Food for thought: “Breaking Bread” collects Maine writers’ related stories to support local hunger project
“The thing that really shocked me was what [the contributors] wrote,” Corey says. “That personal memory, that emotional response.”
Articles by: Anne Berleant
Anne Berleant
Reporter at The Ellsworth American
News Reporter Anne Berleant covers news and features in Ellsworth, Mariaville, Otis, Amherst, Aurora, Great Pond and Osborn. When not reporting, find her hiking local trails, reading or watching professional tennis. Email her at [email protected]
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Spotlight on radon: Testing recommended for odorless, cancer-causing gas
Kevin King bought his three-story Gouldsboro home in 2002 and did not test for radon before buying. A transplant from North Carolina, he said he wasn’t worried because his new house had a slab foundation, not a basement. “But looking at articles and on the web, we sent away for a test kit,” he said. …
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SkillsUSA winners headed to Atlanta
The Hancock County Technical Center (HCTC) SkillsUSA team will head to Atlanta for the SkillsUSA Leadership and Skills Conference to showcase their skills and also engage in leadership training.
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Maine Outdoor School takes learning outside
Hazel Stark and Joe Horn run the Maine Outdoor School, introducing people of all ages to the outdoors and Maine fauna and flora.
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Doctor turnover a problem for rural hospitals
ELLSWORTH — When 85-year-old Mary Lou Alley’s primary care physician in Bar Harbor retired three years ago, she immediately thought, “Oh dear, I need to find somebody in the same office.” Her doctor let her know well ahead of time and then pushed back the date, leaving her plenty of time to find a new …
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Golden bill would benefit Maine Wabanaki tribes
ELLSWORTH — Maine tribes of the Wabanaki Nations would be granted equal treatment with indigenous tribes in America under a bill that U.S. Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine) recently introduced to Congress. Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) co-sponsored the bill. H.R. 6707, the Advancing Equality for Wabanaki Nations Act, would amend the Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act …
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Dealers scramble to supply lobstermen ahead of gear-change deadline
ELLSWORTH — May 1 is the deadline for commercial lobstermen in Maine to trawl up, use weaker rope or insert weak links, and mark gear with the state color purple. But will they be ready? The new federal gear requirements enacted by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) are aimed at reducing right whale …
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Ellsworth Police Log Week of April 14
ELLSWORTH — A child’s parent walked into the police station on April 11 to report that the child was not going to school. Officers advised the parent to contact the school to discuss options to address the issue. State law outlines the truancy process as 1) the principal determines a student is truant under state …
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Former Open Door Recovery Center building sold
The former center on Old Mill Road was recently sold for about $335,000, about five months after the sale of the former Hills House for $265,000. The proceeds will go toward a 16-bed residential addiction treatment center for women.
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Old Jail awarded $200K for masonry repairs
Efforts to raise funds needed to keep the former Hancock County sheriff’s home and jail standing received a boost from the Maine Downtown Center. Its historic grants program awarded $200,000 to repair the exterior masonry on the State Street building, the nonprofit organization announced on April 12.
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High Street car wash plans approved
A two-bay automated car wash on High Street at the Deane Street intersection will move forward after months of discussion. South Berwick businessman Aaron Wiswell found unanimous Planning Board approval on April 6, after submitting revised final review plans that addressed noise and traffic concerns.
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Hospital, Woodlawn projects to begin
Robert Shea, of E.L. Shea, is the contractor for the work at Woodlawn and anticipates the structure will be enclosed by year-end and could open in late summer of 2023.