Need housing? Nonprofit readies 12 new apartments
Info sessions planned on units built for middle-income workers in Deer Isle and Stonington
Gifford wins Brooksville seat, with strong turnout in contested race
Brooksville voters also approve nearly $25k in supplemental tuition for local GSA students
Brooksville voters dig deep for Betsy’s Cove dredging project
Town meeting voters approve school and municipal budgets. Transfer station fees remain steady for the year at $175k.
Penobscot approves $100k for fire truck at town meeting
Voters also help bring transfer station into compliance, approve nonprofit donations, and give standing ovations for those who served the town
Penobscot voters elect Welts, reject GSA tuition request
GSA tuition request rejected 94-92.
Stonington votes down sheriff’s office contract and Opera House request
Contract with Hancock County Sheriff’s Office fails by narrow margin, while voters pass all nonprofit requests except for $7,500 for Opera House
On eve of layoffs, students ask GSA not to dismantle French program
Student plea comes as GSA board notifies staff of layoffs, but without details yet to the public.
Timeline: Eliot Cutler’s public life, arrests and pending charges
A timeline of the rise and fall of Eliot Cutler, a two-time gubernatorial candidate now facing new child porn possession charges
Eliot Cutler faces three years in jail for alleged probation violations
Twice a candidate for governor, Brooklin resident now awaits his next hearing in jail after his fourth porn possession charge in five months
Red Cross ending pop-up blood drives in eastern, northern Maine
Decision sidelines rural Mainers, says one longtime donor
Brooklin Boat Yard wins $1.5M for upgrades
Grant will help fund construction of new building and create 10 new jobs, company says
Brooksville to ask voters for $500k bond to attract dredging funds
‘Brooksville has 52 miles of coastline, and there is no all-tide public access,’ says harbor committee chair
Castine’s new postmaster is a friendly face
“This is where I want to be for the rest of my career,” says Hannah Smith, Castine’s new postmaster
Incumbent and newcomer vie for Blue Hill board seat
A three-term select board member faces a challenger
WERU head reflects on decades running a radio station
Longtime WERU head talks about the what he’ll miss, the key to the future, and what to do when aliens land
MMA alumnus Shane Moeykens returns as chief of staff
Shane Moeykens joins MMA after working at UMaine.
Brooksville select board candidate outlines priorities
In first contested select board race in 40 years, candidate Linda Gifford says she will keep taxes low. Her opponent declined to answer questions.
Library property purchase could add 32 parking spaces
Building that has been vacant for years is currently in ‘unusable’ condition, library says
Another competitive election emerges in Brooksville
Write-in candidate suddenly turns Brooksville’s school board race into a contest
MMA faces $1.4M budget shortfall
‘Our job right now is to win at the appropriations table,’ MMA president says