The Downeast Dog Scouts group encourages children to read to their dogs on March 2 in celebration of Dr Seuss’ birthday, because as they claim, dogs are great listeners. “Their presence creates an inviting and motivating environment that is relaxed,...
A new National Park Service report released this week shows that more than 2,500,000 visitors in 2010 spent $186,282,000 in Acadia National Park and in communities near the park, and that spending supported 3,189 jobs in the local area. “The people and the business...
The case of a missing Florida firefighter, which has garnered local and national media attention and fueled questions by the public up and down the East Coast, took a tragic turn this week after a Maine man was charged with murder Feb. 28 and a body was found a day...
The following cases were closed in Ellsworth district Court from Feb. 17 to Feb. 23. Florence Antinarelli, 49, of Clinton, domestic violence assault in Otis, dismissed; criminal mischief in Otis, dismissed. Amy L. Armstrong-Holler, 19, of Hancock, minor possessing...
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 Jason Cooke, 23, of Bucksport was summoned for operating after suspension and...
