<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n

Downtown Cider Crawl Returns to Ellsworth<\/b>
\n<\/span>Ellsworth\u2019s Downtown Cider Crawl runs November 9 through 14 as part of the Downeast Cider + Cheese Festival. Participating restaurants, pubs and cafes will offer apple- and cheese-inspired specials, and customers can collect stickers for a Cider Passport. The Ellsworth American reports passports with more than five stops can be returned by 2 p.m. November 14 for entry into a festival raffle.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Ellsworth American<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ellsworth City Council Race Heads to Recount Ellsworth\u2019s City Council election is headed to a recount after just seven votes separated the second- and third-place candidates. Official results show Robert Grant Sr. with 1,808 votes and Tiffany Dilda-Gaspar with 1,801; Casey Hanson received the most votes for the two available seats. The Ellsworth American reports […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2224","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/star977fm.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2224","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/star977fm.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/star977fm.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/star977fm.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/star977fm.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2224"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/star977fm.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2224\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/star977fm.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2224"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/star977fm.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2224"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/star977fm.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2224"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}