Beals, ME

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STUEBEN — Brunswick-based bluShift Aerospace announced it has selected Stueben as the site for its sustainable Space Complex. The decision comes after the company scrapped its plans of making Jonesport the destination for its launch site after local fishermen expressed concerns with how the launches would affect the environment.

STEUBEN, Maine — The company bluShift Aerospace, a Brunswick-based NewSpace startup, has selected Steuben, ME as the site of Maine’s first sustainable Space Complex. “The Town of Steuben has the right geography, the right people, and the right attitude for this exciting opportunity,” said Steuben Board of Selectmen Chair Larry Pinkham. “We could not be more pleased to partner with bluShift Aerospace and to join the NewSpace race.”

Has announced the Down East community of Steuben is willing to host some of its operations, including offshore launches. The company earlier wanted to use an island off Jonesport to launch its rockets, but the proposal ran into opposition, especially from local lobstermen. bluShift President and CEO Sascha Deri says...

STUEBEN, Maine (WMTW) - The company bluShift Aerospace, a Brunswick-based NewSpace startup, has selected Steuben as the site of Maine’s first sustainable Space Complex. “The Town of Steuben has the right geography, the right people, and the right attitude for this exciting opportunity,” said Steuben Board of Selectmen Chair Larry Pinkham. “We could not be more pleased to partner with bluShift Aerospace and to join the NewSpace race.”

Voters in Jonesport will weigh-in July 20 on whether to institute a six-month moratorium on aquaculture projects at a time when a large land-based fish farm is on the verge of getting final approvals. The select board voted Wednesday night to hold a special town meeting and vote at 6...

After reviewing several applications through a request-for-information process, the site of bluShift Aerospace’s future sea-based launches, mission control and manufacturing facility has been chosen. The Brunswick startup said Wednesday it selected Steuben, a coastal town of 1,129 people in Washington County. The RFI shortlisted several potential towns, which was...

WINTER HARBOR — Authorities are calling the hit-and-run death of a South Portland woman June 19 on the campus of the Schoodic Institute in Winter Harbor a homicide. The dead woman, Nicole Mokeme, was 35 and a mother of an 11-year-old daughter. Mokeme was the founder and creative director at Rise and Shine Youth Retreat.

Maine State Police have charged a Portland man with murder after the alleged hit-and-run killing of his girlfiend at Acadia National Park more than a week ago. According to the Press Herald, investigators are attempting to locate 35-year-old Raymond Lester, who they say was behind the wheel of his 2016 BMW X3 when it struck and killed Nicole Mokeme at the Schoodic Institute in Winter Harbor.

GOULDSBORO — The town boasts 55 miles of coastline punctuated by six working harbors. Managing numerous registered moorings to facilitate boat traffic and maintaining public docks, wharves and boat launch ramps are among the many responsibilities of the harbormaster’s job to be advertised in coming weeks. At the...

STEUBEN, Maine — Maine-based company bluShift Aerospace announced plans Wednesday to build a sustainable space complex in Steuben. In a release, the company said the small fishing village east of Ellsworth is suitable for an off-shore launch site, which is important because bluShift’s launch model now allows rockets to be propelled to space off a lift-boat, a large flat boat with long retractable legs that can be lowered to the ocean floor.

A Brunswick-based aerospace company will locate major operations in the Washington County town of Steuben, bringing the potential for 150 to 200 new jobs to the area in the next seven years. BluShift Aerospace, which plans to launch orbital and suborbital rockets carrying small satellites, recently asked towns in Downeast...

The 131-year-old Prospect Harbor lightkeeper’s house burned on Monday, partially destroying the structure and likely leading to its being condemned. The 38-foot-tall light tower was not damaged, as firefighters from 10 departments worked to contain the fire to the adjacent cottage. The now-automated Prospect Harbor Light station is on...