Couple’s natural talent for nature photography on display

Stan Gott bought an inexpensive digital camera after he retired in 2000. He was having so much fun taking pictures that his wife, Sandra, decided she had to have a camera, too. Ever since, the couple has been having a wonderful time taking pictures during the outdoor...

Hancock County deeds

The following deed transfers were recorded fromA Nov.A 21 to Nov. 28A at the Hancock County Registry of Deeds.

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. Nov. 21 Brandon Pettengill, 38, of Sullivan was arrested for operating after suspension and...

Ellsworth District Court news

The following cases were closed in Ellsworth District Court from Nov. 21 to Nov. 25. Bruce W. Ashmore, 55, of Verona, failing to make an oral or written accident report in Verona, $150 fine; operating under the influence in Verona, $500 fine and license suspended for...

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. Nov. 23 Michael Rindler, 56, of Southwest Harbor was summoned for speeding. Nov. 25 Benjamin...

Hancock County deeds

The following deed transfers were recorded from Nov. 21 to Nov. 28 at the Hancock County Registry of Deeds. Nov. 21 Melvin A. Leach to Ellen M. Savage, property in Ellsworth. Frances W. Tuttle to John P. Boyington, property in Gouldsboro. BBC Land LLC to Spencer W....

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. Nov. 21 Scott Haslam, 35, no hometown given, was summoned for towing an unregistered trailer....

Gallant named juror for MPS 2012

Famed photographer and world traveler André Gallant has agreed to be the jurist of the seventh annual Maine Photography Show, the premier juried state-wide exhibition of photography in Maine. Gallant, who currently lives in Saint John, New Brunswick, is the author of...

Doug Gott: Tough businessman, generous family man

Doug Gott was a big man with a gruff exterior who, as a schoolteacher early in his career and as the founder of one of Mount Desert Island’s largest general contracting firms, knew how to get the job done. Just beneath that gruff exterior though, for anyone who took...

Development of blasting ordinance given top priority

In immediate response to a blasting accident that resulted in considerable property damage and near-injury at two homes on Spruce Lane in Tremont, the town’s planning board has tasked the Zoning Ordinance Advisory Committee with developing an ordinance that...
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