Heating oil prices rise again

The Governor’s Office of Energy Independence and Security conducted its weekly heating fuel survey Monday, Oct. 24, 2011, and found that the current statewide average cash price for No. 2 heating oil to be at $3.51 per gallon, an increase of 1 cent over last week....

Marine Patrol seeks suspects in police boat vandalism case

The Maine Marine Patrol has identified suspects who were potentially involved in a late September vandalism incident in which red paint was used to deface a Bar Harbor Police boat. According to Marine Patrol Officer Thomas Reardon Jr., some time during the night of...

"Stuntology" performance for after-school kids

The Blue Hill Public Library will present Sam Bartlett, an expert in “Stuntology,” in an entertaining after-school program for kids ages 8 and up on Thursday Nov. 3 at 3:30 p.m. at the Bay School’s Emlen Hall. Sam Bartlett will be sharing his talent for...

A close call in Tremont

A motorist avoided injury late in the afternoon on Oct. 21 when the pickup truck he was driving wound up on its roof in a ditch along Kellytown Road in the village of Bernard. According to Tremont Fire Chief Wayne Patton, the vehicle rolled over gently enough so that...

Sheriff’s Office, DEA to hold prescription drug disposal Oct. 29

On Oct. 29 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. the Hancock County Sheriff’s Office and the state Drug Enforcement Administration will give the public another opportunity to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused and unwanted...
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