BROOKSVILLE — A project is underway this summer to help restore fish passage to the Bagaduce River. Construction vehicles will be onsite at the Mill Pond on Coastal Road in Brooksville. “This project will take place on the small property owned by Maine Coast Heritage Trust at a former mill site at the head of …
FRANKLIN — The Maine Department of Environmental Protection, in conjunction with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, has awarded the Georges Pond Association a $45,960 federal grant to reduce pollution in the Georges Pond watershed. The estimated project cost is $79,066, with $33,106 promised from project partners coupled with the federal grant. The pond association has …
ELLSWORTH — Scientists at the Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences have discovered that microplastic pollution of the ocean is having an impact on Maine lobsters. In a study published last month, a team of researchers reported their findings that microplastic fiber pollution in the ocean affects larval lobsters at each stage of their development. According …
ELLSWORTH — A temporary solution for waste disposal has been reached following the closure of a plant that processed trash and recycling for numerous Hancock County and eastern Maine communities. The Municipal Review Committee announced in a virtual town hall Wednesday that the Coastal Resources of Maine site in Hampden had been cleared of all …
ELLSWORTH — If there is one good thing to say about browntail caterpillar season, it’s that it is wrapping up. As far as enemies go, this foe is unassuming. But don’t be fooled by its small, fluffy appearance. The caterpillar’s hairs can cause a fierce itch when they land on skin. “It’s awful — the …
ELLSWORTH — A proposal for a solar farm on the Mariaville Road received unanimous final approval from the Planning Board at a virtual meeting on June 3, with the caveat that board members be able to review a decommissioning plan for the panels that is being worked on by the city’s attorney. The code enforcement …
ELLSWORTH — The Noontime Rotary Club of Ellsworth once again is organizing a day for collection and recycling of old and broken electronics. E-waste will be accepted from 7 a.m. to noon on Saturday, July 18, in Home Depot’s parking lot in Ellsworth. This event is open to residents from any Maine community and items …
GOULDSBORO — A sleep deficit did not stop Galen Ruhlin from heading out late Sunday night to relocate a 150-pound black bear captured in a culvert trap in Franklin. The creature first had to be tranquilized, tagged and its weight, length, heart rate and temperature recorded by a wildlife biologist before the animal was transported …
BANGOR — Richard Max Strahan, a New Hampshire-based whale protection activist with a history of filing federal lawsuits aimed at protecting endangered right whales against the New England fishing industry, may be headed back to court. Strahan has threatened to sue the Maine Lobstering Union (MLU), the Maine Lobstermen’s Association (MLA) and their individual members …
LAMOINE — Harold MacQuinn Inc.’s proposed project to expand its Kittridge gravel-extraction operation from 65 to 108 acres on Cousins Hill, which had been the subject of multiple lawsuits over seven years, won’t proceed following a Maine Supreme Judicial Court ruling issued May 19. In its 2018 lawsuit, the nonprofit group Friends of Lamoine had …
FRANKLIN — Residents and visitors to Georges Pond in Franklin may have clearer waters to swim and boat in in coming years. At least that’s the hope of the Georges Pond Association, which oversaw the first alum treatment applied to the pond last week. “Applying this application essentially resets the natural chemical balance in the …
STONINGTON — The Board of Selectmen is thinking about installing an electric vehicle charging station downtown. The board at its April 20 meeting listened to a pitch from electric vehicle (EV) enthusiast Gordon Beck, who is an advisory board member of A Climate to Thrive. The organization describes itself as an “initiative of and for” …
