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Hulls Cove Beach Emergency Prompts Multi-Unit Response, Online Speculation.

BAR HARBOR—A medical event at the Hulls Cove Beach, November 5, brought multiple emergency response crews and social media posts. Numerous 9-1-1 calls around 6:30 a.m. brought an emergency response of police, fire, and medical crews to the beach with the initial traffic indicating that there were people trying to get a body out of the water and misrepresenting the person’s sex.

Bar Harbor, ME · 2d
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First methadone clinic opens in Hancock County

ELLSWORTH, Maine (WABI) - Hancock County has welcomed its first methadone clinic. The ribbon was cut at Everest Recovery center during their open house Wednesday. The Ellsworth clinic on Route 1A is the fourth Everest Recovery center in Maine and marks their northern-most location. With the capability of seeing up...

Hancock County, ME · 2d
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People Drive Over An Hour To Eat Pizza At This Unassuming Maine Restaurant Hidden Along A Country Road

Only a limited number of pizzas come out of the wood-fired brick oven each night. Once the kitchen reaches capacity, anyone who missed out has to try another night. That’s a bold way to run a pizza place, and I’ll admit it makes me want one badly. The...

Brooksville, ME · 1d
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These Maine towns still count ballots by hand

MAINE (The Maine Monitor) - Shortly after the polls closed on election night, the town clerk of Cranberry Isles, Ben Sumner, and two volunteers, Barbara Meyers and Beverly Sanborn, began counting the island’s ballots by hand. With a view of Acadia National Park, Great Cranberry is the largest of...

Maine · 1d
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Ellsworth council candidate requests recount after losing by 7 votes

It marks the second year in a row that Ellsworth will perform a recount of the City Council race.

Ellsworth, ME · 1d

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The school’s move meant two weeks away from classes, but area nonprofits and businesses made sure children had places to go, things to do, and a community ready to help.

BAR HARBOR—For two weeks, the nonprofits and businesses of Bar Harbor helped the students of Conners Emerson School and their families find other things to do that didn’t include going to classes with their teachers. That’s because for those two school weeks—October 26 through November 6—the students, teachers,...

Bar Harbor, ME · 20h

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Hannah Pingree announces staff transition team

STATEWIDE -- Governor-elect Hannah Pingree is wasting no time getting her administration together. Today she announced the staff and volunteers who will lead her transition and plan her inauguration. Former state Senator Roger Katz and former Penobscot ambassador Maulian Bryant will serve as co-chairs of her transition committee that will...

Penobscot, ME · 2d

Bangor Daily News

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Upstream pig poop stymies Maine town’s desire to reopen polluted clam flat

Residents believe the shores could be at least seasonally opened if the pig waste can be contained.

Brooklin, ME · 2d

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After Democratic legislative endorsements, Republican wins Hancock County sheriff’s race

The Republican beat out the Democrat in the sheriff's race in Hancock County, which otherwise mostly went blue on Tuesday. The county's Democratic legislators wanted that outcome. "I was pleased that people did their research and looked at both candidates," said Democratic Rep. Nina Milliken of Blue Hill, who was...

Hancock County, ME · 2d

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This Quiet Maine Fishing Village Becomes A Completely Different Escape Once Winter Arrives

Christmas trees built from stacked lobster traps. Lobster boats strung with holiday lights. That’s how one tiny island town greets the darkest weeks of the year. This harbor lands more lobster than any other port in Maine. In summer, it’s busy with day-trippers and gallery hoppers. Once the cold sets in, the crowds drift away, but the fishermen keep working.

Stonington, ME · 1d

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MaineDOT commissions new hybrid ferry named in honor of Ellsworth’s Captain Almer Dinsmore

ROCKLAND, Maine (WABI) - The Maine Department of Transportation officially commissioned the newest addition to the Maine State Ferry Service on Thursday, commissioning the state’s first diesel-electric hybrid ferry, the M/V Captain Almer Dinsmore. Capable of carrying 250 passengers and 23 vehicles, the ship has been assigned to the...

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