The northeasterly storms that frequent the Maine coast in winter and spring can bring dramatic changes to sandy beaches, coastal marshes and bluffs. The waves and flooding that accompany strong storms threaten coastal property with erosion, and wind and water damage....
The Maine Lobstermen’s Association has scheduled a series of meetings — one in each of the state’s seven lobster zones — to discuss current research on interactions between lobster gear and endangered whales. The meetings will include an overview on reverse...
Sales totals in the Mount Desert Island area, Hancock County and the state as a whole recovered slightly during December, according to statistics recently released by the state Bureau of Revenue Services. Additionally, December’s totals show that while the sales...
In light of two-term District 35 Representative Elsie Flemings recent announcement that she would not seek another term, Hancock County Democrats did not need to wait long for someone to throw their hat in the ring. Brian Hubbell filed a declaration of intent with...
Republican gubernatorial candidate Mitt Romney won the Hancock County GOP straw poll by a narrow margin over Ron Paul at the party’s caucus, according to results released on Feb. 11. Rick Santorum came in third with Newt Gingrich in a distant fourth. Nineteen...
