ELLSWORTH — On April 2, with little of the divisiveness that accompanied the initial hearings, the nine-member Land Use Planning Commission (LUPC) unanimously approved changes to regulations that will govern how land is managed in roughly half the state. The new rules scrap the longstanding “one-mile rule” governing development in the unorganized territories. That rule …
ELLSWORTH — A partnership between the city and Bangor-based ambulance service Northern Light Medical Transport is going well, Ellsworth Fire Department Chief Richard Tupper told councilors on Monday evening. “This is a very, very good working relationship we’ve had with them,” Tupper said. “There have been a few learning curves and adjustments, but nothing too …
OTIS — Wind turbines? Not in our backyard. That was the message from the Otis Planning Board on April 4, when members voted 3-2 to adopt a new wind turbine ordinance aimed at blocking commercial wind development in the town. Otis resident Teresa Davis said in an email that she and several other residents had …
BAR HARBOR — During the months her ex-husband was dying of cancer in her living room, Emily Bracale would often illustrate the events of each day — doctor visits, conversations with friends, signing paperwork — in a journal. “That was my grieving process,” said the artist/author at home in her Bar Harbor studio. “It led …
ELLSWORTH — The Jackson Laboratory has increased its minimum wage to $15.75 an hour and will hire 300 new employees over the next year, according to a press release from Senior Public Relations Manager Sarah Laskowski on Tuesday. The move comes as the Bar Harbor-based organization, which made $400 million before expenses in 2017, continues …
ELLSWORTH — Hancock County has among the highest vaccination opt-out rates of all counties in Maine, according to data released this month by the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Nearly 10 percent of kindergartners were exempt from vaccination in Hancock County during the 2018-2019 school year compared to 6.2 percent statewide. Graduating …
ELLSWORTH — In an ongoing effort to revitalize downtown, a group of volunteers is setting out to become part of a program that supports similar renewal efforts in cities around the country. “Now is our time to let Maine know that Ellsworth is a destination,” said Heart of Ellsworth Executive Director Cara Romano in an …
ELLSWORTH — On April 1, a Clifton woman was charged with endangering the welfare of a child after police received a report in late March that medication prescribed to the child had been tampered with. Karina R. Bradely, 36, is due to appear in court on May 21. Sexual assault The New Hampshire Department of …
ELLSWORTH — A group of Ellsworth High School students visited the Cathedral of Notre Dame a day before its iconic spire collapsed in flames. “I am so sad for Paris,” said teacher Carrie Richards Kutny, one of the group’s leaders. Kutny said in a Facebook message that the cathedral was the first site students visited …
ELLSWORTH — A bill to end non-medical exemptions for vaccinations has cleared a hurdle in the state Legislature. In Augusta last Wednesday, the Legislature’s Education and Cultural Affairs Committee approved the bill in an 8-5 party line vote, with Democrats voting in favor. It will now head to the Legislature for a full vote. The …
