Ellsworth District Court news

The following cases were closed in Ellsworth District Court from Feb. 24 to March 1. Randolph L. Astbury, 46, of Blue Hill, failure to label traps in Brooksville, $100 fine. Dakota K. Dunphy, 18, of Ellsworth, operating while license suspended or revoked in Ellsworth,...

Hancock County deeds

The following deed transfers were recorded from Feb. 27 to March 5 at the Hancock County Registry of Deeds. Feb. 27 Barbara G. Stratton Estate to Curtis L. Phelps, property in Lamoine. Elise A. O’Neil to Stephanie M. Watson, property in Mount Desert. Eric W....

Twice-weekly, trivia heats up the cold winter nights

Trivia night at Leary’s Landing in Bar Harbor combines socializing and mind exercise as people stretch their brains for prizes. Trivia night happens Sundays starting at 8 p.m. There is a trivia night at the Dog and Pony Tavern in Bar Harbor as well, scheduled...

Ellsworth 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. 23 William Andrews, 36, of Sullivan was summoned for operating an unregistered vehicle....

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. 29 A Trenton landowner reported discovering four people from Massachusetts camping on her...

Southwest 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. 28 A resident reported a possible prowler outside of her home. A subsequent police check...

Local woman merges high and low tech to connect community

Necessity is the mother of invention, as the saying goes, and Mainers are traditionally a resourceful lot. A merging of new social media technology and an old form of commerce is the brain-child of Katia Brophy, who created the Bar Harbor Barter and Swap Facebook...

Town eyes new prohibitive food and merchandise ordinance

Attorney James Collier was on hand during the March 5 meeting of the Mount Desert Board of Selectmen to discuss a draft of a proposed ordinance to prohibit merchants and vendors from selling goods on town-owned property. According to Collier, the town had an ordinance...

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. 28 Timothy W. Oh, 36, of Bar Harbor was summoned for speeding. Feb. 29 The Bar Harbor fire...

Trenton woman hurt in rollover

MOUNT DESERT, Maine – A Trenton woman whose car rolled over Wednesday morning on Mount Desert Island may have suffered some broken bones in her hand or arm, according to police.
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