Trenton business RainWise closes
Longtime business RainWise closed its Trenton manufacturing operation June 9.
Articles by: Rebecca Alley
Rebecca Alley
Reporter at The Ellsworth American
Rebecca is the Schoodic-area reporter and covers the towns of Eastbrook, Franklin, Hancock, Lamoine, Sorrento, Sullivan, Waltham, Winter Harbor and Trenton. She lives in Ellsworth with her husband and baby boy who was joyously welcomed in June 2020. Feel free to send tips and story ideas to [email protected]
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Trenton voters approve $4.3 million school budget
Voters approved the proposed $4,359,588 budget for the Trenton Elementary School June 12 at Town Meeting,
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Town of Trenton looking to go solar
Following plans years in the making, Trenton may be close to signing a contract with a solar energy company based in Searsport.
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Child care crunch hampers workforce
Families looking for child care in Ellsworth will find nine openings between two providers.
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Wild Acadia Fun Park won’t open this season
Wild Acadia Fun Park on Route 3 will remain closed this season, according to a May 10 Facebook post by the park’s owners, Andy and James Allen of Allen Associates LLC. The closure will allow the owners to finish the permitting process for their plans to build a campground at the park and complete its construction.
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Trenton voters reject school system withdrawal
Voters on Monday rejected a proposal to have the Board of Selectmen and School Committee form a committee to develop a plan for withdrawal from the Mount Desert Island Regional School System (MDIRSS). Two hundred and eight voters disapproved of initiating the withdrawal process, with 121 voting in favor of it.
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Date changed for Trenton Town Meeting
The meeting portion of the Trenton Town Meeting has been moved to June 12 at 1 p.m. at the ball field at the Trenton Elementary School.
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Public hearing in Trenton draws quiet crowd
Only one comment was made at the Trenton’s public hearing Tuesday night, which was over in a matter of minutes. Open to the public via Zoom videoconferencing, the hearing drew in several virtual participants and was held to discuss three referendum articles slated for the town’s warrant, one of which being whether Trenton should declare itself a Second Amendment sanctuary town.
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Public hearing addresses Second Amendment sanctuary resolution
Residents in Trenton will get the chance to comment on proposed referendum articles, which include declaring the town a Second Amendment sanctuary, at a public hearing held at 7 p.m. on April 20.
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Trenton School Committee seeks legal guidance
The Trenton School Committee gathered last Thursday at a meeting that was held entirely in executive session to seek legal counsel, according to the meeting’s agenda.