AUGUSTA — Washington County resident Judy East is going to be spending a lot of time on the road. She was recently named the executive director of the Land Use Planning Commission (LUPC), a branch of the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry. The commission is responsible for planning and zoning in Maine’s unorganized …
MILBRIDGE — The Milbridge outdoor stage is getting ready to move to a new waterfront location. The nonprofit Gateway Milbridge recently received a grant to help cover the cost of relocating the stage to the town marina on Bay View Road, said the group’s chairman, Richard Bondurant. The entire stage will be moved as soon …
STEUBEN — Roy Palmer had a good night Nov. 13. His name was the first one drawn in a Steuben land lottery, meaning he won the right to purchase a 2.8-acre lot on Dyer Bay Road for $5,500. “What? You’re kidding,” Palmer said when he heard his name. “I never win anything.” The lot was …
STEUBEN — It was Brent Redimarker who dragged his mother, Louise Cook, to her first mud run. “He said, ‘Mom, you ought to come to one of these mud runs. You’d like it,’” she said. “I went and I was hooked.” She never competed, though she did ride along with him a number of times …
MILBRIDGE — In January, Wendy Harrington thought it would be helpful for the area’s social service agencies to share their calendars with one another. Harrington, who serves as director of service programs for the Maine Seacoast Mission, organized a meeting the following month for the leaders of area organizations to explore the idea as a …
STEUBEN — In Steuben, winning the lottery won’t make you rich, but it could secure you a building lot. The town has subdivided an approximately 97-acre tract at the corner of Dyer Bay and Pinkham Bay Bridge roads into 14 lots, 12 of which will be sold through a lottery process. The idea is to …
HARRINGTON — High school students enrolled in a recently implemented college prep program have a good chance of earning a full ride to college. The Maine Seacoast Mission recently announced the establishment of the Davis Maine Scholarship, a full, four-year scholarship for rural, first-generation college students from Washington and eastern Hancock counties. The scholarship is …
JONESBORO — Another area landmark is taking the name “Acadia.” The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs announced last week that the new cemetery now under construction in Jonesboro will be called Acadia National Cemetery. The name was selected because federal law requires Veterans Administration properties, including cemeteries, to be named for the geographical area in …
DEBLOIS — Author Richard Rowland believes animals can teach people healing lessons. So does Debbie McLain of Deblois, founder and president of the Downeast Equine and Large Animal Society, a 43-acre farm offering sanctuary to more than 100 animals, most of which have been abused. At an open house Sept. 22, McLain will introduce Safe …
MACHIAS — When Lisa Hanscom inquired about switching carriers, the internet service provider she had called told her serving customers in Roque Bluffs doesn’t make good business sense. Then, the provider hung up on her. The Roque Bluffs resident co-owns Welch Farm with her husband, Wayne, and runs two Airbnb rental properties. More than once, …
LUBEC — Adam Atherton of Waltham will join the Maine Marine Patrol’s Lubec patrol in the spring after completing the 18-week Maine Criminal Justice Academy’s (MCJA) Basic Law Enforcement Training Program. A graduate of Ellsworth High School, Atherton has served as a sternman on commercial fishing vessels, an automotive technician, a marine technician, boat builder …
ROQUE BLUFFS — Bjorn Ludwig had never seen a blueberry rake until last week. The Columbus, Ohio, native has family in the Midwest and is familiar with farm practices there. But, he said, his experience harvesting blueberries at Welch Farm in Roque Bluffs was quite a bit different. In the Midwest, he said, crops grow …
