Larry Wahl keeps maps, globes, ice cream scoops for posterity April 28, 2016 by Charles Eichacker on Arts & living, Lifestyle BUCKSPORT — The early days of spring are a special time for all Mainers. The longer stretches of daylight, the budding of trees and the mercury inching upward in our thermometers all do wonders for our winter-weary souls. In Bucksport, there’s another reliable way to know warmer times have arrived: downtown ice cream shop Wahl’s …
GSA chef serves up Chinese and other cuisines March 31, 2016 by Charles Eichacker on Food, Lifestyle BLUE HILL — When Lusheng Li, aka “Chef Lu,” first started cooking at George Stevens Academy in 2012, it was like a match made in heaven. She comes from the southern Chinese province of Guangdong (once known as Canton) and cooks cuisines from around East Asia. GSA happens to have a relatively large population of …
Energy savings reaped through integrated plan March 26, 2016 by Charles Eichacker on Education, News A couple years ago, when voters decided to renovate and reopen Longfellow Elementary School on Great Cranberry Island, the project’s main goals were to bring the old, drafty building in line with fire, safety and disability codes: adding sprinklers, floor reinforcements, exit signs, etc. But the renovation also was a good opportunity to make Longfellow …
Ellsworth business provides new home for farmers’ lambs March 23, 2016 by Charles Eichacker on Business, News BROOKSVILLE — The first few weeks of a lamb’s life are critically important to its development, according to John Altman, a farmer who owns and operates David’s Folly Farm with his wife, Emma Altman. The summer is for pasturing and the fall is for slaughter, but lambs’ first weeks are best spent socializing with their …
No shortage of “heart and soul” at Bucksport Chamber awards ceremony March 23, 2016 by Charles Eichacker on Business, News BUCKSPORT — “Heart and soul” were the unofficial themes at the Bucksport Bay Area Chamber of Commerce’s annual meeting and awards ceremony Tuesday evening. The evening’s winners included Jen and Tom Pappas (who have operated Crosby’s Drive In for many years), Chris Johnson (a retiree who has put in many hours volunteering for the town …
Fresh faces, nurtured talents carry New Surry Theatre forward March 21, 2016 by Charles Eichacker on Entertainment, Lifestyle From its opening days in a barn in Surry in the early 1970s, the New Surry Theatre and Performing Arts School has always punched above its weight.
Bucksport Police Log: Alleged thief Tased, arrested in Hannaford parking lot March 15, 2016 by Charles Eichacker on Cops & Courts, News BUCKSPORT — A Bar Harbor man was arrested on various charges after allegedly trying to flee a police officer and getting stopped by the electric shock of a Taser, according to Detective Sgt. David Winchester. The incident took place March 1 at the local Hannaford, where Adam Gray, 32, allegedly stole $300 worth of goods. …
New contractor sought for Bucksport mill demolition March 15, 2016 by Charles Eichacker on Business, News BUCKSPORT — After demolition was halted on the local paper mill last week, a search is under way for a new contractor to continue the project, town officials said. The demolition project stopped early last week because the company carrying out the work, DeNovo Constructors of Chicago, had not paid various subcontractors, according to Interim …
Penobscot voters delay trash decision March 11, 2016 by Charles Eichacker on News PENOBSCOT — Voters briefly considered where to send their trash during the annual town meeting Tuesday night, but they ultimately decided to leave the question for another day. It is a question that will come before many other towns in northern and eastern Maine before the year is done. Those municipalities currently all send their …
Alamo Theatre celebrates 100th birthday through film March 11, 2016 by Charles Eichacker on Entertainment, Lifestyle BUCKSPORT — To celebrate its 100th birthday this year, the Alamo Theatre is doing what it does best: showing movies. From March until November, the Alamo will show a film a month, each from one of the decades that have passed since the theater’s construction in 1916. The showings will include “The Wizard of Oz” …
