City police struggle to find new officers
ELLSWORTH — There may be more criminal justice degree programs than ever before, but local law enforcement agencies are strapped for personnel, said Police Chief Glenn Moshier. He is looking for two officers to fill the department’s ranks within the ...
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Maine State Police Log Washington County Week of June 20
MACHIAS — The Maine State Police arrested a motorist suspected of impaired operation after stopping ...
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Lifelong resident Harold Hatch in first year chairing selectmen
Harold Hatch, chairman of the Penobscot Board of Selectmen, has “lived in Penobscot all my life.” Of the 17 students in his eighth-grade class ...
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Eagles win it all: Ellsworth baseball team defeats Freeport for 1st state title since 1988
STANDISH — After 31 years, the Ellsworth baseball team is back on top. It wasn’t ...
Redemption: Ellsworth baseball team beats Hermon to win Northern Maine championship
BANGOR — One year to the day of a gut-wrenching defeat, the Ellsworth baseball team ...
MDI, Bucksport, GSA athletes selected to All-PVC outdoor track teams
BAR HARBOR — Athletes from Mount Desert Island, Bucksport and George Stevens Academy were selected ...
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Orland OKs $20,000 for fire station study
ORLAND — Trash and town buildings were two of the top topics at the annual ...
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Sound travels
STEUBEN — Chemistry between people is unpredictable and unmistakable. For the band Shirt Tail Kin, ...
Literary love affair
BLUE HILL — The success of a play such as “Dear Elizabeth,” which opened at ...
Who killed Mr. Boddy?
ELLSWORTH — “The premise of the game is simple,” says Mr. Boddy. A mansion, an ...
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Lobster boat racing is underway
ELLSWORTH — Summer is still a few days away, but last weekend the sights and ...
Oyster farm withdraws from Bagaduce lease
PENOBSCOT — The contentious, drawn-out battle over an aquaculture lease in the Bagaduce River came ...
Salt Pond oyster lease scoping session set
BLUE HILL — A longtime oyster farmer wants to expand his operations in the Salt ...
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Hancock County Habitat for Humanity relocating office to Orland
ORLAND — Hancock County Habitat for Humanity will be relocating its administrative offices to the ...
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RSU 24 Adult Ed grads celebrate milestone
SULLIVAN — Nicole Veilleux smiled as she took a phone call from her mother before ...
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Downeast births
At Mount Desert Island Hospital In Bar Harbor A son, Luke Beck Shattenberg, was ...