“It’s amazing,” said Ellsworth coach Dan Curtis. “This is an amazing group of kids. They’re tough, resilient, I could rattle off all kinds of things, but they just don’t quit. They have no fear. I’m just proud of them. I really am.”
The end of Water Street at the Main Street intersection has been reconfigured to have a dedicated left-turn lane and one for drivers turning right or traveling straight.
Scenes from Memorial Day 2022 in Ellsworth.
Jo Cooper retires from Friends in Action.
Chuck and Belinda Lawrence, owners of Tradewinds Markets, have committed $200,000 to support the new 10-bed critical access hospital in Blue Hill.
BAR HARBOR — The air was alive with the sights and sounds of student athletes jumping, tossing, vaulting, hurdling and running on Friday, April 22, as Mount Desert Island hosted nine high schools for a large, early-season Penobscot Valley Conference track and field meet. Ellsworth swept to team firsts, while Hancock County athletes excelled in …
ORLAND — At its monthly meeting April 8, the Orland Fire Department Building Committee approved plans to advertise for building contractors to submit applications for consideration. The committee, established in 2020 by the town selectmen after an assessment of deficiencies in the current fire station, was granted $50,000 at the 2021 Town Meeting for further …
ELLSWORTH – The Down East Family YMCA will offer free access to school staff during April vacation week. Teachers, educational technicians and other school employees are welcome to visit next week and make use of the fitness facilities and new hydromassage chairs. “We want to show them our appreciation and thanks,” said Fitness Director Robin …
Towns throughout the Blue Hill Peninsula will be holding roadside cleanups from April 22 through May 7.
Safe Harbor Home for Women and Children, a Machias recovery residence operated by Healthy Acadia in partnership with three other nonprofits, has an invaluable new asset parked in the driveway. Downeast Community Partners (DCP) recently transferred ownership of a van for use at Safe Harbor.
ELLSWORTH — Democracy Maine is sponsoring three upcoming online workshops to give everyday Mainers the tools they need to empower themselves and their towns. These educational workshops will take place over the course of three weeks. The workshops are free and open to the public. Materials and recordings will be available after the sessions at …
Springtide Seaweed in Gouldsboro has been awarded a $649,651 to develop new isystems for growing high-value nori and dulse red seaweed.
