ELLSWORTH — The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency reports four people have been charged with selling heroin in Washington County. The following were arrested on a charge of unlawful trafficking in heroin: Ashley Doten, 32, of Indian Township. Ralph Francis, 27, of Indian Township. Marcus Horry, 35, of Logan, W.Va. Raymond Neptune, 29, of Indian Township. …
ELLSWORTH — Starting next month every household in Ellsworth, and Hancock County, and Maine, and the entire country will start receiving the same thing in the mail — an invitation to fill out the 2020 census. Conducted every 10 years, the census asks just nine questions, and the goal is fairly straightforward — to get …
JONESPORT — Before planting even the first seeds, terrestrial farmers cultivate the land from which they hope to harvest a crop. Smart fish farmers are no different, so on a rainy Tuesday last week, Tom and Megan Sorby, the on-site operations team for the Netherlands-based aquaculture company Zeeland Kingfish, settled in at the Moosabec Video …
MACHIAS — A winter outdoor fun day is planned for 10 a.m.-2 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 29, in Middle River Park and at the Machias Bay Chamber of Commerce train station, weather permitting. Snow is needed for all the outdoor activities, so March 7 has been set as a snow date. The event will feature …
MACHIAS — A Machias veterinarian practicing without a license since January 2018 has been found in contempt of court and fined $10,000. At a hearing Jan. 21 at Kennebec County Superior Court in Augusta, Cynthia Teer was found to be in violation of court orders issued on Aug. 6, 2018, and Dec. 7, 2018. The …
CHERRYFIELD — When Rob Riley saw an ad for a Cherryfield School Department superintendent, he was intrigued. Not only was he interested enough to make the three-hour-and-20-minute trip from his home in Saco for an interview, but also enough to come out of retirement to accept the position. Since he started his duties Jan. 2, …
CALAIS — The man accused of fatally shooting three people and injuring a fourth last week is being held without bail in the Washington County Jail. Thomas Bonfanti, 63, of Northfield, who was represented by attorney Jeffrey Silverstein, made his first court appearance Feb. 5 following the Feb. 3 shooting rampage. Standing in the Calais …
EAST MACHIAS — During a conversation after Thanksgiving dinner, Teresa Maresh and Liz Henry came up with an idea. What if residents, businesses and organizations could come together to create a community center that could engage the area’s youth with arts and crafts, chess, dance and other activities? Thinking such a center might even help …
ELLSWORTH — For the past 45 years, no one serving as district attorney for Washington County has actually been a resident of Washington County. Currently, Washington and Hancock counties make up prosecutorial District 7. Since the district was created in the 1970s, the three people who have served as district attorney have lived in Hancock …
MACHIAS — On Friday, Maine State Police Trooper Andy Foss arrested Richard Williams, 46, of Robbinston on a charge of operating after suspension. Trooper Keith York responded to a shoplifting complaint in Harrington Jan. 27. Nicole Rezendes, 30, of Harrington was summoned on a charge of theft after allegedly stealing alcohol.
MACHIAS — For nearly 80 years, beginning with an 11-pound silver snagged in the Penobscot River in 1912, the first seasonal catch of Atlantic salmon was delivered to the president of the United States. The Penobscot River once saw up to 100,000 of the fish return each year to spawn, until dam building, overfishing and …
MACHIAS — A Northfield man is in custody and three people are dead following shootings Monday morning in Washington County. Thomas Bonfanti, 63, was arrested around 11:15 a.m. at the American Legion in Machias, said Lt. Troy Gardner of the Maine State Police Major Crimes Unit during a news conference Monday. “He has been charged …
