After a remarkable regular season in which the Mount Desert Island boys basketball team finished 18-0 for the first time in school history, the Trojans now stand just one victory from accomplishing something they have only experienced once — namely bringing home the...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has put in a budget request for 2013 of $5.1 billion, $600 million below the $5.5 billion that NOAA had requested for 2012. However, the budget request reflects an increase of $153.9 million over the $4.9 billion...
When fisherman Robert Maloney of Cushing brought in his last shrimp trawl of the 2012 season Feb. 17, he did not expect to find the 27-pound crustacean that had gotten caught in the grate that is designed to keep fish and lobsters out of his net. “I’m...
High school basketball players in VillageSoup’s geographical coverage, which includes from the Midcoast to Mount Desert Island to the greater Augusta area, are well represented among the student-athletes selected to participate in the 24th annual Maine...
Motorists should be aware of the likelihood of a sharp rise in gasoline prices in the next few days and through the weekend in Maine, according to a press release from gasbuddy.com. “I expect stations to increase prices as much as 5-20 cents per gallon by the...
Legislators were urged Wednesday, Feb. 22, to approve a bill submitted by Gov. Paul LePage to close an ethics law loophole that has allowed high-level state officials not to report millions in state payments to organizations run by themselves or their spouses. The...
The following cases were closed in Ellsworth District Court from Feb. 10 to Feb. 16. Douglas S. Beckerleg, 49, of Bucksport, violating a condition of release in Orland, $250 fine and 72 hours in jail; assault in Orland, not guilty; terrorizing in Orland, not guilty....
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. 13 A resident reported vandalism to several mailboxes along the Seawall Road....
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 people were recently booked into Hancock County Jail Feb. 10 Quentin John...
The following deed transfers were recorded from Feb. 13 to Feb. 17 at the Hancock County Registry of Deeds. Feb. 13 Joseph J. Grickis to Jimmie L. Grickis, property in Hancock. Shawn C. Vredenburg to Tammy N. Vredenburg, property in Eastbrook. Tammy N. Vredenburg to...
