ELLSWORTH — State Rep. Nicole Grohoski (D-Ellsworth) said she will co-sponsor legislation this session intended to replace Central Maine Power (CMP) and Emera Maine with a “consumer-owned utility.” “This is an important initiative that I’m involved in to save consumers money, improve reliability and have more power over our energy future in Maine,” said Grohoski …
ELLSWORTH — While the Legislature was in session, former Republican state Representative and Senator Brian Langley ate dinner most Wednesday evenings with a group of Democrats. “People didn’t understand that,” Langley said. To some, it might have seemed he was “fraternizing with the enemy,” he said. But, Langley’s end goal was education. “I spent a …
ELLSWORTH — State Rep. Nicole Grohoski (D-Ellsworth) will hold her next “Coffee with Constituents” event on Saturday, Feb. 9, from 9-11 a.m. at Flexit Café, 192 Main St. in Ellsworth. People from the communities of Ellsworth and Trenton are welcome to come talk with Grohoski about topics of interest to them. The first 10 constituents …
ELLSWORTH — Local lawmakers are getting down to work in the Legislature’s 129th session, which began Dec. 18 and runs through mid-June. Only a few of the 2,000 bills submitted by legislators this month will make it out of committee, but Sen. Louie Luchini (D-Hancock County) and Rep. Nicole Grohoski (D-Ellsworth) have so far put …
ELLSWORTH — Governor Janet Mills signed off on the release of $15 million in housing bonds on Jan. 15, money that will also trigger over $22 million in matching funds and could help alleviate the pressure for affordable senior housing in Hancock County. “We have a couple sites in mind,” said Jason Bird, housing development …
AUGUSTA — It’s a busy time for Maine’s newly organized 129th Legislature, with a new governor in the Blaine House, new committee chairs and nearly a thousand bills already filed for consideration, many of them sure to provoke controversy. The Marine Resources Committee has new co-chairs, Sen. Dave Miramant (D-Knox County) and Rep. Joyce McCreight …
ELLSWORTH — The Hancock County Republicans invite the public to attend a Lincoln Day celebration on Tuesday, Feb. 12, at 6 p.m. at the Ellsworth VFW Hall. There will be a potluck dinner and a dessert competition as well as entertainment by Joe Marshall. The guest speaker for the evening is former U.S. Rep. Bruce …
ELLSWORTH — The focus of the January meeting of the Hancock County Democratic Committee is preparation for the 2019 and 2020 election cycle. The meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 17, in the Theater Room of the Moore Center on State Street in Ellsworth. The agenda will include a report on the …
ELLSWORTH — In the past two weeks, Governor Janet Mills has nominated new commissioners to head most of the state’s administrative agencies, replacing appointees of former Governor Paul LePage. One agency that will not get a new chief is the Department of Marine Resources. Last Thursday, on her first full day on the job, Mills …
ELLSWORTH — One order of business for the Hancock County Commissioners at the board’s first meeting of 2019 was to vote 2-1 to replace Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples Day. The board met Jan. 3. Chairman Antonio Blasi said 13 months ago, the board received 75 signatures “asking us to do this.” Blasi and new …
