Gouldsboro hires veteran cop as police chief
Patrick J. McNulty, a retired veteran detective sergeant with the Providence Police Department in Rhode Island, will take over as the town’s new police chief Aug. 4.
Articles by: Letitia Baldwin
Letitia Baldwin
Arts Editor at The Ellsworth American
In addition to editing the Arts & Leisure section, Letitia edits special sections including Out & About, Overview, Health Quarterly, Your Maine Home, House & Garden and Get Ready for Winter. She comes from Chicago, Ill, but has deep family ties to the Cranberry Isles. [email protected]
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Clammy weather doesn’t deter clam tasting
Some 75 people turned out for the Shellfish Committee and Schoodic Institute’s “Gouldsboro Community Clam Tasting” held late Monday afternoon at the Prospect Harbor village green.
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Further noise complaints trigger quicker response
“You guys get to sleep at night, we don’t. If it were a 22 [.22-cailber rifle], I would not be here.”
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Longtime Gouldsboro Planning Board chairman re-elected
Ray Jones was unanimously voted in as the Planning Board’s chairman for another term Tuesday.
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Meeting fails to quell salmon farm concerns
At each site, seawater would be pumped up into the pens from an ocean depth of 100 feet. Oxygen is constantly added to the inflowing water. Fish waste is continuously pumped up, filtered and compacted for transport to the mainland. Shipped from Searsport, low-sulfur marine oil would power the sites although solar energy options are being explored. Running 356 days a year, the sites would burn over 1 million gallons of diesel fuel annually.
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Gouldsboro voters keep police department, prefer local patrol
Most of the estimated 180 voters in attendance preferred having police officers who know the community and can be relied on to provide prompt response to emergencies and handle day-to-day issues such as checking on someone’s well-being or rounding up a dog at large.
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Harmon and Mitchell win selectmen’s race in Gouldsboro
The two garnered 159 and 217 votes, respectively, in a field of five candidates vying for two three-year term seats. A total of 714 votes were cast.
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Harmon and Mitchell win selectmen’s race in Gouldsboro
GOULDSBORO — Robert Harmon and Danny Mitchell Jr. are expected to be sworn in tonight, June 9, as the town’s two newly elected selectmen following Tuesday’s elections. The two garnered 159 and 217 votes, respectively, in a field of five candidates vying for two three-year term seats. A total of 714 votes were cast. At …
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American Aquafarms reps, critics take sides at Gouldsboro park
Sorrento resident Lynn Stone questioned American Aquafarms’ mindfulness of the community and coastal environment given that the company’s foreign owners don’t live locally or have a personal stake or any “real skin” in the venture. She challenged the company to partner with the state’s Downeast communities on a low-impact, sustainable model for fish-farming. “We need to build a community in Maine, where everyone is together to care for our environment,” Stone said.
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Gouldsboro police force’s future to be decided at Town Meeting
For nearly a month now, and for another period earlier this year, the town has relied on the Hancock County Sheriff’s Office for on-call coverage.
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Five in the running for Gouldsboro selectman
On Tuesday, June 8, voters will consider five candidates vying for two open seats on the Gouldsboro Board of Selectmen. Selectman Cheri Robinson is not seeking re-election while incumbent Chris Urquhart is running for another three-year term.
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Neighborhood rocked by legal explosives
GOULDSBORO — No one has died or been physically injured. Nor has their property been damaged, but frequent, unpredictable booms of explosives have shattered the peace and shaken the homes of some Corea residents for over a year now. Corea is a village in Gouldsboro. Tannerite is a brand of explosion kit, containing ammonium nitrate …
