The bodies of two hikers recovered from Dorr Mountain
The bodies of two hikers from Massachusetts who appear to have fallen about 100 feet along ice covered cliff bands on Dorr Mountain were recovered on Saturday.
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MDEA Seizes Fentanyl with $100,000 Street Value
ELLSWORTH — Maine Drug Enforcement Agents arrested a Tremont man allegedly in possession of $100,000 worth of fentanyl, a synthetic form of heroin, on Monday in Newport. Agents have charged Keith Wedge, 35, with aggravated drug trafficking, a Class A felony. Wedge was taken to the Penobscot County Jail where he’s being held on $25,000 cash …
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Barn again: Remodeled barn envisioned as events center
GOULDSBORO — When Roxanne Quimby bought the former Oceanwood at Schoodic Point, featuring bold, pristine coastline, the 118-acre property’s structures included a run-down barn nestled in the woods. Four years later, that white elephant has been transformed into an airy, handsome building poised to serve as a special events center for the greater Schoodic Peninsula …
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Gouldsboro Woman Dies in Township 7 Crash Wednesday
TOWNSHIP 7 — The Maine State Police said a Gouldsboro woman, 51, died in a two-vehicle crash here on Route 1 Wednesday night around. Police are not yet releasing her name or the name of the other motorist, a Columbia man, 37. Township 7 is located between Steuben and Gouldsboro. Trooper Dana Austin said the …
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Couple celebrate 74 years
Fight, make up and never forget to say ‘I love you’ ELLSWORTH — “I give her a kiss and I tell her every morning, ‘I love you,’” said John Nichols about his wife, Rachel. On Oct. 30, the couple celebrated their 74th wedding anniversary. So, what is the secret for sustaining such a long marriage? …
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New book opens doors to Maine artists’ homes
BROOKLIN — If you’re honest with yourself, you’ll admit you love peeking inside other people’s homes. No? Just us. OK. Voyeur or not, you’ll enjoy seeing famed American photographer Eliot Porter’s classic kitchen in the family’s big house on Great Spruce Head Island in Penobscot Bay. You’ll get up close to the great watercolorist John …
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Ellsworth Adult Education pivots to online learning
ELLSWORTH — The coronavirus pandemic has thrown a wrench into how students of all ages access education, including adults. For Ellsworth Adult Education Director Ann Sargent and her staff, this has been an opportunity to use videoconferencing systems to make learning more accessible for students striving to obtain their high school diploma or equivalent, gain …
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Zone B Council holds off on endorsing whale plan
ELLSWORTH — A deadline to present a state plan designed to minimize potential harm to right whales is fast approaching, but members of the Zone B Lobster Management Council have asked Department of Marine Resources officials to check some numbers before the zone council agrees to a plan. “The timeline is short,” said DMR Commissioner …
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Commission candidates have differing visions for the future
ELLSWORTH — For the first time in recent memory, there are contested races for two seats on the Hancock County Commissioners board. Incumbent commissioner and board chairman Bill Clark, representing District 1, is seeking re-election. Clark is a Republican who resides in Ellsworth. District 1 encompasses the municipalities of Amherst, Aurora, Blue Hill, unorganized territory …
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Downeast municipalities see surge in Election Day staffing
HANCOCK — Despite safety concerns over voting in person due to the coronavirus, Downeast residents are stepping up to staff polling locations for Election Day on Nov. 3. Maine has the oldest population in the nation and many poll workers are over age 65. In 2018, according to the U.S. Election Assistance Commission, 58 percent …
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City OKs solar deal
ELLSWORTH — City councilors on Monday approved signing a 20-year contract with Portsmouth, N.H.-based SunRaise for the city to purchase net energy billing credits generated by a solar farm to be built off Mariaville Road. The vote was 6-1, with Councilor Michelle Kaplan voting against the project. A second and separate contract with SunRaise for …
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Busy builders: Lumber prices have jumped
HANCOCK — Customers may “cringe” when they hear lumber prices upon checkout at Viking Lumber in Hancock, says manager Tony Bagley. But they are making purchases anyway, he notes, despite what the National Association of Home Builders is calling a 130 percent price increase industrywide since April. As with most aspects of life these days, …
