ELLSWORTH–A Dedham man died in a four-vehicle collision at the intersection of Pine Trail Road and Route 1A Saturday afternoon, the Hancock County Sheriff’s Office reported. The deceased is Edwin Roberts, 89, said Chief Deputy Patrick Kane. Kane said Roberts had been traveling on the Pine Trail Road approaching its intersection with Route 1A when …
HANCOCK–The Hancock County Sheriff’s Office is trying to find 64-year old Roland D. Jalbert of Hancock. Lt. Corey Bagley said Jalbert was last seen in the Hancock Village area on Sunday, July 5 around 1:00 p.m. If you have information about Roland Jalbert please contact the Hancock County Sheriff’s Office at 207-667-7575. #########
ELLSWORTH–Family and friends of law enforcement gathered at City Hall in Ellsworth Wednesday evening to “Back the Blue,” and show their support for the profession, which has recently been under fire since the death of George Floyd in Minnesota. Ellsworth Assembly of God Lead Pastor Burt Lowry led the group of sixty in a prayer …
STONINGTON — The show must go on – outdoors. The Stonington Opera House has been closed since late March due to the pandemic, but the crew at Opera House Arts has come up with a new way to entertain and draw the community together. Beginning, next Friday, July 10, the nonprofit performing arts organization will …
VERONA ISLAND — Authorities have identified a body found floating in the Penobscot River in Verona Island June 24 as that of a missing Veazie man, Ryan Lamontagne, according to Veazie Police Chief Mark Leonard. Lamontagne, 21 years old, was reported missing on Jan. 4, 2020, Leonard said. “At this time the death does not …
ELLSWORTH — In a split vote Tuesday, the Hancock County Commissioners agreed to spend up to $2,500 for an engineering study on the crumbling Ellsworth Historical Society building located next to the Hancock County Courthouse. The former jail building, built in 1885, was given to the historical society in 1997 on the condition that the …
SURRY — Fire of unknown origin claimed a Carter Cove Lane camp on Toddy Pond Saturday. Fire Chief Richard Black said crews were called out around 12:30 p.m. and were still putting out hot spots three hours later. No one was at the camp when the fire broke out, Black said. Several boaters and motorists …
BUCKSPORT — A dispute over a social media post led to a shooting here Thursday night outside a residence, reported Deputy Police Chief David Winchester. The victim was shot one time, Winchester said. The man, who has not been identified, was treated for non-life-threatening injuries at a local hospital and released. Police arrested the alleged …
ELLSWORTH — Hancock County recorded its first death of a person who tested positive for coronavirus this week, a man in his 60s, according to figures released on Friday by the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The county had recorded 10 cases as of Friday, nine of which were listed by the …
BAR HARBOR — Christina “Chrissi” Maguire will succeed Art Blank as president and CEO of Mount Desert Island Hospital when he retires at the end of this year, the hospital announced today. Maguire is currently chief operating officer and senior vice president for the independent, nonprofit hospital. She joined MDI Hospital in 2011 as chief …
BAR HARBOR — The federal government is instructing cruise ships not to sail until the coronavirus public health emergency is over, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced late Thursday. Federal and state agencies have been doing too much of the work of responding to passenger illness on cruise ships, officials said, …
BLUE HILL — Union 93 schools will continue educating students remotely through the end of this school year, according to Superintendent Mark Hurvitt. Hurvitt sent a letter to the community Friday afternoon. Union 93 consists of Blue Hill, Surry, Sedgwick, Castine and Brooksville. “That decision was reached yesterday after our ZOOM meeting with the Commissioner and …
