Bar Harbor man found guilty of rape, murder of woman
ELLSWORTH — A Hancock County Superior Court Jury Friday found a Bar Harbor man guilty of murder and gross sexual assault in the June 1, 2018, slaying of Mikaela Conley, 19, also of Bar Harbor. The verdict was read ...
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Two injured in Hancock crash
HANCOCK — State Police say a Franklin man was seriously injured Saturday when a car ...
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Meet Mount Desert Town Clerk Claire Woolfolk
Mount Desert Town Clerk Claire Woolfolk earned a bachelor’s degree in English from Rutgers University after graduating from Longmont High School in Longmont, Colorado. ...
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Ellsworth baseball team tops John Bapst for Senior Day win
ELLSWORTH — Looking to find its offensive rhythm, there was no better time than Senior ...
GSA baseball team tops Ellsworth; softball team edges Sumner for 1st win
SULLIVAN — It was a big week for George Stevens Academy diamond sports last week ...
MDI baseball team crushes 3 home runs to beat Bucksport
BAR HARBOR — The Mount Desert Island baseball team opened the 2019 season by losing ...
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Memorial Day events planned
ELLSWORTH — Communities throughout the area will observe Memorial Day with parades and other ceremonies ...
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Grilling the Argentine Way
ELLSWORTH — Cast aside that precarious kettle-shaped grill that only allows you to barbecue a ...
History hits home
BANGOR — When Brian Swartz first began writing about Maine and the Civil War almost ...
How do I get over my anger toward parents not visiting me and my children?
Dear Carolyn: My parents are very active, in their mid-60s, and live a two-hour flight ...
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Great Harbor Regatta moves to Castine, for now
SOUTHWEST HARBOR — High school sailors looking forward to a trip to Mount Desert Island ...
Whole Oceans closes on Bucksport land purchase
BUCKSPORT — It’s official: Whole Oceans now owns a piece of the former Verso mill ...
Fishermen can assess Lifejackets for Lobstermen near home
BLUE HILL — No one who lives on the coast of Maine, or reads the ...
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Mexican restaurant to open in former Bangkok Restaurant space
ELLSWORTH — A Mexican restaurant plans to open in the former Bangkok Restaurant building on ...
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School support program addresses barriers to learning
JONESPORT — A TREE grows in Washington County. TREE, or Transforming Rural Experiences in Education, ...
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First state measles case in two years reported
ELLSWORTH — Measles has arrived in Maine, according to a press release from the Maine ...