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Brooksville Bucksport Castine
Corea Cranberry Isles Deer Isle
East Orland Ellsworth Franklin
Frenchboro Gouldsboro Hancock
Harborside Islesford Lamoine
Little Deer Isle Mariaville Mount Desert
Northeast Harbor Orland Penobscot
Seal Cove Seal Harbor Sedgwick
Sorrento Southwest Harbor Stonington
Sullivan Sunset Surry
Swans Island Trenton Verona Island
Winter Harbor North Sullivan Prospect Harbor
Hulls Cove Birch Harbor Salsbury Cove
Otis Otter Creek West Tremont
East Blue Hill Sargentville Amherst
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First Wind Secures $76 Million Financing for Bull Hill Wind Project and Commences Construction of Fifth Project in Maine
Fri, 20 Apr 2012 13:14:00 -0700
First Wind, an independent U.S.-based wind energy company, today announced that it has obtained $76 million in construction financing for its 34 megawatt Bull Hill Wind project in Hancock County, Maine.
Hancock County Jail Log
Sat, 19 May 2012 05:58:13 -0700
ELLSWORTH — The following individuals recently were booked into the Hancock County Jail: May 13 Michael Brooks, 46, Winter Harbor, operating while under the influence (OUI), bailed. Derek Trundy, 24, Stonington, OUI, bailed. May 12 Logan Fowler, 18, Surry, OUI, operating without a license, operating beyond license restrictions, bailed. Anthony Hammett, 28, Brooksville, operating after suspension ...
Eaglecam shows two chicks have hatched in Hancock County nest
Sat, 05 May 2012 12:15:23 -0700
Posted May 04, 2012, at 6:03 p.m. ELLSWORTH, Maine — Two chicks have hatched in an eagle nest in Hancock County that is being monitored by biologists from Biodiversity Research Institute.
Hancock County Business Conference and Trade Show Scheduled Nov. 1-2
Tue, 01 May 2012 06:40:01 -0700
ELLSWORTH — The first Hancock County Business Conference and Trade Show is scheduled for Nov. 1 and 2 at the Ramada Inn in Ellsworth. Recently designated “A Governor’s Regional Conference on Small Business and Entrepreneurship,” the conference is being organized by a coalition of public and private organizations under the leadership of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension. Bangor ...
Hancock County Commissioners Satisfied with Roy’s Performance
Fri, 11 May 2012 09:14:04 -0700
ELLSWORTH — The Hancock County Commissioners say that whatever may have happened in Phil Roy’s previous employment has not led to problems with his performance as the county’s chief financial officer. The Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting revealed this week (see separate story, Page 1) that, nearly three years ago, Roy allegedly borrowed $15,000 in public funds from a former employer to ...
A billion bees ‘from away’ are essential to Maine’s wild blueberry crop
Fri, 18 May 2012 22:14:18 -0700
University of Maine professor of insect ecology Frank Drummond (left), research scientist Jennifer Lund (right) and graduate student Beth Choate (obscured) check a beehive while collecting samples of bees from hives that are observed as a study in Stockton Springs in April 2009.
Acadians won’t field Legion baseball team; Zone 1 ranks thinned to seven teams
Tue, 15 May 2012 02:30:35 -0700
Posted May 14, 2012, at 5:09 p.m. BLUE HILL, Maine — Hancock County will not have its own American Legion baseball team for the first time in more than three decades this summer.
‘Person of interest’ sought in string of Dedham burglaries
Thu, 03 May 2012 18:59:10 -0700
Posted May 03, 2012, at 12:45 p.m. Last modified May 03, 2012, at 5:48 p.m. ELLSWORTH, Maine — Police in Hancock County are asking for the public’s help identifying a young man considered a “person of interest” in a string of motor vehicle burglaries in Dedham over the weekend.
Ten County Players Move to Round of 48
Wed, 16 May 2012 11:02:51 -0700
ORONO — Ten players from Hancock County tennis teams have advanced to the State Singles Round of 48 that will begin on Friday, May 25, at Colby College in Waterville. In Saturday’s Eastern Maine regional competition at various sites in Orono, Bangor, Brewer and Hermon, Ina Maloney and Tyler Small of the Ellsworth Eagles, Mea Clark, Julia Christie and Mia Musetti of the Mount Desert Island ...
County Meet Planned Friday
Wed, 16 May 2012 12:17:18 -0700
BUCKSPORT — The Hancock County Outdoor Track Championships will be held Friday at 4 p.m. at Bucksport High School’s Carmichael Field. Competing teams will include the Ellsworth Eagles, Mount Desert Island Trojans, George Stevens Academy Eagles, Sumner Tigers, Searsport Vikings and Bucksport. For more sports news, pick up a copy of the Mount Desert Islander.