The pitches have been made and 11 College of the Atlantic students will soon be launching seven start-ups as part of the college’s sustainable enterprise hatchery. Among this year’s hopefuls are students seeking to build ventures ranging from an agave-based sweetener...
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.
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,...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
