Sale of shuttered trash plant on track for June
The sale of the shuttered waste-to-biofuel facility in Hampden is still scheduled for June.
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 students to hold art show Friday
Students from Trenton Elementary School will get to show off their artistic creations on Friday, April 29, from 2 to 5 p.m. in the school’s library.
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Swan Agency Real Estate opens Downeast office
What was Chester Pike’s Galley restaurant on Route 1 in Sullivan is now home to the newest Swan Agency Real Estate office.
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Frenchman Bay Conservancy acquires 645 acres
Frenchman Bay Conservancy is under contract to acquire 645 acres that will become part of an existing corridor that connects the Schoodic district of Acadia National Park to Schoodic Mountain
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COVID cases up, hospitalizations steady
The number of cases of COVID-19 reported by the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is ticking upward.
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Group working to test local wells for PFAS
A group of residents has formed PFAS Free Trenton. whose major goal is to provide free well-water testing.
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Barge repair underway
Mumbles, which was moored at the park, went down in the storm that hit over Martin Luther King Jr. Day weekend.
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CDC recommends second COVID booster for some
Those who are 50 and older are eligible for a second booster if it has been at least four months since they last received a dose of an mRNA vaccine (the Pfizer BioNTech or Moderna shots).
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County may help animal control officer shortage
Hancock County Administrator Scott Adkins is sending out a survey to nearby towns to gauge the communities’ needs, level of interest and budget information.
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State’s updated mask guidelines go into effect March 9
The decision is based on factors including reduced hospitalizations, lower levels of COVID detected in municipal wastewater and fewer school outbreaks.
