Lisa DeMuro, owner of Walkin’ the Dog in Bar Harbor, is in the business of petsA – and business is good.
A Maine Department of Environmental Protection worker claims she was removed from her job — overseeing the program to remove unsafe chemicals from children’s products — after she testified against a bill that would have repealed the law. A lawsuit on behalf of...
Last spring, nine College of the Atlantic students spent 10 weeks in Vichy, France. In addition to the typical college experience of studying French and living with French families, the students were charged with recording their journey in drawings, paintings,...
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. Sept. 30 Kayla Hutchinson, 24, of Ellsworth was charged with two counts of class E theft. Jesse...
The SPCA of Hancock County will host the “Hallo-Wag” Strut Your Mutt – pet costume walk – on Sunday, Oct. 30 (rain or shine) at the Woodlawn Museum in Ellsworth. Registration will begin at 10 a.m. and the two-mile walk on the autumn trails of the Woodlawn Museum will...
William “Billy” Porter of Southwest Harbor is once again remembered by a display of Jack o’ Lanterns on the bridge at Bass Harbor Marsh. Porter was 38 when he was struck and killed by a car at the bridge in 1997. The carved pumpkins are an annual celebration of his...
The following building permit was issued in Bar Harbor for the weeks ending Sept. 30 and Oct. 7 Sept. 27 Christopher R. White, 73 Mill Brook Road, to construct a 20-feet by 40-feet roof addition to existing garage, per plan submitted; $1,000. Lester A. Foss, Jr., 1402...
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. Oct. 7 Jordan Camber, 18, of Ellsworth was summoned for possession of a useable amount of...
The following cases were closed in Ellsworth District Court from Sept. 29 to Oct. 5. Christopher M. Berry, 34, of Franklin, operating under the influence in Blue Hill, $700 fine, seven days in jail and license suspended for three years. Leanna M. Bishop, 20, of...
In recent years, lobster fishermen and processors have worked together to push for an increase in the state’s lobster processing capacity.
