State and federal agencies are debating how to fix a stretch of Seawall Road – or whether to abandon it altogether.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Schools and Education
State urges Winthrop, other school districts to take electric buses off the road due to defects
Winthrop, Vinalhaven and Yarmouth reported problems last fall with electric school buses, and the Maine Department of Education is advising all Lion Electric Co. buses be parked until further inspections are done.
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Cold dippers to bring warmth to domestic abuse survivors in February event
Maine dipping groups are set to get cold to bring light to domestic abuse survivors in a Sunday, Feb. 11, fundraising event for Finding Our Voices. The dips will take place in waterways all across Maine and throughout the day, with participating groups choosing their own place as well as time. Details can be found […]
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Mount Desert nonprofit seeks climate ambassadors
The statewide Climate Ambassadors program begins Thursday, March 9.
Posted inLocal & State, Uncategorized
Rockefeller home on Mount Desert Island to be razed
A billionaire is tearing down David Rockefeller Sr.’s home on Mount Desert Island to make way for something new.
Posted inCommunity, Kennebec Journal, Morning Sentinel
Union library to host outdoors, travel writer via Zoom
Vose Library plans to host Carey Kish for its next Vose or Virtual Wednesday session, scheduled for 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 2, via Zoom. Closed captioning will be available. Kish, of Mount Desert Island, is an outdoors and travel writer, veteran hiker and backpacker with more than 20,000 trail miles under his boots. His hiking […]
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Rural sewage plants hit by ransomware attacks in Maine
No money was paid and no customer data was compromised, officials say.
Posted inLocal & State, New England
Maine man who spoke of ‘zombies’ in shooting is sentenced to prison
The Mount Desert man pleaded guilty to firing a gun at a New Hampshire shopping plaza.
Posted inLocal & State, New England
Maine man who fired gun was having mental health issues, witness says
The man accused of firing a gun in a shopping plaza parking lot in New Hampshire told a witness that he believed that ‘droids’ and ‘drones’ were trying to get him.
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Bar Harbor hospital, Maine CDC partner to respond to potential virus spreaders from other states
Mount Desert Island Hospital estimates that more than 35 coronavirus-infected people from out of state were in the area.