Ellsworth, Bucksport, Bar Harbor, Hancock County, Maine News
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Fire destroys shed, garage in Ellsworth
ELLSWORTH, Maine — A wind-whipped fire late Sunday night destroyed two outbuildings at a home off Mariaville Road, but crews were able to save the nearby home and attached garage. more
By Rich Hewitt
BDN Staff | 3/16/10 | 49 views
Cranberry Isles voters approve ferry subsidy
CRANBERRY ISLES, Maine — Voters in this offshore town of five islands have decided to help subsidize a commuter ferry service that is expected to start up this fall. The town has year-round … more
By Bill Trotter
BDN Staff | 3/16/10 | 41 views
Council rejects gravel pit moratorium
BUCKSPORT, Maine — Town councilors have rejected a proposed moratorium on mineral extraction even as the town considers additional regulations on that land use. more
By Rich Hewitt
BDN Staff | 3/16/10 | 37 views
Boat fire injures caretaker at camp
BROOKSVILLE, Maine — A caretaker at Robin Hood Camp was injured Monday morning when the small boat he was working on caught fire. more
By Rich Hewitt
BDN Staff | 3/16/10 | 61 views
Plea deal rejected in loan scheme
ELLSWORTH, Maine — A Superior Court judge has rejected a plea agreement that would have put a former Surry man behind bars for 18 months for allegedly stealing more than half a million dollars from … more
By Bill Trotter
BDN Staff | 3/16/10 | 942 views
Carriage roads closed in Acadia National Park
ACADIA NATIONAL PARK, Maine — In a sign of spring, Acadia National Park has shut its carriage-road system until the broken-stone roads thaw. Park officials say all 45 miles of the roads were … more
By The Associated Press
| 3/14/10 | 673 views
Woman admits she destroyed house involved in drug case
SORRENTO, Maine — A woman has admitted in federal court to destroying a house that police seized from her mother in a 2004 drug sting. more
By Bill Trotter
BDN Staff | 3/13/10 | 6349 views
Man injured in Eastbrook accident
EASTBROOK, Maine — A single-vehicle accident early Friday morning sent an unidentified driver to the hospital and blocked Sugar Hill Road for almost seven hours. more
By Rich Hewitt
BDN Staff | 3/13/10 | 700 views
Two firms very interested in sardine cannery, officials say
GOULDSBORO, Maine — Two firms are in serious discussions with Bumble Bee Foods about taking over the sardine cannery, either of which could employ between 110 and 130 people, according to officials. more
By Bill Trotter
BDN Staff | 3/13/10 | 4341 views
Orrington-Dedham consolidation request unanswered
DEDHAM, Maine — School leaders in town and in Orrington asked Education Commissioner Susan Gendron in January about creating a regional school unit together, with a waiver for population, and are still waiting for an answer, Dedham Superintendent Daniel Lee said Thursday. more
By Nok-Noi Ricker
BDN Staff | 3/12/10 | 331 views
Sargent Mountain Pond in Acadia likely Maine's first lake
ACADIA NATIONAL PARK, Maine — Ask someone to name the first lake to appear in Maine thousands of years ago and you’d likely get answers like Moosehead or Sebago. Few would guess the answer is very likely Sargent Mountain Pond. more
By Rich Hewitt
BDN Staff | 3/12/10 | 4008 views
International lobstermen gather in Ellsworth
ELLSWORTH, Maine — About 20 people gathered Tuesday afternoon at City Hall to hear half a dozen lobstermen from other countries talk about their jobs back home. The purpose of the event, an … more
By Bill Trotter
BDN Staff | 3/11/10 | 613 views
Suspect fails to show for trial
ELLSWORTH, Maine — An Old Town man who was supposed to go on trial Monday for allegedly separately stealing and crashing two sport-utility vehicles has had a warrant issued for his arrest. Brent … more
By Bill Trotter
BDN Staff | 3/11/10 | 5146 views
MDI couple to repeat naturalist roles on radio cruise
BAR HARBOR, Maine — Local residents Rich MacDonald and Natalie Springuel are going on what many people might consider a once-in-a-lifetime gig. The married couple is leaving this week for … more
By Bill Trotter
BDN Staff | 3/11/10 | 851 views
Mortgage broker pleads guilty to theft charges
ELLSWORTH, Maine — A Surry man has pleaded guilty to felony charges of theft and is expected to be sentenced in Hancock County Superior Court later this month. Eric S. Murphy Jr., 48, is a … more
By Bill Trotter
BDN Staff | 3/11/10 | 2147 views
3 Maine women honored as WW II pilots
WASHINGTON — They flew planes during World War II but weren’t considered “real” military pilots. No flags were draped over their coffins when they died on duty. And when their service ended, they had to pay their own bus fare home. more
By Kimberly Hefling
The Associated Press | 3/10/10 | 2410 views
Lobstermen meet in Ellsworth
ELLSWORTH, Maine — About 20 people gathered Tuesday afternoon at City Hall to hear half a dozen lobstermen from other countires talk about their jobs back home. The purpose of the event, an … more
By Bill Trotter
BDN Staff | 3/10/10 | 223 views
Nurse’s liver transplant on hold for more tests
ELLSWORTH, Maine — The liver transplant for a nurse at Maine Coast Memorial Hospital has been postponed. The surgery for Jan Watson of Surry, who was scheduled to receive a portion of co-worker … more
By BDN Staff
BDN Staff | 3/10/10 | 1789 views
World's lobstermen discuss marketing
JONESPORT, Maine — Maine's lobstermen are meeting this week with fellow lobstermen from Ireland, New Zealand, western Australia, Tasmania, Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia, and learning they have as many similarities as differences. more
By Sharon Kiley Mack
BDN Staff | 3/9/10 | 1294 views
Remodeling sends hospital traffic to old ER
ELLSWORTH, Maine — The move by the Maine Coast Memorial Hospital emergency department to newly constructed quarters last week has created some opportunities for the use of the former emergency room. more
By Rich Hewitt
BDN Staff | 3/9/10 | 488 views
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