SURRY — Longtime former selectman and road commissioner Wilbur Saunders passed away May 21. He was 87. Saunders was the only child of Ellis and Ethel Saunders, but he and his late wife, Marjorie, had five children themselves, as well as 10 grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. “Wilbur worked tirelessly for the best interests of …
SURRY — Fire of unknown origin claimed a Carter Cove Lane camp on Toddy Pond Saturday. Fire Chief Richard Black said crews were called out around 12:30 p.m. and were still putting out hot spots three hours later. No one was at the camp when the fire broke out, Black said. Several boaters and motorists …
BUCKSPORT — A police pursuit ended with an overturned vehicle after a motorist refused to stop for an officer on Route 1 Friday, according to police. Deputy Police Chief David Winchester said Officer Chris Woodman tried to stop the vehicle after seeing it leave a Route 1 business and drive over a curb. Woodman had …
PENOBSCOT — Shooting practice in a gravel pit just west of Wight’s Pond Thursday afternoon sparked a fire that ultimately claimed two acres of forest, according to Penobscot Fire Chief Scott Ferden. “It appears some people were up in the old gravel pit shooting rifles and somehow it started a fire,” Ferden said. “It didn’t …
BLUE HILL — Thanks to a surplus of seed potatoes in Aroostook County, a thoughtful Deer Isle gardener, Quill’s End Farm in Penobscot, Blue Hill Heritage Trust and a host of other groups, potatoes should be plentiful this upcoming fall for local food pantries. “The seed potatoes are free to anyone wanting to help and …
ELLSWORTH — Hancock County Sheriff’s Lt. Corey Bagley arrested two people after getting a call May 14 from Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital reporting a domestic violence assault victim in the emergency room with “severe injuries.” “As a result of the investigation, 18-year-old Violet Brown and 40-year-old Paul Brown, both of Hancock, were arrested and …
BLUE HILL — Kaytlin Cousins seems to have been born with crochet hooks in her hands. A beloved aunt to many young children in the Cousins clan, she creates animals, sea creatures, Easter baskets, jumbo baskets, blankets, mittens, hats and scarves, baby headbands, Halloween costumes and more. Seemingly, any creation is possible for Cousins …
DEER ISLE — A young woman with local roots got licensed as a registered nurse in February, started working at a long-term care facility in Beverly, Mass., and tested positive for COVID-19 on April 25. Abby Knowlton, a Deer Isle-Stonington Class of 2014 graduate, was quarantined in her bedroom in her Beverly apartment for two …
DEER ISLE — What the world needs now is love, sweet love, to quote Burt Bacharach. Love and a cup of hibiscus or linden flower infusion or perhaps a cooling glass of cucumber and lemon balm water. The drinks are the suggestions of Deer Isle herbalist Brighid Doherty, who founded the Solidago School of Herbalism …
ELLSWORTH — If everyone is wearing masks in a jury trial, how do jurors judge the credibility of victims and others testifying? That issue was just one of scores of COVID-19-related problems raised on May 14 during a virtual session of a newly created stakeholders’ group for the Administrative Office of the Courts. The Honorable …
ELLSWORTH — A traffic stop for speeding 99 miles per hour in a 60-mph zone on Route 1A in Dedham May 11 led to multiple charges for the motorist, the Maine State Police reported. Sgt. Tim Varney charged Patrick Mullen, 50, of East Machias with operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of an …
BAR HARBOR — Sprightly Masanobu and Tomoko Ikemiya have been eating a raw food diet — fruit, greens, sprouted vegetables, nuts and grains — for over 25 years. “It makes us feel good and it’s the healthiest, most uplifting, easy-to-digest food,” said Masanobu Ikemiya, who is an internationally known concert pianist. He is best …
