The Jesup Memorial Library has removed the last of the scaffolding that has surrounded the historic building for nearly a year while extensive restoration work was performed. Beginning in December 2019, the restoration kicked off with excavation to repair the library’s failing drainage and install foundation membranes, followed by repairs and improvements to the copper and slate roof and repointing of the entire building’s brick masonry.
ELLSWORTH — Former Ellsworth American General Manager Terry Carlisle will be inducted into the Maine Press Association Hall of Fame during the association’s virtual fall conference Oct. 24. The MPA’s Hall of Fame Committee selected Carlisle and the late Arthur Guesman as this year’s honorees. An Ellsworth native, Carlisle started working at The American in …
By Colin Woodard, Portland Press Herald BAR HARBOR — With coronavirus surging across much of the southern United States, many Mainers are anxious about the possibility that out-of-state visitors could spark a resurgence of COVID-19 here as well. Those fears may be justified. Updated figures from the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention on how many …
AUGUSTA — The state will partner with Maine-based IDEXX Laboratories Inc. to purchase enough of the company’s recently authorized COVID-19 testing kits to more than triple Maine’s testing capacity, Governor Janet Mills announced Thursday. “The breakthrough will soon allow anyone in Maine suspected of having COVID-19 to receive a test,” according to a statement from …
The following were arrested or booked into the Hancock County Jail between March 31 and April 5: Peter W. Jenkins, 56, Southwest Harbor, disorderly conduct. David W. Tonini, 53, Mount Desert, domestic violence assault.
The following were arrested or booked into the Hancock County Jail between March 23 and 29: Zachary T. Phelon, 37, Blue Hill, refusing to submit to arrest or detention. Justin N. Kane, 24, Sullivan, domestic violence assault. Dustin A. Austin, 33, Trenton, domestic violence assault. April R. Allison, 22, Bucksport, violating conditions of release. Kyle …
The following were arrested or booked into the Hancock County Jail between March 16 and 21: Shawn D. Sargent, 40, Orland, domestic violence assault. Robert G. Gray Jr., 35, Searsport, violating conditions of release, theft by deception, home repair fraud. Justin R. Sands, 32, Bangor, 48 hours for violating conditions of release and operating after …
The following were arrested or booked into the Hancock County Jail between March 9 and 15: Nicole L. Morrone, 30, Bucksport, domestic violence assault. Alexander L. Berry, 20, South China, failure to appear. Elizabeth A. Grindle, 35, Blue Hill, sentenced to nine months and one day for unlawful drug trafficking. Craig A. Foss, 50, Holden, …
The following were arrested or booked into the Hancock County Jail between March 2 and 8: Nickolas P. Bouchard, 31, Holden, 24 hours for two counts violating conditions of release and one count each unlawful drug possession endangering the welfare of a child and operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of an intoxicant. …
The following were arrested or booked into the Hancock County Jail between Feb. 26 and 29: Adriana M. West, 43, Amherst, three counts theft by unauthorized taking or transfer and two counts misuse of identification. Dusten R. Phippen, 29, Tremont, back for court. Damion E. Littlefield, 23, Bangor, hold for Penobscot County. Paula A. Gusha, …
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