Ellsworth, Bucksport, Bar Harbor, Hancock County, Maine News

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 | 471 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 | 203 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 | 156 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 | 261 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 | 1911 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 | 715 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 | 7301 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 | 744 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 | 4545 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 | 338 views