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Princeton Weighs Dark-Sky Rules as Astrophysicist Warns Night Views Are Mostly Lost

Gáspár Bakos moved to Princeton back in 2011 partly for its dark skies, but the astrophysicist now says those skies are mostly lost. Bakos has spent years measuring the town's growing light pollution problem, and his findings landed in front of the Princeton Council on Monday, November 9, as the town's Environmental Commission pushed officials to finally update a lighting ordinance that has sat largely untouched since 1997.

Princeton, ME · 1d

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Maine voters rarely have a choice for this obscure office. They still won’t give it up.

Daniel O’Connor is a Report for Americacorps member who covers rural government as part of the partnership between The Maine Monitor and the Bangor Daily News, with additional support from BDN and Monitor readers.

Maine · 1d

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Sargent Works to Replace Cherryfield Dam with Nature-Like Fishway

CHERRYFIELD, Maine – Replacing a creosote-treated, 65-year-old dam on the Narraguagus River required general contractor Sargent Corporation to persuade the project’s owner, engineer and permitting agencies to scrap a phased construction plan in favor of routing the entire river through a temporary bypass channel only 20 feet wide.

Cherryfield, ME · 2d

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Bar Harbor Historical Society lays off entire staff

The Bar Harbor Historical Society has laid off all five of its paid staff. “All the staff fears for that collection," former Executive Director Erin Cough said. "We've been told there will be no new exhibits next year ... there will be no programming next year.”. Cough said the layoffs...

Bar Harbor, ME · 1d

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Ellsworth opioid treatment center opens with 200-patient capacity

An opioid treatment center recently opened in a leased space in Ellsworth to address the need for accessible substance use disorder treatment in the Downeast region. The center is located at 190 Bangor Road. “People in Hancock County deserve access to high-quality opioid-use disorder treatment without having to travel long...

Ellsworth, ME · 1d

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Stephen Coston’s path to Innkeeper of the Year began in a motel basement, with a stack of CDs and a job many people outside the industry don’t think about.

BAR HARBOR — Before Stephen Coston was named Innkeeper of the Year, before the 13 properties and the renovations and the business accolades, before the recognition that comes with building something that lasts, there were a whole lot of cigarette butts. He wasn’t smoking them. The cigarette butts...

Bar Harbor, ME · 22h

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Lincoln’s conservative bloc loses its majority after voters oust David Ireland ally

Lee Rand’s loss leaves Ireland’s bloc one vote short of the 4-3 majority it has held on the seven-member council.

Lincoln, ME · 15h

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A civics project gave students a platform to speak about equality, safety, fairness, and changes they hope to see on Mount Desert Island.

The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by the Maine Seacoast Mission. SOUTHWEST HARBOR—The middle school students of Pemetic Elementary School hold some truths to be self-evident. For Asa, a student at the Pemetic School one of those truths is “we are all equal and nobody shall feel left...

Bar Harbor, ME · 1d