BLUE HILL — Northern Light Blue Hill Hospital will no longer provide surgical services, according to President and Chief Executive Officer John Ronan. “We’re closing down the surgical services,” Ronan said Wednesday. “That would include scopes, which would include colonoscopies.” “This was a local management decision,” Ronan said. “We had a discussion with the board …
GOULDSBORO — The Gouldsboro Police Department stays, voters decided Tuesday. Resident Becky Irwin filed a petition seeking to ask voters, “Shall the town vote to disband the Gouldsboro Police Department and contract with the Hancock County Sheriff’s Office for public safety services?” The question was on the ballot because she obtained 97 signatures, four more …
ELLSWORTH — Condolences and aid are pouring in for an Ellsworth couple who suffered extensive third-degree burns in a grease fire on June 16. Machelle Lea LaHaye and Thomas Mosley were hospitalized after the fire broke out at their home on the Mariaville Road, according to a post on Facebook and reports from friends. The …
BAR HARBOR — In a couple of days, the CAT ferry will be sitting at the dock in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, waiting to begin service to Bar Harbor. But the terminal facility here is not yet ready to receive the ferry. The long-anticipated reunion is at least another month away. The Yarmouth County Vanguard newspaper …
ELLSWORTH — The city will restructure its Planning Department in the coming months after failing to find a city planner to replace Michele Gagnon, who took a job as planning director in Bar Harbor in February. “For various reasons,” said City Manager David Cole, “going to the outside hasn’t worked out.” The move will consolidate …
ELLSWORTH — It may not be surprising in coastal Maine that most of the local missing person cases are suspected to be accidents involving the water, according to national missing persons database namus.gov. A Stonington couple went down in a plane crash over Penobscot Bay in 1997. Their remains were never recovered. Five other local …
ELLSWORTH — There may be more criminal justice degree programs than ever before, but local law enforcement agencies are strapped for personnel, said Police Chief Glenn Moshier. He is looking for two officers to fill the department’s ranks within the next year. “All agencies are struggling to find people,” Moshier said. Between injuries and vacancies, …
ELLSWORTH — After more than a month of workshops, city councilors passed a $20.68-million budget on Monday evening, with one councilor opposed. “It’s a marginal increase but it’s an increase that continues on,” said Councilor John Phillips, who voted in opposition. He said the reason why the projected tax rate increase is lower than originally …
STANDISH — After 31 years, the Ellsworth baseball team is back on top. It wasn’t easy. In fact, for Ellsworth players and coaches, few games this year have been more nerve-wracking. Yet by providing the dominant pitching and timely hitting they’ve been putting forth all season long, the Eagles are bringing a Gold Glove back …
ORLAND — A mix of volunteers, paid trail crew and professional machine operators has begun construction of Hancock County’s first significant mountain bike trail, the Great Pond Mountain Conservation Trust announced recently. The Capstone Trail is part of an eventual 3.6-mile trail that will climb Great Pond Mountain in the Great Pond Mountain Conservation Trust’s …
ELLSWORTH — Staffing shortages in the city’s public safety departments was the topic at hand during a final budget workshop on Monday evening, with both the city’s police and fire chiefs presenting tales of their struggles. Ellsworth Police Chief Glenn Moshier, who had previously asked councilors for money to add an officer to the department’s …
