ELLSWORTH,Maine — A county wide food drive is going on in Hancock County to help put more food into county food pantries.
By the end of the Bar Harbor Warrant committee meeting on Feb 27, there was no clear idea of what the amount of actual budget cuts might be, as discussions surrounding the reorganized Planning Department sent the warrant committee on a fact-finding mission. As a...
Maine State Police, assisted by Bangor police, have charged 24-year-old Daniel Porter with murder in connection with the disappearance of Florida firefighter Jerry Perdomo, according to a press release from Maine Department of Public Safety spokesman Steve McCausland....
Maine State Police, assisted by Bangor police, have charged 24-year-old Daniel Porter with murder in connection with the disappearance of Florida firefighter Jerry Perdomo, according to a press release from Maine Department of Public Safety spokesman Steve McCausland....
The Tremont Board of Selectmen Feb. 21 authorized Town Manager Millard Billings to look into a state funding program designed to provide high-speed internet service to underserved towns. The topic came up at last Tuesday’s meeting, when the board met with...
The owner of the Independent Cafe in Bar Harbor, Democrat Tim Rich, announced his he plans to vie for the Maine House of Representatives District 35 seat currently held by Rep. Elsie Flemings, D-Bar Harbor. “There have been a couple of things over the past couple of...
Dr. Yijun Ruan, an American geneticist who has pioneered new techniques to sequence and map DNA to better understand cancer growth and stem cell properties, has been tapped as the first scientist to join the new Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine (JAX Genomic...
The Ellsworth Duplicate Bridge Club held a regular open game on Feb. 23. The first place team was Carol Harriman of Bangor and Will Taylor of Blue Hill. The next game will be held on Thursday, March 8 at 6:30 p.m. at St. Dunstan’s Episcopal Church, 134 State St. in...
The Maine Association of USA Track & Field will conduct a track-and-field officials’ clinic on Sunday, April 1 from 1 to 4:30 p.m. in the Orono council chambers, Town Office Building, 59 Main Street. Registration is 12:30 p.m. The clinic is for those...
The Tremont Board of Selectmen has decided to ask voters to authorize construction of an addition onto the public works garage. At its Feb. 21 meeting, the board learned from Town Manager Millard Billings that the town’s Comprehensive Plan cites the garage — located...
