Hancock County deeds

The following deed transfers were recorded from Feb. 20 to Feb. 24 at the Hancock County Registry of Deeds. Feb. 21 Bronson Platner to Rock step Enterprises LLC, property in Ellsworth. Jeffrey L. Robshaw to Mary E. Hauger, property in Orland. Roger W. Cook, trustee,...

Bar Harbor blotter

An arrest or summons does not constitute a finding of guilt. An individual charged with a crime is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty at criminal proceedings. Feb. 21 Allen D. Sawyer, 32, of Bass Harbor was summoned for failure to provide proof of...

Lobstermen use forensic methods to understand whale entanglement

As part of ongoing efforts to include lobstermen in conversations about fisheries regulation and environmental protection, the Maine Lobstermen’s Association has been working with the World Consortium of Wildlife Bycatch Reduction, the National Marine Fisheries...

Hancock County Sheriff’s blotter

An arrest or summons does not constitute a finding of guilt. An individual charged with a crime is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty at criminal proceedings. Feb. 21 Kristy Salisbury, 32, of Otis was arrested on an outstanding warrant. Stephen Melanson,...

Harbor Arts shows call for participants

The Penobscot Bay Regional Chamber of Commerce is taking applications for the 2012 Carol Sebold HarborArts Juried Arts & Crafts Show series. Named in remembrance of Maine painter, show founder and mentor and friend to countless artists, the series comprises the...