ELLSWORTH — In a 4-0 decision, School Board members Thursday reversed an optional mask policy approved two weeks ago, in favor of mandatory masking based on community transmission rates in Hancock and Penobscot counties. Under the newly approved plan, masking will be required when either or both counties have substantial or high transmission rates as …
Police are looking for a suspect who allegedly stole a car, drove it to a residence to test drive a motorcycle for sale on Wednesday and never returned the bike. Chief Deputy Patrick Kane of the Hancock County Sheriff’s Office said the missing motorcycle is a 2014 blue-and-white Suzuki GSX750 with a Maine registration plate …
ELLSWORTH — An Edmunds Township man died Aug. 11 after his car was struck head-on by a pickup truck that had crossed the centerline of Ayers Junction Road in Pembroke, the Maine State Police reported. Hardy Preston, 58, died at the scene. Preston was driving a 2009 Toyota Camry, which was struck by a 2003 …
A quarter-century ago when Gary Saunders joined the Ellsworth Fire Department, firefighters mostly fought fires, with two full-time firefighters and about 40 volunteers. Much has changed.
FRANKLIN — The end of the month was marked by a storm carrying high winds and rain that hit areas Downeast during the afternoon of June 30. Powerful winds and images that circulated Facebook of dark clouds had many thinking a tornado had touched down in Franklin. After reviewing evidence of the storm’s damage, Louise …
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.
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 …
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 …
