Full vaccination required for Maine health-care workers by Oct. 1
All health-care workers in Maine must be vaccinated against COVID-19, Governor Janet Mills announced on Aug. 12.
Articles by: Anne Berleant
Anne Berleant
Reporter at The Ellsworth American
News Reporter Anne Berleant covers news and features in Ellsworth, Mariaville, Otis, Amherst, Aurora, Great Pond and Osborn. When not reporting, find her hiking local trails, reading or watching professional tennis. Email her at [email protected]
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MRC, bondholders end exclusive agreement with DTE for waste plant sale
The Municipal Review Committee (MRC) announced Aug. 13 that an exclusive agreement with Delta Thermo Energy (DTE) to purchase a solid waste plant in Hampden has ended.
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Financing hurdles delay sale of Hampden waste facility
The signing of a purchase contract that would reopen the shuttered waste-to-biofuel plant in Hampden has been further delayed.
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Lab boosts base pay to $18/hour
In a pay rate change that affects about half of all employees, The Jackson Laboratory recently announced it was raising the minimum wage for hourly workers to $18 an hour, effective immediately.
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COVID-19 cases tick upward but local rates remain low
For Maine, the numbers are low, but are on the rise.
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Genocide, Black history bill is signed into law
Governor Janet Mills signed into law a bill to integrate the subject into Maine schools.
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Community says goodbye to Ellsworth firefighter
The sun shone down on caps white and blue as firefighters, other first responders and public safety officers from Hancock County and beyond gathered on May 16 to say goodbye to Deputy Fire Chief Robert “Bobby” Dorr Jr. With friends, colleagues and community members filling the bleachers at the Ellsworth Middle School track, the men and women Dorr rubbed shoulders with as a firefighter and lead fire academy training instructor spoke of a man dedicated to service.
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Vaccine euphoria and vaccine reluctance: Who’s getting the shot?
Get your shot, take a selfie, post it on social media. How many of these photos have we scrolled through in recent weeks? For many Hancock County residents, receiving a vaccine is more than a COVID-19 rite of passage. It’s the road to freedom.
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Fully restored Bowdoin marks 100 years
The flagship sailing vessel for Maine Maritime Academy, the Bowdoin, is celebrating 100 years from when it first launched to explore the Arctic Circle. It was the first of 26 Arctic voyages between 1921 and 1954 for the 88-foot gaff-rigged schooner. The Bowdoin found a home at MMA decades later, in 1988, the same year it was named Maine’s official state vessel and the year before it was named a national landmark.
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As elver season opens, fishermen hope prices will rebound
The commercial elver fishery opened for the 2021 season on March 22 for Maine fishermen who hold a license for the lucrative commercial market. And while 2020 may have been an elver season unlike any other, the 2021 season will be conducted with the same COVID-19 protocols in place. For a second consecutive year, harvesters may fish for and sell the quota of another licensed harvester provided they follow the necessary COVID-19 protocols.