ELLSWORTH — The Ellsworth Police Department is looking clean shaven once again, but its No-Shave November campaign helped raise $3,000 this year for charity. The money was split between the Beth C. Wright Cancer Resource Center and the sister of an Ellsworth police officer who is currently battling cancer. Ellsworth Police Chief Glenn Moshier — …
GOULDSBORO — On Nov. 27, police were dispatched to a vehicle that had gone off the road on Route 1. The responding officer located the driver of the vehicle, Jeffrey Lynn, 36, of Gouldsboro, walking along Guzzle Road. Lynn was summoned on charges of failure to display a valid inspection certificate, failure to provide valid …
ELLSWORTH — The temperatures were freezing this past Sunday, but that couldn’t deter hundreds from gathering in Ellsworth to welcome the Wreaths Across America convoy at its first stop on a weeklong journey from Lubec to Arlington National Cemetery. A dozen tractor-trailer rigs filled with more than 250,000 wreaths pulled into the Maine Coast Mall …
MILBRIDGE — Overlooking the Narragauguas River as it flows into the ocean, the Milbridge Commons is a new green space that opened to the public six weeks ago. The project was developed as collaboration between the Women’s Health Resource Library and Maine Coast Heritage Trust (MCHT). “We had a very successful opening on Oct. 20,” …
HANCOCK — With the first stage of environmental cleanup complete at the site of a former tannery in Hancock, the town is now considering what further steps to take in the process. The town currently has two separate $200,000 grants from the Environmental Protection Agency’s Brownfields program, which provides money to help assess, clean up …
HANCOCK — A 6,000-acre parcel stretching from the town of Hancock to Fletchers Landing in Township 8 was sold at auction on Nov. 28. The high bid was at $364.10 per acre, for a total of $2,184,600. The purchaser was H.C. Haynes Inc., a company that owns and manages forestland throughout Maine, in addition to …
ELLSWORTH — Oral arguments in the lawsuit filed by U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin (R-Maine) challenging the results of the November election and the constitutionality of the ranked choice voting process began Wednesday morning at U.S. District Court in Bangor. Poliquin, who led Democratic challenger Jared Golden on election night by roughly 2,000 votes but without …
On Dec. 6, Christmas lights festooning the Eaton family’s waterfront house and attached lighthouse officially will go on and usher in the holiday season for local residents in Little Deer Isle. The date has special meaning for Travis Eaton. The building contractor and his wife, Angel, and kids Rylee, Gavin and Josie spend weeks arranging …
WINTER HARBOR — On Nov. 27, police responded to a domestic disturbance on Spruce Lane. Casey Meyers, 38, of Winter Harbor was summoned on a charge of assault. On Nov. 26, police were called to assist Maine State Police with a domestic dispute on East Schoodic Drive in Birch Harbor. Police cleared the scene. On …
CHERRYFIELD — More than a year ago, Hurricane Maria slammed into the island of Puerto Rico. Nearly 3,000 people are estimated to have been killed and food, water and medical care were scarce for months after. The island’s power grid was essentially wiped out, and millions of Puerto Ricans went without electricity for months. While …
