Schoodic Marine Center opens improved facilities June 21, 2018 by Maxwell Hauptman on News, Waterfront WINTER HARBOR — As the summer season goes into high gear, tourists and local and seasonal residents boarding and disembarking from the two ferries and other vessels will find improved and expanded facilities at the Schoodic Marine Center. Located off Sargent Street, at the head of Henry Cove, Schoodic Institute’s marina complex now features a …
Voters defeat fireworks ban at town meeting June 15, 2018 by Maxwell Hauptman on News GOULDSBORO — Expect to hear booms, crackles and pops at times other than July Fourth and New Year’s Eve with the defeat of a related article at the annual Town Meeting Wednesday evening at the Peninsula School in Prospect Harbor. In the 30-article warrant, an article calling for limiting fireworks to strictly those holidays before …
School bus driver to retire after 35 years June 14, 2018 by Maxwell Hauptman on Education, News GOULDSBORO — It is the last week of classes at the pre-K to eighth grade Peninsula School in Prospect Harbor. For Danny Mitchell, that means the start of a well-deserved retirement after 35 years driving schoolchildren to and from their homes. “I love doing it, but it’s getting to be that time,” Mitchell said Tuesday …
Cheryl Robinson elected to Gouldsboro Board of Selectmen June 13, 2018 by Maxwell Hauptman on News GOULDSBORO — Selectmen will have a new face at the table when the board convenes at its next regular meeting at 5 p.m. on Thursday, June 21. In Tuesday’s municipal election, Cheryl Robinson garnered a total of 203 votes in a contested race for a three-year seat being vacated by Roger Bowen. Bowen opted not …
