Deed restrictions on Old Jail to remain
There’s been a fair amount of back and forth over the building, including what had looked like the society’s impending relinquishing of the property back to the county.
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Jennifer Osborn
Reporter and columnist at The Ellsworth American
News Reporter Jennifer Osborn covers news and features on the Blue Hill Peninsula and Deer Isle-Stonington. She welcomes tips and story ideas. She also writes the Gone Shopping column. Email Jennifer with your suggestions at [email protected] or call 667-2576.
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Bucksport Police log week of January 27
BUCKSPORT — A concerned citizen reported “domestic rabbits” living under a vacant mobile home Jan. 21. The sighting was referred to the animal control officer. Summonses Gene Colley, 57, of Ellsworth was summoned on a charge of operating after suspension Jan. 16. Alexandra McComiskey, 30, of Ellsworth was summoned on a charge of operating without …
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Measure would end syringe exchange limits
Currently, Maine has a “one for one” law. LD 1909 abolishes the one for one rule that people can only get one clean syringe for each used syringe returned and no more than 10 syringes at a time.
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Hancock County Sheriff’s log week of January 27
Man taken into custody following Brooksville incident
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Proposed bill shields those at overdose scenes
The proposed bill states that it would “extend the state’s Good Samaritan laws by exempting from arrest or prosecution for a nonviolent offense or a violation of probation or conditions of release a person at the location of a drug-related overdose for which medical assistance was sought or naloxone was administered.”
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Sexual assault charges filed
ELLSWORTH — A man sent to prison Jan. 6 for attempted murder and other charges in a December 2020 Trenton robbery has been charged with a dozen counts of gross sexual assault. Penobscot County Deputy District Attorney Mark Rucci said half of the charges are Class A and half are Class B. “Basically, Larry Smith …
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Bucksport Police log week of January 20
BUCKSPORT — Sgt. Darrin Moody arrested Timothy Mello, 41, of Stockton Springs on two warrants Jan. 14. Summons Joshua Moon, 32, of Dover-Foxcroft was summoned on a charge of operating after suspension Jan. 9.
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Bid awarded for Falls Bridge replacement
The bridge and whether to repair or replace it have been a topic of discussion on the peninsula and with the DOT for two decades now.
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Broughman Builders owners buy golf course
“That’s our goal over the next four years, to make it as premier as we can for the area.”
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Athletic trainer opens business in Blue Hill
“I have a lot of skill sets for any population that wants to be active,” Waterman said. “The equipment I have here is to teach people how to move safely.”
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Hancock County Sheriff log week of January 20
ELLSWORTH — The Hancock County Sheriff’s Office arrested an Amherst man after his vehicle was found off the roadway of Airline Road in Amherst Jan. 2. Deputy Hunter Fernald arrested Keith Durand, 45, on charges of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of an intoxicant and operating without a license. Fernald was assisted …
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Orland man dies in crash
BUCKSPORT — An Orland man died when his vehicle rear-ended a fuel truck stopped at a railroad crossing on Route 15 near Kinney Drive Tuesday, police said. James Yates, 73, died at the scene. The fuel truck, which belongs to Dead River Co., was operated by Christopher Cassum, 57, of Clifton, said Bucksport Deputy Police …