ELLSWORTH — There will be one new and one returning councilor on the Ellsworth City Council in the coming weeks. Heather Grindle and John Phillips were elected to the council with 37 percent and 24 percent of the vote, respectively in Tuesday’s election. Grindle received 2,044 votes while Phillips had 1,336. Phillips narrowly beat candidate …
ELLSWORTH — Maine voters chose Democrat Janet Mills to be the state’s first female governor on Tuesday. With 74 percent of precincts reporting as of Wednesday morning, Mills had captured 50 percent of the vote statewide. Republican candidate Shawn Moody trailed Mills by six percentage points. He conceded the race early Wednesday. Hancock County voters …
ELLSWORTH — What is a restaurant owner to do when there aren’t enough cooks in the kitchen (and haven’t been for years)? The Maine Department of Labor (DOL) and trade group HospitalityMaine think they have the answer, or at least part of it: apprenticeships. “It’s sort of an old thing that’s resurging for the hospitality …
ELLSWORTH — City councilors voted unanimously Friday morning to approve a contract to house two ambulances owned by Northern Light Medical Transport at City Hall over the winter, possibly within the next few weeks. Councilors Dawn Hudson, Dale Hamilton, John Moore, Steve Beathem and Marc Blanchette approved the proposal. Councilors Bob Crosthwaite and Gary Fortier …
ELLSWORTH — As home DNA test kits have become increasingly accessible, so too have surprises in the family tree: previously unknown half-siblings, children born with donor sperm, fathers who turn out not to be biologically related to their children. In exchange for $99 and a vial of spit, many of the genealogically curious, such as …
ELLSWORTH — Officers responded to citizens struggling with thoughts of suicide and reports of domestic incidents this week. A man at local adult care facility attempted to harm himself on Oct. 27, according to a police report. Officers responded to a call from an employee of the facility and the man was taken to Northern …
ELLSWORTH — Residents of Hancock County are more likely to be diagnosed with cancer (but less likely to die of it), more likely to be uninsured and more than twice as likely to contract Lyme disease as the average Maine resident, according to data discussed at a forum at the Moore Community Center on Tuesday …
ELLSWORTH — When it comes to describing his plant-based lifestyle, Marc Blanchette tends to speak in sound bites. “If it was grown on a plant, have at it. If it was made in a manufacturing plant, don’t eat it.” “You can’t out-exercise a bad diet.” “If it has a mother or a face, don’t eat …
ELLSWORTH — On an unseasonably cool October evening, dozens of supporters gathered at Knowlton Park Thursday to commemorate the 25th anniversary of The Next Step Domestic Violence Project. They shivered and clapped as Dorathy Martel, executive director of Next Step, lit a bare tree with glittering purple lights, each light in honor of a survivor …
ELLSWORTH — First National Bank will be moving from its High Street location to a new branch being built on the Beechland Road, according to First National President and CEO Tony McKim. “We’re hoping to take occupancy in April or May of 2019,” McKim said. The High Street branch will close (the bank is leasing …
