ELLSWORTH — It may be a year behind schedule, but recycling at the Fiberight facility in Hampden could happen “any day,” a company spokeswoman said Monday. “I’m literally waiting on a phone call,” said Shelby Wright, who is Fiberight’s director of community services. “It could be tomorrow, it could be today. Most likely it’s looking …
ELLSWORTH — In December 2015 Black Bear Hydro Partners LLC filed an application with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to renew its license to operate its hydroelectric station at the Union River dam in Ellsworth. Since then, the company argued it could not change the way it managed fluctuations in the level of the …
WINTER HARBOR — If you want to know when maple sugaring season begins, look out the window. The calendar no longer accurately predicts the best time to start tapping maple trees, according to Kathryn Hopkins of the Maine Cooperative Extension Service. Hopkins spoke to 15 people about climate change and the maple industry during a …
ELLSWORTH — A proposal for a large solar power project in Hancock County was approved last week by Maine state utilities officials. The proposal, by Three Rivers Solar Power, LLC, a subsidiary of Boston-based company Swift Current, is free to move forward with further development after a Feb. 26 approval from the Maine Public Utilities …
LAMOINE — The Lamoine Conservation Commission is hosting a talk titled “Microplastics in the Gulf of Maine” at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, March 13, at the Lamoine Consolidated School. Madelyn Woods, coordinator of marine research at the Shaw Institute’s Blue Hill Research Center, will be the guest speaker. Woods will talk about the hazards of …
ELLSWORTH — The Hancock County Commissioners dipped a toe in the waters of land use protection for the unorganized territories and took it back out. But not before rehashing at a Feb. 22 board meeting what transpired at a Feb. 7 public hearing for the proposed water protection ordinance for the unorganized territories. Hancock County …
ELLSWORTH — The blowy weather that made lobster fishing a hard chance recently might well have been a blessing in disguise. The wind and cold certainly have given shorebound Maine lobstermen a good chance to learn about the tempests engulfing their industry in the Legislature and the world of fisheries regulation. Already beset by limits …
ELLSWORTH — Members of Ellsworth’s Green Action Team presented the City Council Feb. 11 with their proposal for an ordinance banning plastic bag use by retailers. The proposal, which was introduced by Councilor Gary Fortier, will be the topic of a future council workshop. Julia Ventresco, one of four team members making the case, listed …
ELLSWORTH — Nearly two dozen advocates and opponents — environmentalists, attorneys and unorganized territories camp owners among them — argued Feb. 7 over a proposed ordinance to protect water by prohibiting construction of an East-West highway in the unorganized territories. The venue was a special meeting of the Hancock County Commission. An East-West highway (one …
ELLSWORTH — Georges River Trout Unlimited will host a Downeast Chapter meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 20, at Pat’s Pizza in Ellsworth. Jacob van de Sande, land protection project manager for Maine Coast Heritage Trust, will give a presentation at 7 p.m. titled “H2O – Headwaters to Ocean, Maine Coast Heritage Trust Rivers Initiative.” The talk …
