Posted inGovernment Ellsworth freezes discretionary spending amid department overspending by Sabrina Martin March 25, 2026 A planned renovation of the 22-year-old Knowlton Park playground has been put on hold because of the freeze.
Posted inGovernment Road project will create long detour in Hancock County town by Elizabeth Walztoni March 20, 2026March 20, 2026
Posted inGovernment Request to modify pier hints at plans for long-dormant Bucksport riverfront site by Elizabeth Walztoni March 19, 2026March 24, 2026
Posted inGovernment Hancock County Sheriff won’t seek reelection by Sabrina Martin March 16, 2026March 17, 2026
Posted inGovernment Former prosecutor will run for disgraced Hancock County probate judge’s seat by Sabrina Martin March 16, 2026March 16, 2026
Posted inGovernment Ellsworth case highlights pitfalls of electing probate judges by Sabrina Martin March 14, 2026March 15, 2026
Posted inGovernment Bar Harbor breakwater to be rebuilt this summer by Carrie Jones, Bar Harbor Story March 13, 2026March 13, 2026
Posted inGovernment Ellsworth supports library’s bid for $3M in federal funding by Sabrina Martin March 9, 2026March 9, 2026
Posted inGovernment Blue Hill rejects proposed 10-lot subdivision by Aron Farrar, The Weekly Packet March 5, 2026March 5, 2026
Posted inGovernment Castine to consider adding a floating breakwater to protect town dock by Elizabeth Walztoni March 5, 2026March 5, 2026
Posted inGovernment Brooksville approves up to $500K bond to dredge cove by Elizabeth Walztoni March 4, 2026March 4, 2026
Posted inGovernment Ellsworth weighs legal action over stench from composting facility by Sabrina Martin March 4, 2026March 4, 2026
Posted inGovernment Stonington drops contract with sheriff’s office in narrow town vote by Elizabeth Walztoni March 3, 2026March 3, 2026
Posted inGovernment Bucksport tells Canadian clock collector to either repair church or tear it down by Elizabeth Walztoni March 2, 2026
Posted inGovernment Bar Harbor looks to cut Chamber funding for July Fourth fireworks by Carrie Jones, Bar Harbor Story February 26, 2026February 26, 2026
Posted inGovernment Former Bucksport motel owner gets $15K in town lawsuit settlement by Elizabeth Walztoni February 25, 2026February 26, 2026
Posted inGovernment Bucksport official says 2 medical marijuana grow houses don’t have licenses by Elizabeth Walztoni February 20, 2026February 20, 2026
Posted inGovernment Hancock County forms panel to decide how to spend opioid settlement funds by Sabrina Martin February 18, 2026February 18, 2026
Posted inGovernment Ellsworth denies license for medical cannabis chain with contaminated products by Sabrina Martin February 17, 2026February 17, 2026
Posted inGovernment Hancock County towns grapple with keeping coastal roads above rising seas by Elizabeth Walztoni February 17, 2026February 18, 2026
