ELLSWORTH — Eighty years ago, a young Judy Garland donned ruby slippers and mesmerized generations of movie-goers as a lost young farm girl named Dorothy singing her way through “The Wizard of Oz.” But, that film was just a tiny piece of Garland’s career. The Minnesota native started performing vaudeville in 1924 at age 2. …
STONINGTON — Voters at the annual Town Meeting Saturday looked to the future. That is to say residents voted to fund several new reserve or savings accounts. They include: $75,000 for a new fire station. $25,000 for a new broadband/internet reserve fund. $25,000 to fund a waterfront access reserve account. $25,000 to establish a sea …
DEER ISLE — Theater-style, cushioned seats and a stage won out over metal folding chairs in the town office — at least for the annual Town Meeting. The town of Deer Isle tried a few new things at this year’s Town Meeting, which was held on a Saturday instead of a weekday afternoon to allow …
ELLSWORTH — A Sullivan man was arrested early Tuesday morning after leading the Maine State Police on a chase that included two crashes, according to police. Police arrested Maynard Hardison, 30, on charges of reckless conduct, aggravated criminal mischief, eluding an officer and operating after revocation. Sgt. Jason Sattler had attempted to stop the vehicle …
BAR HARBOR — A young man accused of raping and murdering 19-year-old Mikaela Conley last June is scheduled to meet with the Maine Attorney General’s Office April 19. Jalique Keene, his attorney Jeff Toothaker and Assistant Attorney General John Alsop are scheduled to meet in Hancock County Superior Court chambers with Justice Bruce C. Mallonee …
ELLSWORTH — Two men accused in the death of Franky, a Boston terrier-pug, are scheduled for dispositional conferences Thursday, March 21, according to District Attorney Matt Foster. Nathan Burke, 37, of Hancock and Justin T. Chipman, 22, of Steuben have each been charged with one count each of aggravated cruelty to animals, aggravated criminal mischief, …
ELLSWORTH — An Orland man was ordered March 7 to serve five years in prison with all but one year suspended for raping a developmentally disabled woman. The victim had gotten rides from a social service agency bus that Van Stevens, 50, had driven, according to an arrest warrant affidavit written by Maine State Police …
ELLSWORTH — Icy, slushy road conditions Monday kept Hancock County Sheriff’s deputies busy with crashes. A car went off the road and into a ditch, striking a mailbox on Mud Creek Road in Hancock around 6:30 a.m. Monday. Deputy Zach Allen said Kristyn Butters, 32, of Hancock was operating a 2011 Honda Civic when she …
BUCKSPORT — A woman complained to police Friday about being harassed on Facebook. Officer Matt Schmidt spoke with the woman about her concerns. Schmidt also handled a complaint from a local woman Friday that her son is being harassed at school. Arrests Officer Chris Woodman arrested Melissa Brooks, 40, of Ellsworth on three warrants Friday. …
ELLSWORTH — Tenants of a residence on Amanda Lane in the Woodland Estates mobile home park off Bucksport Road were displaced after a late afternoon furnace fire Monday. Ellsworth Fire Chief Richard Tupper said his department was called out for a report of “a furnace malfunction” at 4:28 p.m. However, when crews arrived, there was …
