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 …
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 …
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? …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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, …
ELLSWORTH — The Oct. 13 School Board meeting began in gratitude, with board members and Superintendent Dan Higgins opening the 3½-hour session by offering their appreciation and a round of applause for outgoing board member and current Chairwoman Brenda Thomas. Thomas has served since 2014, when Ellsworth broke from Regional School Unit 24 and a …
GOULDSBORO — A company with its roots in Norway is scheduled to make a presentation of its plans to establish a large salmon and cod farming operation in Frenchman Bay at the meeting of the Gouldsboro selectmen scheduled for 6 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 15. On its website, American Aquafarms describes a “closed pen” fish …
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